Experience

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  Mayo Clinic

  • Editorial Research Librarian

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  Mayo Clinic Rochester

  • United States

  • Editorial Research Librarian

    • Aug 2017 - Present
    • United States

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  Minneapolis Community and Technical College

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Information Literacy Instructor

    • Jan 2016 - May 2017

    I instruct individuals on how to identify and define a problem, search find and retrieve information relevant to understanding the problem, and then how to evaluate, apply and use information to propose solutions to the problem.

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant

    • Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

    Providing instruction and support for INFS 1000 - Information Literacy & Research Skills, Reference desk services, LibGuide development.

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  Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC)

  • Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Qualitative Researcher

    • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Analysis of FDA 510K and PMA databases for target documents. Searched open access and academic databases (PubMed, Cochrane, Academic Search Premier, CINHAL, Web of Science, Science Direct, Google Scholar, MedLine, etc.) for target documents and analyzed relevant literature for qualitative indicators specific to project needs. Created an annotated bibliography from relevant literature to guide FDA and industry communications concerning the use of contrived or surrogate samples in the design, testing and evaluation process of invitro medical devices.

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  Hennepin County Library

  • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  • Special Collections Intern -- James K. Hosmer Library

    • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
    • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

    I finished processing the East Calhoun Community Newspaper collection. The collection consisted of 1000s of photographs from the East Calhoun community and surrounding area.CatalogingMetadata developmentTaxonomyDigitizationArchival FilingAccess point creation using Archivist's ToolkitI also processed the Environmental Library of Minnesota collection. This collection contained the history, documentation, and publications of the organization.Sorting collection into taxonomic groupingsArchival FilingAccess point creation using Archivist's Toolkit

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  Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota

  • United States
  • Hospitals and Health Care
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Clinical Microbiologist

    • Apr 2003 - Oct 2011

  • Clinical Laboratory Scientist

    • Dec 2000 - Apr 2003

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  Interpath Laboratory, Inc

  • Pendleton, OR

  • Clinical Laboratory Scientist

    • Jul 1997 - Dec 2000
    • Pendleton, OR

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  Quest Diagnostics

  • St. Paul, Minnesota

  • Clinical Laboratory Scientist

    • Sep 1996 - Jun 1997
    • St. Paul, Minnesota

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  Rapid City Regional Hospital

  • Rapid City, South Dakota Area

  • Medical Technology Intern

    • Sep 1995 - Jun 1996
    • Rapid City, South Dakota Area

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  South Dakota State University

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant

    • May 1994 - Jul 1995

  • Conference Coordinator

    • Jan 1994 - Jul 1995

    Collaborated in the development of the First International Rushmore Conference on the Pathogenesis of Enteric Disease Mechanisms held September 27 - 30, 1995 in Rapid City, SD.

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  South Dakota State University

  • Brookings, SD

  • Teaching Assistant

    • Jan 1992 - Dec 1992
    • Brookings, SD

    Provided basic instruction in the general microbiology laboratory.