Education

Boston University

Bachelors of Science in Film                                                                                              Graduated May 2012

Simmons College

Masters of Library and Information Sciences, Archives Management Concentration    Graduated May 2019

Relevant Experience

PreserveThis

Instructor

  • Plan and lead instruction on four-week, online courses on audiovisual preservation.

  • Create presentations, handouts, and quizzes to promote learning and retention for students with diverse backgrounds and skill levels. Adapt teaching based on student feedback. Synthesize research and present real world skills that include organizational

    methods and budget management.

    • Developed learning tools as in-class/post-class resources.

Bureau of Indian Education via Arrow Alliance Industries

Digital Asset Manager

  • Manages and monitors access and use of digital assets, ensuring brand consistency, compliance, and copyrights. Promotes and optimizes the use of assets. Provides photo and digital rights management, and personal photo release management

  • Leads the creation and evolution of digital asset management capabilities by developing the in-house roadmap focused on streamlining operations, optimizing workflows, permissions, and maintaining best practice asset management.

  • Facilitates strategic decisions and the creation of a tactical plan surrounding the implementation of a DAM, specifically integrating and migrating of content.

4S Bay LLC/Miraflores Films

Archivist

  • In-house records manager for small non-profit

  • Processing archivist for protected collections, including the Sor Maria Rosa Leggol personal papers

  • Researcher and copyright clearance coordinator for documentaries produced in-house. I organize footage and images used in the film as well as related to the film, for post-production and as a public-facing online archive for promotional and education use.

Disney+ via LAC Group

Metadata Librarian

  • Migrate metadata between digital asset management systems for use in front-end systems and for reference by marketing and post-production teams. Note detailed features (actors, characters, locations) that need to be tagged. Build drop downs lists. Perform duties in a highly collaborative, remote setting.

  • Demonstrated understanding of key word search and cataloging.

Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University

Digital Cataloging and Review Intern

  • Created catalog records for digitized collection of audiovisual and written material related to Theodore Roosevelt

  • Performed quality control checks on existing catalog entries to ensure accuracy and stylistic consistency

  • Created a map using StoryMapJS tracing the pets in the White House, combining archival materials and newspaper articles to reflect the role animals played in his presidency.

Independent Film Archivist

  • Created inventory of material and preservation plan to reduce future damage to collection

  • Digitized collection and created finished films with files

  • Inspected, cleaned, labeled, and rehoused a private collection of 8-, and 16 mm film and slides dating to the early 1960s

Center for Lowell History

Image Processing Archivist

  • Curated and organized analog photo collection for university archive spanning 1920s to mid-1990s during 150-hour internship

  • Digitized photos and created LibGuides of relevant subjects—George Russell, Terry Schein, and the Merrimack Company Demolition

  • Cataloged collection using ArchivesSpace and Archivematica, created XML-compliant finding aid

Self/Various

Art Department Researcher

  • Conducted extensive research to allow set designers to achieve historically and/or scientifically accurate settings using image archives, microfiche and private collections.

  • Compiled historically appropriate fabrics, wallpapers, furniture etc. for set decorators

  • Served as a consultant to the art department, directors, and actors on accurate clothing, language, art, etc.

  • Work included ‘Black Mass’, ‘Chappaquiddick’ and ‘Twisters’

Skills

  • Multimedia: Avid, FinalCut, ProTools, Adobe Creative Suite

  • Metadata: RAD, EAD, DACS, MARC, AACR2, RDA, LCSH, Dublin Core,

  • Library/Archives Software: AtoM, ArchivesSpace, FileMaker Pro, Libguides, ILLiad, Archivematica

  • Library Catalogues: Evergreen, Polaris, WorldCat Local,

  • XML: Oxygen, XMetaL

  • Web Design: HTML, CSS, Python, JavaScript, Drupal

  • Productivity: Microsoft Office, iWork, Google Suite, Basecamp, Slack

  • Languages: Fluent Spanish, proficient French