Experience

College Media Network

• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Writer

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  Music reviews, news, concert reviews, artist interviews, and more. Music reviews, news, concert reviews, artist interviews, and more.



One Squared Studios

• Writer

  • May 2014 - Present



CreateSpace

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Author

  • Mar 2013 - Present

  Author of new book series on music entitled Chances Are Music Is All I Got. Also published novels, poetry collections, comic strip, and variety of nonfiction. Author of new book series on music entitled Chances Are Music Is All I Got. Also published novels, poetry collections, comic strip, and variety of nonfiction.



Highland Park Public Library

• United States
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Digital Collections Librarian

  • May 2015 - Aug 2017



Fremont Public Library

• Mundelein, Illinois

• Reference Librarian

  • Apr 2002 - Jun 2014

  Customer-service oriented, involves a versatile series of job duties: • Coordinator of computer classes. Experience with all aspects of library user instruction including lesson plans, handouts, and teaching. Classes include Basic Excel, Intermediate Excel, Basic Internet, Intermediate Internet, Basic Powerpoint, Online Databases, and E-mail. Helped to supervise 4 volunteers, who assist in offering around 90 classes per year. • Collection development focusing on selection, purchase, and maintenance of print and audiovisual materials. • Interlibrary loan duties, as well, accomplished through our local consortium, CARLI, and WorldCat. • Act as the library staff’s technology liaison, web services coordinator, and webmaster. • Extensive time spent helping patrons with queries on the reference desk. • Taught several staff inservices and patron courses regarding technology. • Grant writing experience including LibraryU. • Emerged as the staff's representative for web discussion groups in our local consortium and the larger NSLS library system. • Began networking group in the North Suburban Library System focused on computer user instruction • Member of 2009 ILA annual conference program committee. • Attended Computers in Libraries in 2006 and 2007. Spoke at conference in 2009 on mobile technology. • Developed mobile website using Joomla CMS. • Developed mobile book discussion club. • Maintained library’s Facebook and Twitter page. • Published cover and feature article on Facebook and Twitter in September 2010 issue of Computers in Libraries.



Illinois State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 1999 - May 2000

  • Administered and corrected tests.• Assigned lessons, corrected papers, and heard oral presentations.• Counseled students on problems specific to the class

• Circulation Assistant

  • Mar 1998 - Jul 1999

  Accepted increasing responsibility demonstrating flexibility and ability to learn quickly.• Acquired excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the public and coworkers.• Answered phones, greeted patrons, and assisted them with inquiries.• Effectively performed the service aspect of the Reserve Department of the CirculationDepartment.• Quickly and efficiently discharged books to patrons.