Alyssa Hanson

Web Specialist at Iowa City Public Library
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(386) 825-5501
Location
US
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Elementary proficiency

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Experience

    • Law Practice
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Web Specialist
      • Jun 2016 - Present

      *Managed a website redesign including migrating and integrating several subsites into Drupal *Built a customized calendar and event manager for staff and patron use in the website redesign *Builds and maintains several custom modules and themes for our Drupal sites to provide tools for staff *Coordinates and implements new features as well as continual website maintenance *Leads usability testing and gathers user data to improve user experience across digital spaces *Works to improve web accessibility according to WCAG guidelines *Gathers and reports on web analytics *Trains staff on new website features and helps onboard new staff by training them on the web tools *Hires, trains, and supervises the web intern *Manages the front-end development of both the VuFind catalog as well as the progressive web app MyICPL (React framework), both built in-house *Serves in an on-call tech help rotation to provide technology assistance to staff and patrons *Assists with web work associated with marketing campaigns *Works on the Information Desk answering patron reference and technology questions *Assists with planning staff Inservice Day *Trains staff on technology such as Microsoft Teams and Bitwarden Show less

    • Library Assistant
      • Apr 2015 - Jun 2016

      *Assisted patrons with locating materials, using computers, and accessing ebooks *Managed social media presence on Facebook and Twitter *Taught one-on-one computer skill sessions and assist with group computer classes *Assisted patrons with locating materials, using computers, and accessing ebooks *Managed social media presence on Facebook and Twitter *Taught one-on-one computer skill sessions and assist with group computer classes

    • United States
    • Government Administration
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • User Information Services Assistant
      • Aug 2014 - Jun 2016

      *Instructed and assisted in-person and online chat users with research strategies *Directed and explained to users the available library and campus resources *Identified and resolved technical issues regarding printers, the library website, and online databases *Instructed and assisted in-person and online chat users with research strategies *Directed and explained to users the available library and campus resources *Identified and resolved technical issues regarding printers, the library website, and online databases

    • Web Design Intern
      • Aug 2013 - Apr 2014

      *Created and reorganized websites using WordPress and Pagelines *Planned and implemented design layouts using CSS *Developed a WordPress theme to fit customized uses *Created and reorganized websites using WordPress and Pagelines *Planned and implemented design layouts using CSS *Developed a WordPress theme to fit customized uses

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Library Student Assistant
      • Sep 2012 - Apr 2014

      *Organized and shelved library materials while checking shelves for accuracy*Assisted patrons in locating library materials, accessing databases online, and resolving printer issues*Performed routine duties including preparing checkout cards and recording user statistics

    • Math Lab Employee
      • Sep 2011 - Dec 2013

      *Guided and assisted students through the Intermediate Math course*Answered student questions and clarified course concepts*Tracked students progress and met with students individually as needed

    • United States
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Library Assistant
      • Jun 2008 - Dec 2012

      *Organized and shelved library materials while checking shelves for accuracy *Assisted patrons in locating library materials, using library computers, and accessing eBooks online *Performed routine cleaning duties including vacuuming, dusting, and straightening throughout the library *Organized and shelved library materials while checking shelves for accuracy *Assisted patrons in locating library materials, using library computers, and accessing eBooks online *Performed routine cleaning duties including vacuuming, dusting, and straightening throughout the library

    • United States
    • Aviation & Aerospace
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Information Security Intern
      • Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

      *Merged several documents to manage more than ten thousand usernames in Excel documents *Assembled and mailed packets with security devices to each username-associated person *Worked quickly and efficiently to organize usernames to prevent duplication of device packets *Merged several documents to manage more than ten thousand usernames in Excel documents *Assembled and mailed packets with security devices to each username-associated person *Worked quickly and efficiently to organize usernames to prevent duplication of device packets

Education

  • University of Michigan - School of Information
    Master of Science in Information, Library and Information Science & Human-Computer Interaction
    2014 - 2016
  • Wartburg College
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Mathematics
    2010 - 2014

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