Matthew David

Experience

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  Congregation B'nai Israel - Gainesville FL

  Jun 1997 - Aug 1998

  Teacher Assistant and After School Care Assistant

  Supported the kindergarten class and after school program students with a variety of educational and Jewish activities, including celebrations, organized playtime, storytelling, and tutoring.

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  DePaul

  Sept 1998 - Apr 2004

  Acquisitions Assistant / Cataloging Assistant

  ACQUISITIONSFacilitated approval plans and commercial binding orders. Created a new weeding procedure.CATALOGINGAssisted with copy cataloging, digitization, processing, special projects, and other tasks.

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  Heinemann Raintree

  May 2004 - Feb 2007

  Senior Sales Liaison

  Team lead, overseeing cataloging processes and customer service for school and public libraries.

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  Pennsylvania College of Technology

  Nov 2007 - Apr 2009

  Assistant Director, Library Services

  Directly supervised eight reference librarians and managers of circulation, interlibrary loan, technical services, web services. Worked with Director and HR on a staff restructure.

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  Springfield College

  May 2009 - Jun 2010

  Adjunct Professor and Tutor

  Taught the freshman seminar and provided tutoring to students for academic success.

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  South University

  Sept 2009 - Apr 2012

  Director of Library

  Ran library for undergraduate and graduate allied health science students. Managed campus resources budget ($150,000) and provided support for the multi-campus budget ($500,000).

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  Orange County Library System

  Nov 2013 - Feb 2020

  Department head for lifelong learning resources and services. Mobilized 23 staff to deliver customer care, instruction and guidance, including: librarians, project coordinators, frontline staff, and a social worker. Manager for a neighborhood library to provide excellent customer service, education, and enrichment.** Conceived and launched the organization's first branch multimedia center for kids featuring iPad Pros: www.ocls.info/PLANET **

  • Learning Central Manager

    Feb 2018 - Feb 2020

  • Branch Manager

    Nov 2013 - Jan 2018
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  Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library

  Mar 2020 - Jul 2022

  Learning Experiences Manager

  Department head providing leadership and communication for county-wide classes, events, learning initiatives and literacy projects, onsite and online. Created THPL's first virtual programming initiative.

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  Southwest Florida Library Network (SWFLN)

  Sept 2022 - now

  Library Consultant [Contract]

  Providing support to the SWFLN Executive Director for an array of initiatives: infrastructure for communication, documentation, policies, procedures, and systems; networking and professional development activities, events, and meetings in coordination with the SWFLN team and community; strategic planning, evaluation, and benchmarking; synthesis and reporting on priorities determined by the Executive Director; written agreements, inventory, purchasing, and review of technology and other educational items of interest to area libraries. Show less

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  Palm Harbor Library

  Oct 2023 - now

  Director

  Director overseeing facilities, programs, services, and training. Adapt offerings to community needs, professional trends, innovation, and local, state, and national standards. Develop and maintain long-range strategic plans. Plan, coordinate and implement fundraising activities.