Full-time employment drawing upon my background in
information organization, libraries & archives, writing & editing,
online & print media, and research.
Motivated, personable professional with a BA and post-graduate education.
Talent for quickly
mastering technology. Diplomatic and tactful with coworkers
and the public. Impeccable organizational
skills and the proven ability to work independently and
consistently make deadlines. Volunteer and non-profit experience as well.
Ball State University, Muncie, IN.
1995. Graduate course work in Cultural Anthropology and Museum Studies.
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,
MN. 1992. B.A. in Anthropology (Archaeology concentration), minor in Art
History.
DePaul University, Chicago, IL.
1987-1988. Acceptance into the BFA Program and recipient of the Dean's Art
Scholarship.
Managing Publisher
Resource Recycling
Magazine. Portland,
OR. December 2002-November 2003.
Reason for leaving: position eliminated due to restructuring of
company brought on by budget shortfall.
- Edited, proofread, and wrote magazine articles,
features, annual directories and media kit.
- Day-to-day upkeep of the solicitation database
and general magazine management.
- Tracked past-due accounts receivable and other
financial issues.
- Designed and executed solicitation campaigns to increase circulation.
- Managed article reprint permissions and royalty
agreements with Copyright Clearance
Center.
- Sent out subscriber e-newsletter and press
releases as needed, established and maintained media relations.
- Planned magazine cover wrap schedule each fall for the coming year.
Archivist/Document Specialist. (Contractor)
U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Hydroelectric Design Center,
Portland, OR. February 2002-November 2002.
Reason for leaving: temporary, contract position that ended.
- Planned and implemented both a physical and
electronic archival system for HDC reports,
field tests, and other documents pertaining to
hydroelectric tests and studies.
- Cataloged and digitized documents for inclusion
into the electronic archive.
- Mended and conserved documents in the collection.
- Trained HDC staff on how to access the archives.
Web Guide Manager.
Business
2.0, (previously eCompany Now),
San Francisco, CA. January 2001-February 2002. (Telecommuting, contract position).
Reason for leaving: entire Web Guide department laid off.
- Managed sections of the online companion to the
Business 2.0 print publication, including the annual
Business School feature.
- Researched industry news, companies and stock market
information to create new topics.
- Cataloged Web sites and consistently met editorial deadlines
Lead Web Editor.
GO.com, (previously,
Infoseek), Sunnyvale, CA. March
1998-January
2001. (On-site March 1998-March 2000, off-site March 2000-January 2001).
Reason for leaving: entire company laid off.
- Managed the Arts & Humanities and Science portions of the
Web directory. Included the researching history, artists
and science/environmental topics to create relevant subjects
for the directory.
- Helped plan and launch the Education Center on the site, an
online resource for students and teachers.
- Interviewed, hired, and supervised support staff.
- Wrote features such as weekly columns, user polls, and
the Top 10 Web Sites.
- Organized monthly Web site awards and other special
projects/features.
- Wrote and managed training materials for incoming Web editors.
- Analyzed customer trends using Web site statistics
and other collected data.
Circulation Specialist, State and Province Documents.
Branner Earth
Sciences Library, Stanford University, Stanford, CA. August 1997-March 1998.
Reason for leaving: left to pursue opportunity at Infoseek.
- Managed publisher lists for all state geological
surveys, ordered and processed materials.
- Oversaw circulation for library materials.
- Handled department petty cash and processed
department reimbursements for training and classes.
Project Manager & Library Research Specialist.
Colorado Plateau Research
Station, Northern Arizona University/U.S. Geological Survey Cooperative Unit,
Flagstaff, AZ. December 1996-June 1997.
Reason for leaving: moved to California.
- Initially hired to complete the bibliographic
research project, the Natural Resource Bibliography
for Colorado Plateau and Arizona National Parks,
funded by the National Park Service.
- Worked on-site in National Park libraries and
archives indexing natural resources documents,
while interacting with a highly diverse population
of office staff and volunteer workers.
- Edited bibliographic manuscripts for publication.
- Co-authored and submitted grant applications as needed.
- Interviewed, hired, and supervised support staff.
- While half-time on the bibliography project, undertook
the coordination of the Internet and E-Mail Environmental
Education Training for Native American Tribes on
the Colorado Plateau project.
- Created and maintained the training program Web site.
- Produced quarterly grant reports submitted to the
program's funding agency (the EPA).
Archaeology Lab Assistant.
Archaeological
Resources Management Service, Ball State University, Muncie, IN. December
1994-June1995.
Reason for leaving: finished grad school and moved to Arizona to work on Master's thesis.
- Completed archaeological excavation in Central
Indiana, including grant-funded projects.
- Physically processed artifacts and then cataloged
information into the collection database.
Art History Assistant.
Art History
Department, Ball State University, Muncie, IN. October 1994-June 1995.
Reason for leaving: finished grad school and moved to Arizona to work on Master's thesis.
- Proctored and graded exams for Art History survey courses.
- Researched unidentified slides in the Ball State University Library.
- Pulled slides for class lectures from the Art Department's Slide Library.
Student Library Assistant.
Bracken Library, Ball
State University, Muncie, IN. August 1993-December 1994.
Reason for leaving: offered more hours at Archaeology Lab.
- Assisted patrons with circulation.
- Answered user queries and responded to problems using the library's online catalog.
- Cataloged incoming periodicals and newspapers.
Familiar with the following software and systems:
- Windows and Macintosh operating systems.
Some Unix and Linux.
- MS Word, Excel & Access, PowerPoint, FrontPage.
WordPerfect, ENABLE, WinFax, PeachTree, PostalSoft.
- Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator, PaintShopPro.
Some Quark.
- HTML, FrontPage, FileMakerPro, WorldMerge, scanning
software.
- Refined Web research and literature searching skills.
Research Assistant
ArchaeologyChannel.org.
Eugene, OR.
- Assisting with fundraising and development projects as needed.
Archaeology Collections Management.
Museum of Northern Arizona.
July 1996-November 1996.
- Worked with anthropological and archaeological collections,
including NAGPRA objects.
Registrar's Office/Curation.
Oriental Institute
Chicago, IL. July 1992-December 1992.
- Completed condition surveys on Megiddo Pottery collections and
entered artifact information into the museum's curatorial database.
A-Z Grant Writing. Portland Community College. Fall 2001.
Bookbinding I. University of California, Santa Cruz. Summer 1998.
Art History Bibliography and Library Methods.
Stanford University.
Fall 1997.
Information
Technology Partnerships with Home, Schools, Government, and
Industry for Student Achievement. Shiprock High School,
Shiprock, New Mexico. March 1997.
Archaeology in the Greater Grand Canyon Ecoregion. Grand Canyon Trust,
Museum of Northern Arizona,
Northern Arizona
University, Flagstaff, Arizona. February 1997.
Grant Funding Workshop. Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ. November-December, 1996.
Southwest Cultural Anthropology Field School. (Navajo, Hopi,
Apache, and Havasupai reservations).
Ball State University, Muncie, IN. Summers 1993 and 1994.
Archaeological Field School. Center for American Archaeology.
Kampsville, IL. Summer 1992.
