Leonard D. Fuqua II

Chicago, IL 773-***-**** ad4i29@r.postjobfree.com

Personal statement

Knowledge Management professional with over 10 years of experience in constructing and maintaining institutional databases, developing new and innovative procedures and policies for storage, organization, disposition, and retention, imposing information governance for end-users, and managing records and archives. Enthusiastic about data migration and validation skills to promote the data integrity of the organizations that produce and/or provide said data.

Skills and expertise

Information Databases: CARL X, Polaris Leap, World Cat, JStor

Computer/Technical: Adobe Acrobat, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, MySQL, ArchivesSpace, iOS, Microsoft Office

Electronic Search Tools: Oscilloscope

professional Experience

BUSY BEAVER BUTTON MUSEUM Chicago, IL

Digital Archivist January 2023 – Present

Preserve and manage the entire department of archives

Neatly arrange and organize original and rare documents and manuscripts

Scan and convert archival documents into electronic data

Coordinate with other archivists in collecting and locating rare documents and books

Maintain and manage on-site archival collections

Develop and maintain metadata of data repository for efficiency location of archives

CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY Chicago, IL

Library Assistant September 2015 – June 2022

Managed special collection items such as the mayoral papers of Harold Washington for the Harold Washington Library Center

Provided senior management with sound recommendations to improve circulation services

Constructed book and/or event displays for promotional purposes

Maintained the physical and digital organization of library materials

Facilitated peers on periodical weeding projects for disposition

Reconciled discrepancies found between the catalog and the physical collection(s)

DUSABLE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY Chicago, IL

Archival Assistant June 2013 – December 2015

Applied professional standards such as MARC to the processing, arrangement, and preservation of electronic records

Adhered to metadata standards such as Dublin Core and MODS (Metadata Object Description Schema) to support location and retrieval

Maintained statistics on reference requests, catalog records created, and volume of data accessioned in the archives

Administered a comprehensive records management program for internal documents

Provided archival maintenance with respects to the evaluation and re-housing of archives within government regulations

Facilitated the installation and de-installation of traveling exhibitions which primarily derived from the Smithsonian

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Illinois Institute of Technology (2018)

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Illinois Institute of Technology (2018)

Certifications

Certified Information Professional AIIM (Pending)

Cybersecurity Fundamentals and Career Development ISACA (Pending)

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