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New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

• Orchestrate digital asset migration, ingestion, and consolidation procedures across several prominent retail brands.• Engineer metadata schemas, file architecture structures, and tag trees.• Administer the Orange Logic DAM system, including configuring user permissions, training staff, and providing ongoing product support for internal users and their external partners.• Collaborate with migration partners to ensure smooth transitions from various platforms (Cloudinary, Dropbox, Box, Artesia, NAS servers) into the centralized Orange Logic DAM.• Monitor and maintain enterprise-wide asset governance, establishing workflows between teams to streamline digital asset management processes.• Conduct research and problem-solving to optimize DAM functionality and enhance system efficiency and user experience.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Building on a foundation in digital asset management and information science, I've transitioned into software development on a freelance basis. My services include:• Custom Software Development• API Integration• Data Management Consultancy• Debugging and Code OptimizationI am continuously expanding my programming skills, and eager for opportunities to put my growing skills to use on real-world, professional projects.

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Orchestrated the organization and digitization of multiple decades' worth of career materials for esteemed media theorist and author, Douglas Rushkoff, enhancing the preservation and accessibility of seminal works and correspondence.• Administered the meticulous categorization of a diverse range of materials including books, business correspondence, fanzines, magazines, and ephemera, showcasing an adeptness in managing complex archival tasks.• Created a comprehensive digital archive by identifying bibliographic gaps, procuring missing publications from online resources, and direct scanning of physical items, which significantly bolstered the completeness of Mr. Rushkoff's digital bibliography.• Engineered a robust organizational system for the digital archive, encompassing metadata creation and an intuitive structure, facilitating swift retrieval and increasing the usability of the digital assets.• Spearheaded the metadata keywording of monologues from every episode of the 'Team Human' podcast, augmenting searchability.• Executed extensive online research to ensure a thorough collection of Mr. Rushkoff's contributions to various platforms, demonstrating a strong acumen for digital detective work and attention to detail.• Collaborated closely with Mr. Rushkoff to align the archival project with his vision, showcasing excellent interpersonal and client-centric focus, ensuring the digital archive served as a rich, navigable repository of his extensive body of work.

New York, Ny

• Ingested and curated hundreds of government documents daily, ensuring accuracy, relevance, and completeness of collection• Performed quality control on front end of database, ensuring optimal user experience• Researched and cataloged state and local government websites, identifying and selecting data for inclusion in database• Collected and curated data from state and local government websites, ensuring relevance and consistency with database• Troubleshot technical issues relating to proprietary software, ensuring accurate collection of data continued uninterrupted

Greater New York City Area

• Researched and analyzed digitally encoded tape assets from the Viacom library for the MTV Vault Project, with the goal of digitizing, analyzing, and creating metadata for hundreds of thousands of archival television assets• Created and organized metadata in proprietary CMS relating to content, technical attributes, and relevance to internal corporate needs, optimizing search returns and opportunities for reuse and monetization• Researched, located, and curated rare archival footage in response to specific queries relating to timeliness, relevance, and internal media needs• Performed quality control on newly-encoded assets, ensuring lack of technical and other issues and troubleshooting such issues as they arise• Collaborated on creation of internal database website, testing of website for usability and technical concerns, and migration of existing data into website

New York, Ny

Freelance transcriptionist for media production/post-production companies.

New York, Ny

• Implemented quality control process for Zagat / Google Maps integration, ensuring accuracy of data on both platforms.• Responded to error reports for Google Maps content, verifying and correcting data.

New York, Ny

• Created metadata schema for extensive library of digital comic books.• Developed processes and workflows to ensure all metadata would be accurate and customized to internal needs.• Worked closely with founder and CTO to ensure interoperability of metadata needs and technical needs.

New York, Ny

• Oversaw and implemented bulk ingests of historical client assets, ensuring completion and accuracy of ingests and metadata.• Created customized metadata schemas for clients, involving frequent communication with clients and understanding of client needs.• Oversaw quality control process, ensuring accuracy and interoperability of client assets and metadata.• Regularly communicated with clients and performed troubleshooting for digital asset management needs.

New York, Ny

• Managed database of published and unpublished lists of restaurants, stores, and nightlife, updating regularly and verifying for accuracy.• Oversaw scheduling and publishing of new lists across over one dozen markets in the U.S. and abroad, on both Zagat and Google platforms.• Copy edited newly-created lists, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and adherence to style.• Performed “right-sizing” of list database, ensuring published lists met internal standards.

New York, Ny

• Performed fact-checking duties for Zagat and Google listings, contacting properties and verifying accuracy of information.• Researched and organized information about restaurants and other properies.• Copy edited Zagat/Google listings, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and adherence to style.

New York, Ny

• Designed and implemented organizational structure for digital archives, emphasizing intuitive ease of use and customization for organizational needs.• Processed new additions to digital archive, ensuring that all assets were named, located, and stored in accordance with organizational standards.• Performed quality control and inspected digital assets for accuracy and quality.• Worked closely with production team to locate and retrieve time-sensitive digital assets, ensure quality of existing assets, and identify missing or incomplete assets.• Maintained records and wrote reports regarding ongoing status of archiving project.

New York City

• Performed cataloging and filing duties for books, magazines, and assorted media.• Conducted research for editorial and publishing departments.• Managed circulation of archived media.• Assisted in implementation of electronic searchable database and metadata creation.• Responsible for maintaining organizational standards for organized archived media. • Promptly located media in response to reference requests.

New York City

• Performed cataloging and filing duties for books, magazines, and assorted media.• Conducted research for editorial and publishing departments.• Managed circulation of archived media.• Assisted in implementation of electronic searchable database and metadata creation.• Responsible for maintaining organizational standards for organized archived media. • Promptly located media in response to reference requests.

New York City

• Created closed captioning for television programs, involving transcription, formatting, and editing on specialized software.• Responsible for project management and scheduling.• Reviewed closed captioning files for accuracy, content, clarity, and adherence to style.• Performed research and fact-checking duties.

New York City

• Wrote articles for online publication.• Performed proofreading and copy editing duties.• Reported on political campaign events.

Purchase, Ny

• Founded and managed independently-run college newspaper. • Recruited and supervised staff.• Created and managed budget.• Organized and presented budget proposals to college committees.• Performed proofreading and copy editing duties.• Researched and wrote articles for publication. • Edited and designed weekly publication.

• Wrote articles for publication.• Performed proofreading and copy editing duties.

• Managed microfilm room.• Assisted customers in locating and using microfilm.• Responsible for microfilm storage, shelving, and circulation.• Performed shelving and circulation duties at periodicals desk.• Performed shelving and circulation duties of books throughout library.

Master'S Degree, Library And Information Science

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science