Chas Cassidy, Mlis Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Sold upmarket trees and shrubs in an open-air nursery, matching customers with appropriate plant material based on sun exposure and landscape needs. Scheduled and coordinated deliveries all over Chicagoland.

Contract archival assistant in Special Collections and University Archives, working on large-scale processing, weeding, and metadata projects.

Evanston, Il

Processed checks and alumni data for the Northwestern Alumni Relations and Development department.

Evanston, Il

Taught supplemental sections of 5-25 students to augment lecture classes on Russian literature and political science.

Eugene, Oregon

- Oversaw separation of permanent/nonpermanent archival materials, in accordance with the University of Oregon records retention schedule and evaluated accessions for preservation concerns- Maintained physical presence in a warehouse setting- Assisted researchers in completing goals and projects in a timely manner

- Located, recorded, and compiled metadata for digital items; collaborated with developers to establish new software practices- Reorganized institutional repository space to facilitate intuitive use and easier accessibility for faculty and independent users

- Developed action plans to accomplish large, detail-oriented projects and systematized work flows for maximum organization and efficiency- Created digital documents in Microsoft Excel and Word to organize physical collections of artifacts, ephemera, and correspondence- Became familiarized with several niche-subjects, each of which required specialized vocabulary and attention to arrangement nuances, and used this familiarity to ensure high researcher accessability- Updated and maintained a wordpress-platform blog publicizing work completed by the institution during a two year grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission

- Attained proficiency in Microsoft Office products- Reproduced rare and fragile documents on photocopiers and book-eye scanners- Assisted researchers in locating relevant and related materials, provided answers to basic reference and directional questions, and maintained statistics in Access- Lifted 40+ lbs. repeatedly

Master Of Library & Information Science - Mlis

Master Of Arts - Ma, Slavic Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics, General

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Russian, Central European, East European And Eurasian Studies, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Russian language circle, Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program, Russian bilingual theater

Education record

Bachelor'S Degree, Russian, Central European, East European And Eurasian Studies