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Perth, Wa, Au

Australia

• Acted in higher duties as the Director Strategic Policy.• Led development of an innovative whole of government policy project, undertook complex research and analysis, including acting as lead presenter. • Provided high level policy support and advice in the Aboriginal Affairs portfolio in the Native Title and Closing the Gap program areas across government.• Coordinated a cross portfolio budgets submission, liaising with multiple stakeholder to develop a multi million budget submission for Closing the Gap initiatives.

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

• Acted in higher duties as the Acting Executive Director and State Archivist. • Successfully implemented agile and pragmatic approaches to program management. • Implemented program improvements to ensure valued and efficient data collection. • Delivered valued strategic advice, feedback and editing on briefing notes, policy, initiatives, and technical specifications.• Designed and applied simple and effective digital transformation initiatives via SharePoint. • Re-developed a multi-million dollar archives management improvement initiative. • Effectively and sensitively coached professional staff through workplace cultural change.• Presented training and professional development on copyright, the impact of algorithms on information management, strategic archival initiatives, and Indigenous knowledge capabilities.

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

• Capably applied domain knowledge expertise to design two new postgraduate subjects on leadership and management, and information management systems and frameworks. • Designed practical learning experiences and assessments that incorporate critical theory and thinking.• Developed and delivered lecturers and classroom experiences online using multiple integrated Learning Management Systems, including Blackboard and Google JamBoard.• Unit Coordinator and instructor in Leading and Managing in Information Environments.

Perth, Australia

Roles held included: Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Assistant Director of Teaching and Learning, Chair of the School’s Board of Examinations, Co-Chair Research Seminars , Higher Degree Research Supervisor• Productively performed various leadership roles across program management, curriculum improvement, examinations integrity, and research communication. • Sensitively directed the closure of a degree program using change management, stakeholder engagement, and risk analysis strategies. Consistently applied empathy-led interactions with students. • Initiated and co-led an extensive program redevelopment project over four years. Applied multiple evaluation tools including environmental scanning, historical trends, legislative and corporate, and statistical analysis to assess patterns, trends and compliance requirements. • Published research papers on national policy and funding support for existing and emerging Australian community archives, national and international library and archives professional association models and frameworks, and semantic meanings in knowledge organisation. • Delivered presentations and workshops on international professional ethics frameworks, digital preservation, digital community archives, innovative teaching methods, service-learning in professional education, and the ethical implications of algorithms in archives.• Mentored students in building skills and practice in multiple analytical methods using qualitative and quantitative data. Coverage: documentary research, business process analysis, risk management, situational analysis, environmental scanning, cost-benefit analysis, gap analysis, benchmarking, literary warrant, case studies, surveys, focus groups, and information auditing methods.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Advised on implementing a School-wide research project designed to capture meaningful aggregated data to support successive professional accreditation activities. • Undertook a risk analysis of the School’s information systems and workflows. • Co-designed a subject to include systems design, the social impact of algorithms, AI, and machine learning, the information marketplace and the economy.• Evaluated US education policy frameworks and their alignment with international standards.• Co-host and program chair, Archival Education and Research Institute 2016• Published research papers on archival theory and research design. • Delivered presentations and workshops on international complex social research design, inclusive research design, changes in professional identity, and online community archives.

Caulfield

FIT5087: Archival SystemsFIT5107: Managing Business Records• Nominated for a Monash Faculty of Information Technology Teaching Award.• Developed innovative learning experiences for online students. • Created lecture materials drawing from my professional experience.

Melbourne, Australia

Deliver lectures and tutorials in Records Management and Archive Administration course1. Review, update and adaptation of existing lecture materials. 2. Development of teaching materials for in-classroom workshops as well as online content online delivery. 3. Review and update assignment materials and provision of feedback and grades to students. 4. Identify, organise and co-ordinate guest lecturers to enhance course content and deliver contemporary practices and theory.

Melbourne, Australia

I worked effectively with 15 clients on 25 projects and three successful grant applications. Clients included national social welfare organisations, documentary film companies, academic researchers, State and local government, an industry super fund, and various community groups. • Researched, analysed and presented policy advice to a national social welfare organisation on client information management, focusing on the legality and ethics of adoption records. • Wrote well-received policies, procedures and tools. • Designed and managed a tender for a social welfare organisation valued at $250,000.• Documented technical requirements and specifications for specialised business information systems including digital preservation. As a Director and business owner, I was responsible for effective management across the business, including: • Recruitment, supervision and staff performance. • Financial management, budgeting and payroll.• Contract and tender writing, application and management.• Marketing and communications.• Insurance and risk management.• Statutory compliance and reporting.

Geelong

• Initiated internal partnerships between IT, Privacy, FOI, Facilities and Business Intelligence, Business Continuity & Risk Management teams.• Liaised with external stakeholders, including consultants and Victorian Government agencies. • Developed a whole-of-organisation Records and Information Management Policy Framework.• Improved staff capabilities and competencies in reading and utilising information management productivity concepts and tools.

Melbourne, Australia

• Researched, analysed and successfully presented a visualisation and conceptualisation of the Centre’s strategic research and education directions to the COSI Board. • Administered and collaborated strategic thinking to stakeholder analysis and community relationship-building to support the development of a multi-million dollar research project.

Wagga Wagga, Australia

Marked papers at under-graduate and post-graduate levels for LIS courses. INF405 The Digital Environment.INF429 The Information SocietyINF337 & INF539 Advanced Information Retrieval

Melbourne, Australia

Under-grad and post-grad students.FIT5087 Archival systemsFIT5107 Managing business records * Contributed to the development of assignment material and assessment requirements. * Created and updated the Moodle site for the course. * Consulted with off-campus and on-campus students via email, phone and face-to-face. * Marked exams and assignments. * Re-developed and presented core lectures and lecture notes* Developed and presented original lectures1. Case Study: Introduction to Functional Analysis 2. Case Study: In depth Functional Analysis3. Case Study: Development of a Retention & Disposal Schedule 4. Use of Social theory in Informatics Research

Melbourne, Australia

• Initiated and designed a comprehensive organisational research project using environmental scan, business process analysis, legislative analysis, corporate culture and risk analysis. Findings presented in a 90-page report identified an immediate $10,000 cost recovery on inefficient storage arrangements. • Developed a three-year program of capacity-building projects to improve information management awareness, skills and knowledge across the organisation.• Wrote and implemented a whole-of-organisation records management policy.• Established a specification and process to evaluate storage facilities.• Advised staff on digital asset management, email management and software implementation.

Melbourne, Australia

• Serviced internal and external client enquiries for archival resources• Searched for and retrieved documents from the collections held in warehouses• Performed reviews and provided advice on sentencing and disposal according to the BHP Billiton Disposal Schedule.• Undertook appraisal of permanent items in the collection. • Designed and implemented a research, and analysis project to visualise archival data to support legal discovery. • Co-wrote the BHP Records Management Standard.

This position was hired based on academic merit. I worked primarily as a reference librarian, but also worked in the electronic repository and on specialist tasks involved with the library wiki and information literacy program evaluation.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Implemented corporate promotions to increase sales each year successfully. Annual sales averaged $1,000,000.• Successfully managed up to 18 staff, including wages budget, recruitment, training, supervision, delegation and performance management. • Improved the roster system to meet staff expectations around flexible work arrangements, social inclusion, and transparent management that also supported corporate policy requirements.

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

• Designed and implemented an innovative stock ordering system based on sales and trends to decrease surplus stock retention and risk liability. • Increased sales each year in various departments whose annual sales ranged from $15,000 to $300,000.• Effectively managed budgets to deliver profit for multiple departments with 15% margins.• Successfully managed up to 27 staff on a six day roster.

Phd, Digital Cultural Heritage, Records Continuum Model, Archival Science

Research topic: Culture in the continuum: YouTube, small stories and memory-making Research methods, techniques and tools: case study.

Masters, Information Management & Systems, Hd Average

Specialisation in records management, archival systems and library studies. Received grade of 99% for course in managing business records.

Adv. Diploma Professional Screenwriting For Film, Tv And Digital Media, Film, Digital Media, Tv

Activities and Societies: Nordic Society Documentary Treatment 2004: ebay & virtual communities Feature Film script: Alice TV mini bible.

Bachelor Degree, Fine Arts History

Activities and Societies: Manic Depressives Society Arts Society Completed a three year undergraduate degree with a major in Fine Arts.