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• Manages and maintains the Pew’s archives, including identifying, appraising, classifying, storing, and retrieving paper and digital records deemed to have historic value.• Provide archive-based research and serve as liaison with the Hagley Museum and Library.• Serves as the lead on internally focused archives research, such as institutional history and past philanthropic activity, using both paper and digital records.• Assists with management of the Trusts’ information coding taxonomy, which is used to classify all grants and grantee organizational philanthropic data as well as Trusts-operated projects in systems such as SharePoint and PeopleSoft. Reviews data for accurate coding, provides staff training in the use of the classification system, works with the program directors to identify proper classification for new strategies.• Supports institutional efforts to maximize the storage and use of information created or acquired by Pew by providing insight into best practices and previous institutional activities.• Use Pew’s archive to create knowledge resources for staff, such as Pew University courses and exhibits. • Assists the Library and Archives director with developing the unit’s ongoing strategy.• Works closely with program and operations staff to identify information needs.• Promotes knowledge sharing throughout the organization.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

• Assists in all tasks relating to making archival materials discoverable and usable.• Helps establish collection management system policies and procedures for entering metadata about Special Collections materials in all formats.• Develop accessioning and processing policies and workflows for management of born-digital materials. • Provide guidance to Curators and Accessioning Archivist for transfer of collections with electronic materials. • Collaborate with Visual Materials Curator to accession, process, and describe born-digital photograph collections. • Process physical, digital, and hybrid manuscript collections and create associated description in ArchivesSpace in accordance with accepted standards (DACS). • Collaborate with the Oral History Research Center to manage the oral history archival collection including long-term preservation of born-digital files. • Advise on emerging digital preservation standards and best practices. • Serve as departmental liaison between Special Collections and Library Technologies on the implementation and ongoing maintenance of the collection management system (ArchivesSpace).• Collaborate with Application Developer to create tools/plugins to improve processing workflows and enhance ArchivesSpace. • Process backlog of existing oral history collections and collaborate with Digital Collections to outsource legacy media conversion. • Design, implement, and supervise collection wide survey of archival materials to gain greater intellectual and physical control over collections. • Participate in Public Services activities including reference shifts, social media posts, and event outreach. • Work with Digital Collections to provide timely online access to born-digital photographs and oral history transcripts. • Supervise student workers and temporary contract employees.• Participate in exhibit program, library committees, and task forces.

Wilmington, Delaware

• Responsible for digital image file creation: Archival scanning and photography, image editing and color correction through Photoshop, and assigning technical and descriptive metadata using accepted standards (Dublin Core) in CONTENTdm.• Conduct all technical work for oral history project: Inventory and condition assessment, rehousing and labeling materials, conversion of analog (audiotape reels, audiocassette) to digital format using Adobe Audition, metadata creation, and DACS compliant finding aid produced with Archivists’ Toolkit.• Assist in conversion of new finding aid database by producing EAD finding aids for Archivists’ Toolkit using Oxygen XML Editor, Notepad, and MS Excel.• Support work with electronic records: Accessioning of born digital materials into the archives including conducting checksums and creating disc images; Assisting with web archiving which includes adding metadata to Archive-It and creating OPAC records using KnowledgeBuilder.

Philadelphia, Pa

• Digitized and created metadata for over 10,000 pages of primary documents for the Gordon E. Moore archival collection while observing intellectual property rights and access restrictions.• Added more than 2,000 digital component links to the Archivists’ Toolkit finding aid as well as corresponding EAD metadata.• Managed workflow process using Excel spreadsheets in order to ensure timely and accurate completion of project while also tracking data.• Assisted in processing and re-housing sub-collection of Gordon E. Moore Historical materials and created DACS compliant finding aid.

• Answered virtual reference and research questions for an international user base. • Conducted reference interviews in an online setting, answering a wide variety of research inquiries.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Digitally preserved documents, photographs, and ephemera and prepared items for file transfer and upload.• Participated in digital projects in Special Collections which included adding materials to the Digital Library repository, creation of Dublin Core metadata, and research and transcriptions of manuscripts.• Wrote engaging blog articles about the Digital Library and utilized other social media tools for outreach. • Researched and curated the online exhibition, Chaos in the Streets.

Philadelphia, Pa

• Processed papers of noted archeologist Diana Buitron-Oliver, a complex collection of personal and archeological records including correspondence, field notes, photographs, oversized documents, and ephemera. • Evaluated preservation concerns with Archives staff such as outdated digital file formats, film deterioration, and re-housing needs. • Produced DACS compliant finding aid using The Archivists’ Toolkit.

Philadelphia, Pa

• Cataloged historic artifacts using PastPerfect collections management software.• Supported the Curator in other duties, including donor communications and student worker supervision.• Assisted Curator in the preparation of the onsite exhibit Brave New World: Fashion and Freedom, 1911-1919.

Arlington, Va

• Assisted with reader services such as updating database information for book circulation and customer information.• Cataloged new books into database Talking Books for the Disabled.• Shelved materials and assisted with upkeep/order of stacks in Popular Library.• Assist librarians as needed including reception desk assistance and answering general patron requests.

Washington D.C.

• Built detailed and historically accurate costumes, which required high attention to detail, creative and abstract thinking, accuracy under pressure, and manual ambidexterity. • Worked both individually and in a team setting to meet personal and group project deadlines, often under extreme time constraints. • Supervised and communicated oral and written directions to interns and volunteers for various tasks including costume construction and backstage wardrobe management. • Inventoried supplies and maintained costume shop storage and warehouse.

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

During this time I worked for Center Stage (Baltimore, MD), Signature Theatre (Arlington, VA), Arena Stage (Washington D.C.) and Ford's Theatre (Washington D.C.)

Cedar City, Utah, United States

Stitcher/Wardrobe Supervisor: August-October 2003;Stitcher: May-June 2004;Senior Stitcher: May-June 2006

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Christiana, De

• Logged and tracked merchandise daily of goods valuing more than $100,000.• Handled daily management tasks, while simultaneously satisfying customer needs.• Maintained excellent customer service and problem solving ability.• Cultivated positive, on-going relationships with repeat customers.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Mslis, Info And Library Science; Archives

Activities and Societies: DUSAA, DUSLA

Bs, Apparel Design

Activities and Societies: Professional Theatre Training Program (PTTP)Minor in Theater