Assistant Project

Sarah E. Holland

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Professional Objective

After a two-year sabbatical from the academic and archaeological worlds to care for my terminally ill mother, I

am looking for a new and challenging role in which my diverse work experience and academic background can

excel. Having worked in textbook publishing at Garland Science (a division of Taylor & Francis Academic

Textbook Publishers) in the UK for almost three years, I returned to my home town in the US. Since returning,

I have worked as an Operations Analyst in the corporate world. I would welcome an opportunity to work in

any field related to archaeology, anthropology, environmental sciences, and/or a combination of the above with

education, outreach and community engagement.

I am eager to be given a chance to continue to develop my interest in education and publishing while furthering

my skills in maritime and terrestrial archaeology, professional diving and project management. I am eager to

be given a chance to continue to develop my life-long interest in archaeology, history, research, and academic

endeavor in my home country. I am confident that my enthusiasm, passion for learning and work commitment

would be an asset to any organization. I have experience in both commercial and academic environments and

am equally comfortable working in both.

Education

~ Doctor of Philosophy, Maritime Archaeology, Degree in Process [Degree Expected 2013]

University of Southampton, England, United Kingdom

Working Thesis title: Glorious Shipwreck : Composite Methodology for the Re-Investigation of Historic

Shipwrecks of the English Channel.

Master of Science Degree, Maritime Archaeology, Degree Awarded with Distinction Highest

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award given in the United Kingdom for a Master s degree. [Graduated 2002]

University of Southampton, England, United Kingdom

Dissertation Title: Warship Hazardous Prize: Analysis of the Material Culture and Dynamic Environment of

an Eroding Shipwreck

~ Bachelor of Arts Degree in History, Archaeology and Honors Studies, Degree Awarded Cum

Laude, First Class Honors Degree [Graduated 1997]

Northern Kentucky University, Kentucky, United States

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Additional Training & Certifications

Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) Advanced Open Water Diver Diver No.

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Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) Enriched Air/Nitrox Diver Diver No.

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0607U06739.

British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC) Ocean Diver Membership No. A781133.

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Nautical Archaeology Society Part 1 (Certificate in Foreshore and Underwater Archaeology)

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completed as part of MSc degree.

Nautical Archaeology Society Part 2 (Analysis of Pram Dinghies) in process.

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Nautical Archaeology Society Part 3 Courses Completed Ancient Shipwrightry, Finds Illustration,

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3D Survey Using Site Recorder, Ship Science, among others.

Nautical Archaeology Society NAS Tutors Course completed.

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~ Section 106 in the New Regulatory Environment: A Continuing Education in Cultural Resource

Management Workshop.

Skills Summary

~ Demonstrated academic achiever with exceptional knowledge of academic writing and publishing,

history, archaeology, cultural resource management, heritage management and conservation practices and an

unquenchable thirst for knowledge in all fields.

~ Experienced researcher, writer, copy-editor and proofreader.

~ Skilled at learning new concepts quickly, working well under pressure and to strict deadlines, possesses

strong communication skills and the ability to express ideas clearly and effectively. Demonstrated ability to

complete projects on-time and under-budget.

~ Extensive computer ability, including advanced knowledge of MS Office XP & MS Office 2007,

Windows XP, Windows Vista, Endnote Bibliographic Software, Adobe and Corel Graphics Suites, Site

Recorder 4 Maritime Geographical Information Systems Software and Direct Survey Measurement Software.

~ On-going skills development as a BSAC and PADI qualified scuba diver, including supplemental

maritime archaeology training through the Nautical Archaeology Society.

~ Senior Administrator with more than 7 years of experience in a wide-range of administrative tasks

including client management, project administration, liaising with production teams, and detailed

organizational protocols. Ability to type 60+ WPM with 95+ % accuracy.

~ 2.75 years assisting 2 Senior Managers with the management of multiple publishing projects which

were always completed on time and under budget.

~ Numerous years of experience in market research for a variety of commercial enterprises.

~ Enthusiastic and highly adaptable individual that is well-experienced in national and international travel

and living.

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Career History [1997 2012]

Operations Analyst, Ceridian Stored Value Solutions, Louisville, Kentucky, USA

May 2011 May 2012

~ Primary responsibility is as a User Security Administrator developing and maintaining user account

security for internal and external system users.

~ Validation, setup, and maintenance of groups and users for various SVS bespoke computer applications.

~ Support multiple internal and external systems and applications.

~ Support internal audit and control processes and relevant staff.

~ User Security Help Desk member including direct interface with corporate and franchise clients for

troubleshooting, problem resolution and ongoing support.

~ Responsible for meeting KPI goals.

~ Secondary responsibilities include operational activities in the franchise support area supporting the

enrollment of franchisees, reporting of transactions, weekly/monthly ACH funds settlement of Franchisee

activity and Tier 2 Franchise Support Help Desk including direct interface with corporate clients and franchise

clients for training, reconciliation, and problem resolution.

Temporary Office Employee, Ceridian Stored Value Solutions, Louisville, KY, USA

July 2010 May 2011

~ database clean-up and management

~ assistance with security computer helpdesk for domestic and international external client users

~ conducting internal financial audit reviews on a weekly basis

~ assisting with pursuit of fraudulent gift card purchase and activity

~ assisting Senior Managers in Operations Division with a variety of administrative duties as required.

~ filing, organization and general office work as required.

Assistant Editor, Garland Science, Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, England

January 2009 June 2010

Editorial Assistant, Garland Science, Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, England September 2007 January

2009

~ Roles were administrative support for Senior Editors, with additional components including new title

commissioning, market analysis and research, and author management.

~ Primary role was to support two senior editors in all aspects of book signing, development, production,

marketing and sales in order to publish titles within budget and achieve annual sales targets.

~ Liaised with external vendors, authors, reviewers and senior Garland Management to produce academic

textbooks on-time and under budget.

Managed manuscript submission process with both authors and editors including formatting and

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administrative assessment as required.

~ Arranged peer reviews for all manuscripts to very tight deadlines.

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~ Completed all photographic and figure research and arranged for copyright reprint permissions for

numerous titles.

~ Maintained databases and internal tracking systems, including the extraction and manipulation of data

as required.

~ Liaised and communicated with other departments and individuals within Garland Science and Taylor

& Francis to ensure timely and appropriate production of all titles and timely and accurate flow of sales and

marketing information.

~ Titles worked on include the following: Microbiology: A Clinical Approach; Case Studies in Infectious

Disease; Practical Systems Biology; Practical Systems Biology; Insect Taste; Redox Metabolism; Clinical

Chemistry; Protozoa and Human Disease; Immunogenetics; Marine Microbiology.

Recruitment Consultant, Selective Personnel Services, Wantage, England January August 2007

~ Interviewed and screened prospective candidates seeking employment.

~ Compiled quotes for services for clients and analyzed their employee needs against staff databases.

~ Conducted matching analysis between candidates and client vacancies and coached candidates in

successful interviewing and CV-production techniques.

~ Assisted with running payroll for all permanent and temporary employees in absence of Supervisor

~ Deputized as Temporary Line Manger in absence of Supervisor.

~ Answered phones, greeted visitors and undertook all manner of general administrative tasks as required.

Sub-warden & Vice-warden, Freshmen Residence Halls, University of Southampton, Southampton,

England

May 2002 August 2006

~ Vice-warden: managed a team of 9 Sub-wardens, 2 Halls of Residence buildings and monitored

overall discipline and pastoral care of over 300 first-year undergraduate students; set, distributed and organized

staff work schedules, trained all new staff, initiated disciplinary action and pastoral care for students as and

when appropriate; worked closely with line managers and upper management team to insure smooth running of

Halls of Residence.

~ Sub-warden: worked with a team of five other Sub-wardens and one Vice-warden; assisted with

disciplinary and pastoral care of students as needed; met with new students and parents to insure a smooth

transition into University life.

Part-time Cultural Resources Assistant on an ad hoc basis, including association based on ongoing PhD

project work. Hampshire & Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology, Southampton, England

March 2002 August 2006 (PhD Work to Present)

Historic Research & Co-Author see publications list Warship Hazardous: Investigating a Protected

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Wreck.

Data Entry Specialist Sites and Monuments Records Data Entry Enhancement Project.

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~ Assisted with site archive organization as part of ongoing work on the Warship Hazardous Project.

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Co-author of popular booklet based on the history and archaeology of the Warship Hazardous and it s

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presentation as publicly available diver trail.

~ On-going work related to the Warship Hazardous as part of PhD case study work.

~ Organized part of site archive for the Yarmouth Roads wreck site as part of PhD case study work.

~ Digitizing of site plans of the Yarmouth Roads wreck site in AutoCAD 2002 since completion of large-

format scanning forms part of PhD case study.

Ongoing PhD work related to HWTMA managed shipwreck sites Warship Hazardous and Yarmouth

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Roads Wreck.

~ Currently awaiting funding confirmation for ongoing work related to the site archive of Yarmouth

Roads Wreck site off the Isle of Wight.

Office Manager and Project Assistant in History & Archaeology, Gray & Pape Inc., Cultural Resource

Management Consultants, Cincinnati, Ohio

1998 2001

~ Historic Researcher and Project Assistant on a number of historical and archaeological projects at Phase

I, Phase II, and Phase III level.

Co-author of various project reports list available upon request.

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~ Data Entry Assistant on numerous projects as required.

~ Assisted with Quality Assurance/Quality Control of reports and documentation prior to submission to

clients.

~ Assisted President of the Company with on-going marketing analysis and research.

~ Office Manager for an office of approximately 25 permanent staff, including coordination of

maintenance of computer network systems with external vendor, assisting with development of company

website with external vendor and company president, ordering of all internally needed supplies, answering

phones, and meeting and greeting of visitors and external vendors, internal corporate filing and organization of

documents and work on internal library as well as other general administrative roles as required.

Staff Archaeologist & Administrative Assistant NES Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

1997 1998

Co-author of various project reports list available upon request.

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~ Data Entry Assistant on numerous projects as required.

~ Assisted with administrative work in an office of approximately 8 permanent staff, including ordering

of all internally needed supplies, answering phones, and assisting with meeting and greeting of all visitors, did

all corporate filing and organization of documents and internal library as well as other general administrative

roles as required.

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Professional Memberships & Affiliations

~ Australasian Institute of Maritime Archaeology

~ Nautical Archaeology Society former Chair of the Outreach & Education Committee and former

member of the Executive Committee

Society for Historical Archaeology former member of the Inter-Society Relations Committee.

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~ Society for Nautical Research

~ Institute for Nautical Archaeology

~ Council for British Archaeology, Wessex Branch

Scholarships & Academic Funding Awards

~ 2003-2006 Lawrence Arthur Burgess Scholarship for Local History and Archaeology, Department of

Archaeology, University of Southampton: Award for Partial Tuition and Living Stipend.

~ 2002 2005 Development Trust Bursary, University of Southampton: Award for Partial Tuition Fees.

~ 2002 International Study Grant, PhD Course, University of Southampton.

~ 2001 International Study Grant, MSc Course, University of Southampton.

Publications & Presentations

IN PROGRESS: Glorious Shipwreck : Composite Methodology for the Re-Investigation of

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Historic Shipwrecks of the English Channel. Thesis title for PhD in Maritime Archaeology, University of

Southampton, Southampton, England.Ongoing.

~ Introduction to Maritime Archaeology & the NAS. This personally authored presentation has been

numerous times to a variety of interest groups in the United States and in the United Kingdom on behalf of the

Nautical Archaeology Society. 2002 Present.

~ Warship Hazardous: Investigating a Protected Wreck. A booklet published in cooperation with

English Heritage and under the direction of the Hampshire & Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology. 2006.

~ Various submissions of articles to the official quarterly newsletter of the Nautical Archaeology

Society. 2005 2008

~ Warship Hazardous Prize: Analysis of the Material Culture and Dynamic Environment of an Eroding

Shipwreck. Unpublished dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for Master of Science

degree in Maritime Archaeology by instructional course, University of Southampton, Southampton,

England. 2002 [Internal University Publication].

~ Forgotten Aftermath: The Dead and Wounded at Perryville, Kentucky.Presented during the monthly

meeting of the Perryville Civil War Roundtable, Perryville, Kentucky, USA. 1997.

~ The Williams Tenant House Site, 33CT561: An Examination of Site Usage through Time. Presented at

the Eastern United States Archaeological Federation Annual Meeting, Huntington, West Virginia,

USA. 1996.

~ Forgotten Aftermath: The Dead and Wounded at Perryville, Kentucky.Published in Perspectives in

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History, Volume VII, Phi Alpha Theta Journal, International Honor Society in History at Northern Kentucky

University, Highland Heights, Kentucky, USA. 1995

A Woman Doctor s Civil War Esther Hill Hawkes Diary. A book review published in Perspectives

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in History, Volume VI, Number 1, Phi Alpha Theta Journal, International Honor Society in History at

Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky, USA. 1994.

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