MANUEL A. BERNAD
Cell: 619-***-****
Email: **********@*******.***
EDUCATION:
Masters in Business Administration (MBA)
University of Phoenix, San Diego, California.
March, 2007
Masters of Science in Library Science (M.S.L.S.)
Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania.
May, 1969
Bachelor of Arts (A.B., Major in English)
Immaculate Conception College, Ozamiz City, Philippines
Summer, 1966
SKILLS & ABILITIES:
oSoftware and database evaluation, upgrading, and price negotiation
oCataloging, reference, research assistance, and teaching
oLibrary management, planning, acquisitions, and budgeting
oCustomer service and information literacy
oComputer literate and Internet navigation
oDocumentation and compliance
oImplementation and policy promulgation
oTrain, supervise, and manage personnel
EXPERIENCE:
Librarian
COLEMAN UNIVERSITY, San Diego, California (January 1996-August 2016)
oProvide leadership and day-to-day management and operation of the library
oEvaluate library software and databases to enhance or upgrade current systems to cutting edge technology
oProvide reference, research assistance, and other library services so graduate students are able to do effective research techniques for their thesis requirements
oPlan, implement, manage and maintain the library’s automated catalog
oWork closely with faculty for course resource support (electronic or print material requirements)
oProvide excellent customer relationship and leadership in promoting information literacy and independent research
oNegotiate Internet or electronic library database systems (EBSCO, EOS, Faulkner, ProQuest)
BERNAD LIBRARY SERVICES, San Diego, California
Provide library solutions and information resources for special libraries: corporate, legal, and accounting firms. Train and supervise both professional and paraprofessional staff. Recommend effective integrated library software and create procedures to provide client with maximum in-house research benefits.
Director, Law Libraries
UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE, Encino and La Verne, California
Manage two academic law libraries. Operations include reference services, marketing library subscriptions, planning, budgeting, acquisitions, promulgating and implementing policies. Ensure U.S. and California depository compliance. Assist students with complex legal research.
Operations Manager
TECHNICAL DATA CENTER, Jubail, Saudi Arabia
Contract employment with Sperry International services Co., Clearwater, Florida. Provide leadership to organize and support technical documentation for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces’ ship and shore activities, including data management, production/printing of technical manuals, drawings, micrographics, repository/storage and control of retrieval and distribution of technical documents for In-Kingdom naval base libraries. Experience includes managing the process of producing technical documents.
Project Librarian
CAL-WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW, San Diego, California
Charged with the retrospective conversion project from California K to the Library of Congress K-KFC classification with OCLC catalog system.
Director of Technical Services
GONZAGA UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF LAW
Spokane, Washington
Pre-computer/automated cataloging era, cataloged and classified over 250,000 volumes meeting requirements of AALS and ABA accreditation standards.
Serials and Documents Librarian and Head of Technical Services
UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF LAW
San Diego, California
Organize the serial collections and federal/state depository materials. Catalog and reclassify legal materials from the California K to the Library of Congress system. Initiate the compilation of Class KF changes to facilitate the classification function.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Career include years of varied professional experience and development from fundamental skills training support to senior level library management. Computer literate, experienced in Internet and database searching, document reproduction, editing, writing, and retrieval system applications in business, legal, engineering, computer, naval science, and theological libraries.
Supervised over 70 multi-national and multi-cultural work-force in Saudi Arabia.