* Manage farm operations, including propagation, production, harvesting, and marketing of produce and plant starts to customers through multiple small markets, one-off events, and partnerships/contracts with local businesses/nonprofits.* Headed all aspects of construction, development, and start-up of a quarter-acre urban farm in the Rose Village neighborhood of Vancouver, WA

I was responsible for access services, supervision of our 15 circulation assistant staff, interlibrary loan and Summit fulfillment, course reserves collection, and attorney services at the Paul L. Boley Law Library, the largest and most comprehensive law library in Oregon and the second-largest in the Pacific Northwest.

* Oversaw operations of the Vancouver Community Library, including scheduling and managing 70 staff, and administration of the overall budget; building maintenance and safety, circulation services, patron accounts, collection management, adult programming, and reference services; Compiled statistics and prepared regular and special reports* Supervised, trained, mentored, and evaluated staff to provided performance feedback, and address any performance problems; interviewed and hired staff; established and modeled customer service expectations and ensured expectations were being met* Coordinated local collection management in the context of a dynamic and centrally developed district collection, reviewed and maintained the collection to ensure it met the needs of patrons

* Provided effective direction to 25 staff, including interviewing, selecting, and training; scheduling and assigning tasks and services; coaching and arranging for continuing training; applying personnel policies and procedures to such matters as granting and scheduling leave, resolving grievances and disciplinary issues and promoting and terminating staff members* Contributed to the development and maintenance of an appropriate collection of materials for the library by performing such tasks as researching materials available for purchase, monitoring customer interests and requests, assessing the appropriateness of a library's collection to public enjoyment and needs, and recommending materials for selection* Maintained the effective operation of administrative building by serving as the facility safety officer, as well as acting building head in the absence of the site manager and by performing such support services as representing the library at various meetings, by serving on work committees as assigned and by compiling and preparing reports on libraries operation

* Directed all operations of the library branches, such as budget, staffing, readers’ advisory, reference, circulation services, and assistance to patrons of all ages* Supervised staff; hired; trained; scheduled; monitored workflow; conducted performance evaluations; modeled expected behaviors. Planned and conducted branch staff meetings* Ensured that the facilities were adequately maintained; scheduled needed maintenance or improvements; ensured that the building was opened and closed on time

* Supported the access and discovery of print, digital, and electronic resources, through cataloging and link resolution maintenance* Performed original and copy cataloging of print and electronic library resources; received and processed new acquisitions* Served as back-up for interlibrary loan lending, and other specialized document delivery requests, as well as acquisitions and course reserves

* Maintained usage statistics and records for all electronic database titles, including updating and creating records* Managed processing, tagging, and labeling of print and microform periodicals by staff and student workers; claimed lost or damaged materials through vendors * Developed and maintained the Main and Music Libraries’ websites; fulfilled lending between the libraries

* Purchased monographs, serials, and other resources for the library by verifying bibliographic and financial information, placed orders with appropriate vendors; inspected and received orders; created interim bibliographic records* Processed interlibrary loan requests for physical items and digital files in library software systems; verified bibliographic citations; conducted internet and database searches; communicated with requestors as needed* Managed receipt of incoming items from other libraries, including processing, paperwork generation, and preparations for delivery to the requestor; processed the return of borrowed items in the library software systems and supervised the preparation and physical shipment of items back to lending libraries