Development Assistant

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January 19, 2013

GEMMA E. PETRIE informationprofessional

Phone

***********@*****.***

www.gemmapetrie.com

Website

EDUCATION

Library & Information Science - Master s Degree Dec 2011 (expected)

University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, IL

Philosophy - Bachelor s Degree May 2004

Reed College Portland, OR

EXPERIENCE

Taxonomy & User Experience Assistant Jan 2011 - Present

Sears Holdings Corporation Chicago, IL

I assisted with user experience testing and taxonomy modifications for the Sears.com shoe and jewelry sections by creating origi-

nal participant screeners for target demographics, card sorting exercises, and user behavior surveys. I administered these tests to 17

subjects in the Sears UX lab and drafted a final report that included quantitative and qualitative data analysis and recommendations for

taxonomy and website improvements.

Academic Coordinator/Webmaster Aug 2010 - Present

Agricultural Communications Documentation Center Champaign-Urbana, IL

I manage a 36,000 document special collection of agricultural materials at the University of Illinois. I research and process new acquisi-

tions, provide reference services to patrons, update and maintain the Access database and ACDC website, provide instruction to under-

graduate courses, and supervise a student assistant and volunteers. I developed a new ACDC website and I am currently assisting in the

development of a new web-based database.

Development Coordinator Aug 2007 - Aug 2010

Onward Neighborhood House Chicago, IL

I managed the development department and development staff. I was responsible for researching and writing grant proposals, manag-

ing all aspects of annual giving campaigns, tracking and acknowledging all donations, working with the Auxiliary Board and Board of

Directors, prospect research, and cultivating relationships with donors. I was responsible for volunteer coordination, marketing, website

development, publicity, and event planning. I increased grant proposal success from 10% in 2007 to 33% in 2010.

SKILLS & ACTIVITIES

Technology - Aperture, Axure, Dreamweaver, Drupal, ESRI GIS, git, HTML, Illustrator, InDesign, JavaScript, Kintera, LaTeX, Microsoft Ac-

cess, Microsoft Office, Movable Type, Omnigraffle, Oxygen, Photoshop, Python, Raiser s Edge, SQL, TEI, Usabilla, Visio, Websort, WordPress,

XML. Additional Experience - Budget management, card sorting, competitive intelligence, content management, database design,

editing, fact checking, project management, public relations, public speaking, social media, taxonomy development, user experience

testing, website development, writing. UX Book Club (www.meetup.com/UXBookClubCU) - Co-founder of the Champaign-Urbana

reading and networking group for user experience professionals. Pro Bono Baker (www.probonobaker.com) - Founder and owner of

a popular Chicago-based food website. Press attention includes the Chicago Tribune, Sashay Magazine, and the Smithsonian Magazine.

Gapers Block (www.gapersblock.com) - Contributing writer to the culinary section of a popular Chicago-based web-magazine.