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BONUS: Revenge of The Library Scientist

I've been a working

since 1989, in both academic and technical

environments. I've developed and implemented secure, user-friendly web-based interfaces, working closely with users and design teams, in complex project

management assignments, along with writing extensive support documentation.

I have a,

and a second . I am currently

a candidate in the program

at the University of North Texas, with my underway.

Email: ****.*********@*****.***

Most recent update: Jan 2013

Professional Experience

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER

- Dublin, Ireland

Adapt a body of knowledge supplied by experts, turning it into cogent and compelling web-based training, liaising

with subject matter experts on content. Create interactive elements including metaphor design, site

mapping, navigation, iconography and visual elements while adhering to good interactive and

instructional design principles.

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER

LE@D: [Library Education @ Desktop],

University of North Texas

Design online courseware including multimedia elements using a variety of online Learning Management Systems and authoring systems.

Demonstrate an understanding of eLearning courseware communication standards.

Coordinate development and completion of courseware projects

including tracking and reporting on project status. Advanced WebCT skills and extensive HTML scripting.

INSTRUCTIONAL WEB DESIGNER

Ernst & Young - Affiliated Computer Services [ACS]

Create, launch and maintain web-based learning courses tailored for Ernst & Young professionals using

E&Y proprietary LCMS platforms. Organize and produce training documents including instructor-led materials, shared portal documents,

and company-wide archival records. Extensive creation and use of customized style sheets, design documents, content roadmaps and QA procedures.

Demonstrated and documented understanding of AICC/ SCORM standards.

INSTRUCTIONAL WEB DESIGNER

.

Design and maintain sites for the QEP (Quality Enhancement Plan),

Next Generation Course Redesign Project in addition to supporting

UNT?s Center for Teaching, Learning and Assessment projects. Extensive use of WebCT Vista,

Dreamweaver, Paint Shop Pro and Flash. Advanced HTML coding in addition to complex project

management tasks.

INSTRUCTIONAL WEB DESIGNER

.

Provide online training development, WBT/CBT authoring, technical writing, project management, training delivery and facilitation,

online instruction, document management, editing & proofing, taxonomy development, corporate archive creation. Extensive use of Perl, PHP, HTML and MySQL

BIBLIOGRAPHIC INSTRUCTION SPECIALIST:

Collin County Community College Library: McKinney, Texas

Develop and deliver a range of traditional and innovative web-based library services, including the design and implementation of the "Research Library RoadMap" for distance education students. Serve as liaison between LRC and teaching faculty/SME on matters of curriculum support, collection development and bibliographic instruction.

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT ANALYST:

Retail IT Division:

Strategy, Planning and Metrics Group - Irving, Texas

Provide information organization for corporate strategy group, collecting

and distributing tacit knowledge while coordinating documents throughout

a new process development program. Develop technology implementation gap

analysis, along with data gathering and verification. Compile accurate information

to integrate into reports for analysis. Create Process Flow Charts, while

supporting division with presentation materials. Create indices and provide

catalog of division projects. Advanced use of Visio, Access and Infrastructure

Assessment tools.

DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY RESEARCH:

:

Dallas, Texas

Build and arrange information resources to support technical staff. Prepare

abstracts and indexes while analyzing background information and presenting

reports on areas of particular interest. Develop databases and train users.

Design, code and maintain full corporate website, in addition to planning

and writing in-house documentation. Extensive use of HTML, Quark, PaintShop

Pro and the Microsoft Office suite

TECHNICAL WRITER:

:

Plano, Texas

Locate and translate scientific and technical information into easily understandable

documents. Plan and edit technical reports. Create archive of research databases,

in addition to cataloging on-going research efforts. Edit and maintain Web-based

materials. Produce style manual for staff. Advanced Word, PowerPoint, Excel,

Quark and Windows 95 proficiency

WEB CONTENT AUTHOR:

ithought.com [acquired by ClipsCom Inc: 2001] :

Dallas, Texas

Research, write and maintain library of over 100 syndicated consumer research articles published on web site.

See partial portfolio here: Create content offerings, prepare electronic copy for site, maintain information

quality, identify potential links and edit work of Content Analysts. Maintain

library of business requirements documents. Produce corporate HTML e-mail

and newsletters on deadline.

SOUTHWEST AREA LIBRARY COORDINATOR:

KPMG [Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdler]:

Dallas, Texas

Provide research materials and support for professional consultants via

email, electronic document delivery, and internal websites. Responsible for

training documentation and distributing specialized information throughout

SW system.

LIBRARY DIRECTOR:

Wyoming Technical Institute: Laramie, Wyoming

One-person staff, responsible for creating new Technical Resource Center

in private technical college. Developed floorplan, organized and shelved

collection, hired and trained student staff, prepared budget and implemented

collection development plan. Cataloged 2,500-volume collection, using FileMaker

Pro and OCLC. Edited support manuals and prepared electronic training documents.

Fluent in both IBM and Macintosh applications (Word, FileMaker, Excel).

ACADEMIC LIBRARIAN:

Central Wyoming College Library: Riverton, Wyoming

Head of Circulation in busy college library. Extensive use of campus-wide

LAN, OCLC, CARL and WyldCat. Supervised microcomputer lab and trained colleagues

in search techniques. Created award-winning newsletter via Pagemaker. Assisted

with retrospective conversion of 40,000-volume collection.

Education

Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Information Science

University of North Texas:

Candidate [ABD] - 2012

Masters of Arts - Art History [2004] -

Completed Graduate Coursework

Thesis:

"Reminders of Home":

A survey of the semiotic signs related to human dwelling-places.

Accepted for publication in the proceedings of

The 3rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities

January 13-16, 2005

Masters of Library and Information Science [1998] Texas Woman's University

Thesis:

"Gender and Communication Styles on the World Wide Web"

Presented to the Learning Resources Round Table at the American Library Association National Conference [New Orleans/1999.]

Graduate Assistantship: Texas Woman's University: 1998

School of Library & Information Science

Responsible for designing and maintaining active site on a university server.

Practicum: Dallas Museum of Art: 1998

120 hours of work experience in the

Bachelors of Arts, Texas Woman's University

Major: English, magna cum laud

Minor:

Associates of Arts,

Major: Journalism

Computer Skills

Geek of the Day: April 12 2005

Operating Systems:Windows 3.1,95/97/98/2000/XP, MAC/OS

Applications:

WebCT Vista, DreamWeaver, FrameMaker, Photoshop, Quicksilver, Illustrator, Pagemaker, Quark Express, Adobe Acrobat, Visio, FileMakerPro, Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, FrontPage, Outlook)

Languages: PHP, Perl, HTML, BASIC, C, Pascal

On-Line Database Experience: Dialog, Lexis/Nexis, OCLC, ABI/Inform, CARL, Thomas

Professional Affiliations

American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T)

Association for Computing Machinery [ACM]

National Writers Union

Interests

Help save the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus (Octopus paxarbolis)

I'd rather be driving my MG...

"Information as Social & Intellectual Capital"

My Library Minutia Collection

So where have all the librarians gone

Georgia O'Keefe Indiana Jones

Email: ****.*********@*****.***

Most recent update: Jan 2013

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