Resume
Skills
Digital
- MySQL and Microsoft SQL
- HTML5
- CSS3
- PHP
- XML
- MS Office
- Photoshop
- Proficient with mobile technology
Information
- UX research and analysis
- Conduct user needs assessments
- Employ information architecture best practices
- Conduct reference interviews
- Design and conduct research projects
- Knowledge of information retrieval strategies
- Provide instruction to adults
- Conduct collection development projects
- Critique and annotate published texts
- Create a literature review
- Indexing and thesaurus construction skills
- Knowledge of bibliographic control
- Knowledge of records management principles and practices
Interpersonal
- Extensive experience providing instruction to adults
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Highly motivated, a self-starter, patient, flexible, and hardworking
Organizational
- Project management
- Familiar with Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall development methods
- Successfully completed numerous group and individual projects
Experience
Library
Systems Librarian, North Vancouver District Public Library
Distric of North Vancouver, BC • June 2017 – Present
- Project management: various projects
- SQL databases
- Statistics and visual analytics
- Info and help desk
Librarian, Centre for Health Care Management, University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC • June – September 2010
- Project management: READ, a web-based resource portal
- User needs assessments and usability testing
- IA design and site development
- Content and thesaurus development
Assistant Librarian, United Nations Dag Hammarskjold Library (Practicum)
New York City, NY • December 2009
- Knowledge management
- Created a central repository for databases and online resources of all U.N. affiliated NGOs
Student Librarian, University of British Columbia, Biomedical Branch Library
Vancouver, BC • September 2009 – April 2010
- Created and maintained staff wiki
- Circulation and light reference duties
Web Development
Robert Addison Library Project: volunteer project
September 2016 – present
- Project management
- UX and IA design
- Database design and construction (MySQL)
- Website design and coding (HTML5, CSS3 & PHP)
Additional Experience
Technology Evangelist & English as a Second Language Teacher, iTTTi Vancouver
Vancouver, BC • 2008 – May 2017 (part & full time)
- Researched and promoted new technologies to management and staff
- Created and revised curriculums, prepared lesson plans, taught lessons, and evaluated students
Information Coordinator, From Japan Incorporated
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON • 2003 – 2007
- Content development for a commercial website
- Created and maintained a customer database
Education
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Vancouver, BC • January 2015 – present
- Applied Web Development with Distinction, Associate Certificate (completed)
- Applied Database Administration and Design, Associate Certificate (in-progress)
Neo Technology
Vancouver, BC • 2015
- Introduction to Neo4j Certificate
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC • 2010
- Master of Library and Information Studies
Cambridge University
Toronto, ON • 2006
- CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults)
University of Toronto, Honours Bachelor of Arts
Toronto, ON • 1999
- Graduated Honours with Distinction, Honours Philosophy with a minor in German
References
Available upon request