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Chester, Vt, Us

Springfield, Vermont, United States

Selected Achievements:► Responsible for all district-wide electronic resource purchasing with an annual budget of $1,000,000, collaborating with vendors, identifying cost optimizations, vetting software, hardware, and library database purchases / subscriptions.► Wrote and won multiple technology initiative grants, such as a virtual reality grant that secured the library multiple Oculus Rift and HTC Vive stations, educational media, and software valued at over $20,000.► Led district-wide implementation initiatives of hardware, software, and digital technologies such as Yewno Discover, Laptops Anytime, EBSCO Magazine Archive, SCCLD K-12 Student Portal.

Selected Achievements:► Responsible for the collection budget of $500,000 and was responsible for developing, selecting, maintaining, and promoting eBook usage, successfully increasing usage by over 60% in the first year.► Overhauled the libraries “Suggest a Purchase” module to extract, organize, and disseminate patron suggestions for purchases, significantly decreasing the timeline from suggestion to purchasing and increasing usage of the tool.

Selected Achievements:► Managed a team of five direct reports and oversaw all programs and services of the Virtual Library, Public Technology, and Cataloging unit serving over 350,000 library card users, ensuring staff met or exceeded key-performance indicators.► Led district-wide technology initiatives, training programs, and technology project management, such as the building of a custom robotic arm deployment at 8 library locations and the management of a $900,000 district database budget.► Successfully launched the EBSCO Discovery Service (single search platform for online resources) and SimplyE Library E-Reader app (multi-eBook source platform).

Santa Clara County Library District

Selected Achievements:► Oversaw a team of six librarians and two library assistants as direct reports, holding weekly and individual meetings, distributing assignments, conducting formal staff evaluations and acting as point-of-contact for any departmental issues.► Conducted outreach events and built community partnerships with Senior Centers, Chamber of Commerce, League of Women Voters and other groups, driving a significant increase in library usage and expanding library services.►Utilized data and analytics from programming, outreach, and reference services to develop library commission reports, identify program opportunities, and restructuring library program initiatives such as the Cupertino Library Hackathon

► Led 18-month website redesign and RFP selecting process, soliciting input from all major stakeholders, liaising with vendors, researching key elements such as navigation and design, and drafting scope of work for completion.► Acted as sole Electronic Resource Librarian for over 18 months during personnel changes, managing every facet of the virtual library systems for over 350,000 library cardholders.► Chaired the Database Committee from 2011-2013 and steered the 8-member committee toward core and secondary databases for better evaluation and purchasing decisions, saving the library over $30,000 in cost optimizations.

Selected Achievements:► Oversaw the Juvenile and Young Adult collection, purchasing new materials, and maintaining budgets while simultaneously leading key programming for K-12 students and managing up to 3 volunteers at a time.► Formed the first “Teen Advisory Council” to encourage student voice in driving library programming, ultimately leading to the creation of the “To A Muse” teen art festival which was attended by over 60 students and families.► Performed outreach with schools and community stakeholders to promote reading, information literacy, and library services.

1998-2000 Institute of the Environment2000-2001 Film & Television Department

1995-1997 Film Studies Department1997-1998 Department of Education

Master Of Library & Information Science

Master Thesis: Scholarly electronic publishing: An exploratory case study of electronic film journals and film criticism

Bachelor Of Arts - Film Studies

Associate Of Science - Fashion Merchandising

High School Diploma