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Chicago, IL, US

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

• Perform legal, business development, and industry research, information retrieval, day-to-day management and delivery of research services, and internal client support for 160 attorneys across 57 practice areas.
• Perform comprehensive special research projects involving deep dives into data gathering to inform stakeholder decisions and amplify business development.
• Conduct library orientation and onboarding for incoming attorneys, summer associates, and paralegals.
• Create… Show more Perform legal, business development, and industry research, information retrieval, day-to-day management and delivery of research services, and internal client support for 160 attorneys across 57.
• Create content for and maintain library’s internal web pages of legal research and business intelligence resources.
• Promote library resources and services through newsletters and blog posts.

Durham, North Carolina

• Partner with library leadership, IT, marketing and public service staff to assess needs, create training programs in system-wide initiatives, electronic resources, internal systems, and policies. Member of Management.
• Built foundational elements, duties, and responsibilities of a brand new position and department
• Managed multiple teams of 4-8, logistical planning, delegating work to complete major projects on-time
• Pioneered foundational staff training programs in… Show more Partner with library leadership, IT, marketing and public service staff to assess needs, create training programs in system-wide initiatives, electronic.
• Pioneered foundational staff training programs in areas of Customer Service, Integrated Library System and New Employee Onboarding for 180 staff members
• Developed peer-to-peer recognition program boosting staff engagement, happiness, and wellbeing

St. Louis, MO

• Responsible for assuring the objectivity and integrity of research conducted by medical school and main campus faculty at Top Ten NIH-Funded U.S. research university in the administration, issue identification, and.
• Interpreted complex federal/university policies and regulations as they related to faculty members’ institutional responsibilities
• Evaluated complex research/fiscal relationships for compliance and conflicts of… Show more Responsible for assuring the objectivity and integrity of research conducted by medical school and main campus faculty at Top.
• Evaluated complex research/fiscal relationships for compliance and conflicts of interest to adhere to federal and agency regulations
• Promoted exceptionally high standards of data security and integrity; worked frequently with sensitive or confidential information
• Cultivated positive institute-wide partnerships with departments, business offices, and faculty on two campuses, including with university executives

St. Louis, MO

• Actively supported and partnered in the critical research and data collection, curation, and information sharing activities with an award-winning wildlife veterinarian and epidemiologist, along with the ICM team of.
• Established data organization best practices and procedures
• Curated extensive library of 1,200 information resources in under 18 months
• Redesigned and administered department… Show more Actively supported and partnered in the critical research and data collection, curation, and information sharing activities with an award-winning wildlife veterinarian.
• Redesigned and administered department intranet pages in SharePoint to promote ICM’s expertise, research, and capacity-building to zoo leadership and colleagues Show less

Research Triangle Park, NC

• Managed proprietary database (comprising 24,000 sources, accounting for 5% of daily web traffic) while simultaneously administering corporate memberships and sponsorships and managing electronic journal subscriptions..
• Promoted RTI’s reputation for scientific and research excellence across multiple scientific, engineering, and international development disciplines
• Collaborated with the communications and marketing teams to create web pages… Show more Managed proprietary database (comprising 24,000 sources, accounting for 5% of daily web traffic) while simultaneously.
• Collaborated with the communications and marketing teams to create web pages promoting RTI’s research expertise and capabilities
• Performed research, analytics, literature searches (including Boolean search modifiers), and internal client support for a base of 4,000 employees across 26 research groups; developed deep understanding of each.
• Excelled in roles of key point-of-contact, primary user, QA tester, and liaison among project players, such as marketing/communications staff, software vendors, internal IT staff, project managers, and management.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Education

Master Of Library Science (Mls), Academic Libraries Concentration, Summa Cum Laude