Nickolas Falk, Mlis, Maid Email & Phone Number

Edmonds, WA

• Authored and awarded one of the 2019-2020 Washington State Archives Local Records Grant Program grants for $16,320. Managed grant-funded paid intern during the records inventory and archival project.
• Record, facilitate, attest, and track ordinances, resolutions, contracts, easements, deeds, bonds, or other documents requiring city certification.
• Assists in contract, bidding, and request for proposal (RFP) coordination.
• Responds to research requests from public and staff; researches City Council action through minutes, agendas, packets, ordinances, resolutions, contracts, easements, deeds, bonds, or other documents.
• Supports digitization to LaserFiche, a digital document database through authoring a digitization plan, implementing, streamlining, and training departments in new processes.
• One of twenty international candidates selected to represent our region on the 2019-2020 Education Task Force for the International Institute of Municipal Clerks to examine certification and continuing education.

Staten Island, New York, United States

• Biannual issues, averaging 8 hours per week during production.
• Provides review and peer review on submitted scholarly articles. Advises journal policy, and scope and acts as guest column reviewer as requested.
• Volunteer Copy Editor, Guest Column Editor, and interim Copy Editor Lead.

Mountlake Terrace, Washington, United States

Sole proprietor and creator of NECE, a small publishing production company. NECE works with clients in copy review, book design, and layout. We also offer step-by-step guidance in self-publishing.

• Contracted for a block of hours, averaging 6 to 9 hours per week during the contracted quarter.
• Provides recommendations for collection development in support of the Visual Arts Department and juvenile fiction collections.
• Supports evening, weekend information literacy, and research needs during contracted quarters.

Universities At Shady Grove, Priddy Library

• Subject liaison to three Graduate programs: Publications Design, Information Management, Library Science, and 2 Undergraduate programs: Simulation & Digital Entertainment and Communication.
• Supported student research with reference assistance in accessing and utilizing databases.
• Supervised, provided leadership, and directed 2-4 library staff and a library intern.
• Collaborated with faculty from the Communication and Simulation & Game Design programs to introduce 3600 filming, editing, and photography.
• Managed acquisitions through Ex Libris Aleph with administrator privileges and administration responsibilities.
• Enters orders in the library’s online catalog and acquisition system. Identifies funds for payment and notifies supervisor of low funds; initiates fund transfers to cover insufficient funding and balance budgets

Universities At Shady Grove, Priddy Library

• Supported student research with reference assistance accessing and utilizing databases;
• Co-developed and managed library internship program; later approved to become a paid opportunity.
• Confirmed invoices were paid; confirms procurement card statements reconcile; confirms personnel expenses are accurate and paid; confirms receipt of material for advance payments to vendors and confirms receipt of.
• Supervised and directed 2-4 library staff and library interns.
• Returns incorrect materials, tracks payments, and maintains appropriate support files such as vendor catalogs, correspondence, and addresses.
• Receives requests for library materials, and performs pre-order research and verification of bibliographic data in electronic sources such as local online catalogs, OCLC, and the Internet. Identifies vendors and.

Universities At Shady Grove, Priddy Library

• Produced multiple concurrent years of interactive, qualitative-focused online annual reports.
• Restructured and managed budget administration to include tracking, filtering, and reporting of acquisitions transactions. Attended quarterly budget administration and development meetings.
• Streamlined the acquisitions workflow through Ex Libris Aleph with administrator privileges and collaborated with other departments allowing enhancing time management.
• Provided training for new subject liaisons and provide ongoing updates to all liaisons on issues related to selecting and purchases as well as current expenditures.
• Resolved acquisition and processing problems by investigating, and resolving any payment discrepancies.
• Receives requests for library materials, and performs pre-order research and verification of bibliographic data in electronic sources such as local online catalogs, OCLC, and the Internet. Identifies vendors and.

Bethesda, MD

• Successfully conceptualized, planned, and developed a vitamin and supplements social media campaign for use on two government social media platforms; @medlineplus Twitter, and MedlinePlus on Facebook in English and.
• The growth of the project led to the inclusion and collaboration with two additional government agencies; the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) and the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH).

Greater Seattle Area

• Developed procedure manuals for periodicals acquisitions (Ex Libris Voyager based), new hires, and inventory process (Active Inventory).
• Created and applied lean processes to periodicals processing.
• Managed annual three-day book sale and book recycling programs.
• Supervised part-time library technicians and 2-4 front desk, work-study students.
• Collaborated with the Art Committee to improve the library space by authoring a project proposal, and purchasing artwork prints and installation.
• Requested to participate as co-chair of the Queer Straight Alliance student club.

Greater Seattle Area

• Independently opened and closed the library on a routine basis, covering for the library supervisor during planned absences.
• Assisted with inventory and shelf reading processes.
• Utilizing ExLibris Voyager, charged and discharged library materials at the circulation desk, performed an inspection of library materials for damages, and collected fines.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Integrated Design, 3.87

Master'S Degree, Library And Information Science, 3.83

Bachelors, Interdisciplinary Visual Arts, 3.57

Activities and Societies: Member of Phi Sigma Theta National Honors SocietyStudied abroad in Rome, Italy for 3 months; volunteered with.

Certificate, Graphic Design & Production Art, 3.73

Associates, Arts & Sciences, 3.73

Activities and Societies: Member of Phi Theta Kappa National Honors SocietyGraduated with honors.