Experience

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  National brain tumor society

  Aug 1999 - Nov 2001

  Health education coordinator

  Coordinated patient information phone line, including responding to inquiries, training new staff, researching information, and developing and maintaining sections of the website. Supervised the in-office volunteer and support network programs, including recruitment and training. Coordinated and facilitated regional training for caregivers of patients.Assisted with publication and production of national newsletter. Assisted in the organization and execution of the national conference. Show less

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  Sonoma state university

  Apr 2002 - Jul 2003

  Archeological specialist and historical research assistant

  Conducted historical research utilizing primary documents including the U.S. Census, City Directories, Sanborn Insurance maps, block books, tap records and historic newspapers.Compiled reports summarizing information gathered on occupants of historic sites. Assisted in the excavation of historic and pre-historic sites.Wrote an article on the usage of patent medicine for treatment of tuberculosis.Processed artifacts in the laboratory according to archeological methods.

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  New york university

  Sept 2003 - Sept 2004

  Editorial assistant, margaret sanger papers

  Conducted historical research for print and electronic editions of Margaret Sanger's letters, speeches and articles.Coded historic documents into XML format for electronic edition.Created subject index for electronic edition.

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  Mount sinai health system

  Feb 2004 - Dec 2004

  Archival intern

  Processed records of the Department Community Medicine Chair according to archival standards.Produced finding aid for the collection.

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  Brooklyn public library

  Jun 2004 - Dec 2004

  Project assistant

  Conducted trainings for librarians on utilizing the Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online digital repository.Wrote a section of the website on using the Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online as a resource for immigration history.Edited the project website for clarity and consistency.

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  New york university, division of libraries

  Sept 2004 - Apr 2005

  Assistant archivist

  Processed the business records of two twentieth century labor cartoonists and wrote the corresponding sections of the finding aid. Created preliminary arrangement and description of twenty newly acquired archival photograph collections. Accessioned new non-print collections including description and preliminary arrangement.Provided administrative support, including processing photo duplication orders and assisting with reference requests.

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  Rolling stone

  Jun 2005 - Jun 2009

  Senior archivist

  Managed the digitization of forty-year back catalog for searchable digital archive packaged as a consumer product, Rolling Stone: Cover to Cover· Managed an extensive collection of manuscripts, photographs, artwork, moving image and ephemera· Managed staff of between 1-5 FTE · Designed a custom-built database to track archival holdings· Created and managed the company’s first records management program

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  American jewish joint distribution committee

  Jan 2010 - Mar 2013

  Program manager

  · Managed all aspects of a large-scale (1.8 million pages) text digitization project with a monthly output of 30,000 pages including overseeing vendors, contracts, 2.5 FTE, and quality assurance.· Administered archival collection management system including leading front and back-end customization development work and feature planning.· Developed technical specifications, including schema, ontology, and data standards and protocols for import of legacy data into a local collection management system.· Managed website development, from contract negotiation to CMS implementation and continued content ingestion, including working closely with engineering staff. Show less

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  Internet archive

  Sept 2013 - Jun 2019

  · Create and manage projects, products, and services for web data preservation and digital libraries, especially on born-digital content archiving, access, and research services, overseeing software development, features roadmaps, and reporting.· Day-to-day management of $1.5M+ in technical operations, contracts, R&D, support, budgeting, and business development, and direct 1 FTE, in building and growing petabyte-scale preservation and research services for higher education and memory organizations.· Work directly with hundreds of universities, cultural heritage institutions, national libraries, international organizations, and others on collecting and research support.· Conceive, write, and manage multiple grants and cooperative projects focused on technical interoperability, community and collection building, and working with the larger library and computational research community on digital initiatives.· Work closely with a distributed team of software engineers, managers, and program staff on web services, including development, client, and project support.· Serve as IA representative in multiple grant-funded and special collaborative initiatives on technical interoperability, joint services, and community building.· Contribute to department strategic planning, staff management, and operational coordination across a 20+ team of engineers, program, and support staff.· Represent Internet Archive at many national and international conferences and events, including presentations, talks, professional service, and outreach. Show less functionality improvements for the Archive-It web application used by over 600 institutions, including system design, roadmapping, beta testing, documentation, and release.· Oversee project management and task assignment for new initiatives, especially around application functionality and user and researcher support. Led operational improvement efforts on issue ticketing, CRM, and reporting systems migrations.· Assisted librarians, archivists, and scholars from a variety of institutions in resolving issues and maintaining the quality of the Archive-It service, including user onboarding, virtual and in-person training, account management, and daily operations.· Advised Director and executive staff and contributed to goal planning, digital preservation trends, grant proposals, and other strategic research initiatives.· Represented Archive-It and promoted data and research services via conference presentations, workshops, and participation in the library/archives communities. Show less

  • Program Manager

    Jul 2016 - Jun 2019

  • Web Archivist

    Sept 2013 - Jul 2016
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  University of california office of the president

  Jul 2019 - now

  - Managing a portfolio of University of California Research Data Management (RDM) services offered by the UC Curation Center (UC3), including DMPTool and various systemwide RDM initiatives.- Led strategic conversations and engagement with national and international initiatives within the digital library space.- Managing the end-to-end grant process, including researching funding opportunities, writing proposals, overseeing project implementation, and reports for funders.- Directing all facets of the DMPTool, a fast-growing service with over 370 partner institutions and over 90,000 users. Including driving technical development and devising strategic plans to maximize impact. Show less

  • Associate Director, UC3

    Dec 2023 - now

  • Senior Product Manager, Research Data Management

    Jul 2019 - Dec 2023