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As a Data Analyst I coordinate data enrichment efforts by collaborating with product and data teams and through vendor outreach. My responsibilities include data analysis, data ingest prioritization, implementation of data feed automation, quality assurance checks for the data production cycle, and writing requirements for development.In my role I’ve created procedural documentation, led training sessions, and facilitated external and departmental WebEx sessions.I regularly use Bitbucket, Apache Subversion, Atlassian applications, FTP client software, iTerm, MARCedit, Microsoft Excel and Text Wrangler. I often analyze and manage machine-readable data formats like MARC, JSON and XML.More about the data I help manage:The WorldCat Knowledge Base is a dynamic database that supports WorldShare Collection Manager; OCLC’s platform that librarians use to provide e-content access to their library patrons through OpenURL linking and local library holdings.

Dublin, Oh

Continued to provide product support for libraries using the WorldCat Knowledge Base with increasing technical skills and responsibilities, including proactive data quality projects, managing article-level linking, analyst tasks and development testing. Responsibilities for this role have been carried over to my role as a Data Analyst.

Provided product support for libraries that utilize the WorldCat Knowledge Base to manage their electronic content.

I've learned many professional development skills while offering swing dance lessons with my dance partner Shannon Varner.I primarily teach the Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston and Balboa for general public audiences. We've provided instruction for numerous university-sponsored and dance club events all over the Midwest region.

At Merrill Corporation I developed into a Subject Matter Expert for custom mail and print requests involving complex personalization, Print-On-Demand setup processes and inventory reporting.I was selected to be a member of the testing committee for new Citrix interface releases and led departmental training programs for IBM-based applications. I coordinated IT enhancements from scoping through to implementation, and oversaw new product launch preparation with Operations during peak seasons.