John Treanor

Experience

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  Massachusetts State Archives

  Jan 1984 - Jan 1986

  Curator

   Management of the Archives collections, supervision of the Curatorial Staff consistent with collection management, and assisting the Archivist with administration of the Archives division. Included in these duties were: the formulation and implementation of collection management strategies as they apply to collection development, appraisal, accessions, arrangement, description and security.  Other duties included personnel supervision, consultative planning for office automation and review of all State Record Retention Schedules. Show less

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  Archdiocese of Chicago

  Dec 1986 - Nov 2014

  Vice Chancellor for Archives and Records

   Responsible for the development, management and supervision of an integrated archives and records management program. Included in these duties were: formulating appropriate policies and procedures for the description, access, and ultimate deposition of records; determining appropriate automated applications for records management and archival programs; and chairing a Records Conservation Board for the appraisal of all Archdiocesan retention schedules.  Built an organizational-wide Electronic Document Content Records Management System (utilizing HP Trim now Records Manager 8). Critical tasks included analyzing software solutions, partnering with key stakeholders (e.g. IT and Legal), converting key organizational analog information assets to digital format and developing training manuals and modules for offices and staff. Other duties included personnel supervision, fund raising and program fiscal management. Show less

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  Self-employed

  Dec 2014 - now

  Information Content Manager

  I have been an Archivist and Records Manager for 33 years. I am certified in both fields by their official certification bodies and a Fellow of the Society of American Archivists.As Vice Chancellor for the Archdiocese of Chicago, I designed and built the largest and most comprehensive integrated Archives/Records Management Program for any Catholic Diocese in the world. It had an annual budget of over 2 million dollars and had a full-time staff of 12 with dozens of interns and volunteers. During my 28 year tenure with the Archdiocese of Chicago (a not-for-profit organization) I served on many committees and boards most notably the Policy Committee (20 Years) which I chaired for 8 years. Working with the Archdioceses' IT and Legal departments, I was able to demonstrate the need for the Archdiocese to manage electronic records at their point of creation and to develop the appropriate metadata structures to ingest records born analog and converted to digital for long term storage based on appropriate legal, administrative or historical criteria.I served the Archdiocese of Chicago for 28 years, and currently work as a consultant specializing in enterprise-wide Information Content Management strategies. Show less