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New York, Ny, Us

New York City Metropolitan Area

Designed and executed streaming and on-demand audio infrastructure and workflows to align with industry best practices and standards, ensuring a seamless and engaging user experience.Successfully re-engineered NYPR's audio content delivery network, resulting in a 50% reduction in operational costs.Served as a key liaison between technology, content, and business development teams, providing expertise on audio technology, market trends, and audience engagement strategies.Built and led NYPR’s first digital asset management team, implementing a system that made 100 years of digital assets accessible for the first time. Oversaw the adoption of structured taxonomies and workflows to preserve and manage legacy content efficientlyLed the RFP process for dynamic ad insertion, digital asset management, and podcast publishing tech stacks, facilitating seamless integration and operational excellence.Spearheaded technical enhancements to the ad insertion platform, ensuring the successful delivery of pre, mid, and post-roll impressions, thus optimizing revenue streams.

New York, New York, United States

Oversaw archives department of seven full and part-time employees.Directed media preservation initiatives, from selection and inventory to digitization and cataloging, demonstrating a commitment to preserving and promoting cultural heritage in the digital age.Orchestrated a 2-year grant-funded initiative to digitize in-house historic recordings, contributing 2300 hours of audio to the American Archive of Public Broadcasting.Presented thought leadership on digital preservation and archival topics at esteemed industry conferences, including the Association of Moving Image Archivists, Smithsonian, American Institute for Conservation, and Library of Congress.

INFO 668 Projects in Moving Image and Sound Archives

Inspect, repair, QC, and prep archival film prints, digital video, and DCP for exhibition

Greater New York City Area

Curated and exhibited 16mm films of Paul Sharits at The Tate Modern, The Hirshhorn, and PS1.Presented thought leadership on digital preservation and archival topics at industry conferences, including the Association of Moving Image Archivists, Smithsonian, American Institute for Conservation, and Library of Congress.Implemented a digital asset management system to streamline access and facilitate the preservation of analog and digital media assets.Established strategic partnerships with leading cultural institutions for collaborative time-based media initiatives.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Managed active inventory of over 3K CD, DVD, and video releases, optimizing supply chain operations and reducing manufacturing costs.Collaborated with cross-functional teams to produce and distribute archive audio and video content, leveraging digital platforms to reach new audiences and drive revenue growth.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Moving Image Archiving And Preservation

A specialized master's program in the preservation, archiving, collection management, and curatorship of audio, video, film, new media.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature/Letters/Philosophy, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Member of Phi Sigma Tau, the International Honor Society in Philosophy