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Bonn, NRW, DE

Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

• Expanded the functionality of the publication database through the addition of over one thousand publication records and hundreds of full texts, increasing the reliability of statistics generated through the database.
• Created robust internal documentation to reflect the database development side of the publication database, through the combination of updating existing documentation and identifying and filling gaps.

Brussels, Belgium

• Participated in a variety of tasks and projects with the On-site and Online Library Services Unit, including researching potential purchases, creating and revising LibGuides, assisting in cataloguing responsibilities.

Oceanside, New York, United States

• Conducted research projects for innovative New York library, including providing historical information and current attitudes toward library fines and fee structures.
• Summarized results and proposed solutions to transition a public library away from daily fine accumulation in order to improve public sentiment and reduce library staff workload.

Greater San Diego Area

• Developed and implemented reporting, review, and auditing procedures for sales compliance programs.
• Prepared regular presentations providing analysis and insight on key sales compliance metrics and highlighting trends.
• Reviewed sales presentations and contract signings to guide credible determinations for corrective actions.
• Managed the relationship with secret shopping vendors and the performance of the program, including quotas, invoicing, and payments.
• Tracked and coordinated the completion of compliance examinations, corrective actions, and coaching.

Greater San Diego Area

• Built reports and analyzed data to optimize handling of complaints received from staff, faculty, students, and nonaffiliates.
• Coordinated responses to requests for records and analysis related to public records requests, campus requests, and state and federal agency requests.
• Developed data management procedures for use by office managing over 500 investigations and assessments per year.
• Distilled training completion statistics, feedback ratings, and student comments to actionable items to improve future operations and communicated the information to relevant campus parties to inform their own.

• Wrote and edited articles and marketing materials in coordination with clients’ marketing teams and following clients’ preferred style guides.

Greater Denver Area

• Prepared, edited, and assembled proposals, reports, and presentations for current and prospective clients and monitored bidding systems for potential future work.
• Developed organizational procedures and software programs specific to staff and client needs.
• Supported in-house engineering, architectural, technical, and administrative staff, including acting as Unit Marketing Coordinator, Information Technology Coordinator, Emergency Plan Administrator, and Notary, as well.

• Edited sports news articles and slideshows following AP style and the in-house stylebook.Performed fact-finding to correct misinformation and augment writers'​ arguments.

New York, NY

• Managed records and tracked usage statistics for equipment, software, and other relevant data to facilitate implementation, comparison, and budget balancing.
• Developed and enforced information and equipment policies to ensure safe, legal, and polite use of all intellectual and physical materials.
• Supported 70 students, 15 faculty, and more than 50 staff members in teaching, learning, special events, and the daily operations of the graduate school and associated galleries.Instructed faculty and staff in use of.

Almaty Oblast, Kazakhstan

• Developed content-based English lessons and clubs for underprivileged youth in rural areas of Kazakhstan with the use of textbooks and my own knowledge of language, history, and culture.
• Organized and instructed at local and Embassy-sponsored training seminars for English teachers.
• Created a Women’s Development club, which reached 20 local college attendees, and trained my successors to conduct lessons and seek out more students with the eventual goal of the group becoming self-sufficient.

Notre Dame, IN

• Consulted with professors to design course websites and other presentation tools for course use.
• Assisted professors in utilizing classroom technologies.
• Researched software and hardware technologies to determine their usefulness in a pedagogical environment.

Master Of Science - Ms, Library And Information Science, 4.0/4.0

Relevant coursework includes Academic Libraries, Electronic Resources Management, Archives and Manuscripts Management, Data Analysis and.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature/Letters