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New Orleans, La, Us

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Phoenix, Arizona Area

I manage the acquisition, appraisal, arrangement and description and preservation of the State of Arizona's digital and audiovisual collections. I work with agencies, governmental officials and records managers to perform tasks related to processing incoming digital materials. I create policies and standards for long-term stewardship of Arizona's digital assets. I also participate in ongoing development, implementation, and assessment of systems to manage long-term stewardship and access for digital and audiovisual collections.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

• Managing the archival web crawls of the State of Arizona's 490 websites, having archived over 3,000,000 documents and 26 GB of data.• Monitoring crawls through Archive-It and adjusting scopes through program coding.• Creating digital collections and applying metadata according to Dublin Core standards• Implementing a digital marketing strategy to inform agencies of best practices• Developing a work flow strategy and best practices guide for future archivists

Tempe, Arizona

• Organized and assisted in directing workshops and events focused on digital humanities, such as the 2014 Southwest THATCamp. Responsibilities included coordinating participants’ schedules, maintaining email and attendance lists, managing groups' digital forums on Google Drive, and distributing resources• Wrote and managed original content for social media and the Lab's website through Wordpress.• Aggregated resources and assisted community one-on-one skills in the areas of content management, text mining and data visualization

Tempe, Az

•Researched and wrote a 7,000 word administrative resource guide on the geological and cultural histories of Wupatki National Monument for new hires, including park rangers and educators •Developed content for “Discovery Hikes”and a bulletin for their websites and print material •Delegated work to other students involved on the project and managed their work

Los Angeles, Ca

• Independently curated a 1,500 word online exhibit on the history of Wells Fargo & Co.; tasks included research, content selection, writing and object selection for the Silver Jubilee Gala• Contacted other institutions and located artifacts available for loan for the “Civil War in the West” 2015 exhibit• Compiled, analyzed and presented visitor survey results on a recently remodeled permanent gallery and another scheduled for remodeling• Conducted exhibit preparation including model pieces and arrangement of exhibits within a half scale model of the “Jews in the Los Angeles Mosaic” exhibit. Also prepared support materials and presentation• Prepared model mockup and finished supporting research for a new green screen interactive exhibit component• Assisting with activity mockup, presentation and model building of the Gamble Gallery remodeling project

Tempe, Az

• Served as historical researcher and interpretive editor in preparation for a Formative Evaluation in 2012• Assisted in artifact and photograph selection and preparation of exhibit text and captions• Trained in NPS and Harper’s Ferry interpretive and exhibition guidelines and software• Conducted historical research to reinterpret and redesign the visitor’s center and to accurately represent diverse experiences and interactions at Fort Union throughout its history until present• Adapted the visitor experience to include broader interpretation by including military history, American Indian and Hispano ethnography and surrounding community perspectives• Underwent a training seminar to meet universal accessibility standards and NPS interpretive guidelines for various publics, providing professional scholarship of enduring quality

Greater Omaha Area

Omaha, Ne

• Assisted up to four attorneys with a high volume of claims by obtaining documents and communicating with interested parties• Extensive experience in filing, faxing, copying, record keeping and other administrative duties• Responsible for submitting invoices to accounting for the team and tracking their progressAccounting Assistant • Solely responsible for administrative support to the Omaha Claims Center Accounting Department• Served as an integral part in turning a fledgling department into a fluid operation• Developed highly efficient and detailed databases for record keeping• Promoted to Legal Assistant in January 2011

• Wrote television and radio commercials, website copy, billboards and direct mail campaigns featured nationwide • Oversaw entire campaigns from their conception to the final stages of editing• Served as a communication liaison between the agency and clients• Edited and reviewed advertisements for their aesthetic and grammatical strengths

Greater Omaha Area

Indianola, Ia

Indianola, Iowa

Greater Omaha Area

Master Of Arts, Public History

Activities and Societies: History Graduate Student Association (Social Chair)

Certificate, Museum Studies

Ba, English, History

Activities and Societies: Delta Delta Delta, Sequel Literary Magazine, Junior Greek, Zenith Yearbook, Hawley Center Writing Assistant

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