Experience

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  Life Chropractic College W

  • Director - Digital Library Services

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  Life Chiropractic College West

  • Hayward, California, United States

  • Director - Digital Library Services

    • Jan 2023 - Present
    • Hayward, California, United States

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  Stantec

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Data Curator

    • 2018 - 2022
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    • Investigate and assist with implementation and maintenance of all library support services within Buildings Practice.• Create and maintain data catalogs: building codes & standards, professional licensing, software and hardware assets.• Create and implement data governance practices.• Manage and coordinate the update and maintenance of Buildings SharePoint content.• Collaborate with Buildings Digital Practice Leadership for pricing approvals, consistency, status reporting and budget.• Consult with subscription vendors to negotiate discount on the purchase, renewal, or subscription of; electronic copies of required codes & standards, “enterprise” license agreements, and stand-alone license agreements.• Renew ongoing online codes & standards subscriptions including reviewing subscribed document usage lists to ensure unnecessary documents are not renewed.• Work with Buildings Digital Practice Leadership for pricing approvals, consistency and status reporting.• Provide best practice guidance and training to architecture/engineering staff for metadata management, controlled vocabulary, and taxonomy creation.• Educate staff on copyright compliance and record retention policies.

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  Information International Associates

  • San Francisco Bay Area [remote]

  • Metadata Specialist

    • 2010 - 2018
    • San Francisco Bay Area [remote]

    • Composed data dictionaries and input standards, and consulted on database design issues.• Made recommendations regarding integration of thesauri into broader information architectures (e.g., how to leverage thesauri to enhance searching and browsing functionalities.)• Worked with clients in planning for mapping of metadata supplied with, or available for, both internal and external collections to establish vocabulary compatibility or convertibility, enhancements, and integration of metadata needed to support search and display of data on internal systems.• Provides outreach to clients, IIa staff and end users regarding utility and implementation of controlled vocabularies and metadata as means of enhancing discovery and retrieval of information. • Aided in the evaluation and selection of appropriate software and other information technologies relevant to metadata, controlled vocabulary and institutional repositories. • Created, centralized and maintained data dictionary and glossary of terms in collaboration with Data Stewards. • Collaborated with data stewards to define data quality business rules, creates and maintains business glossary, works with source system owners to profile and remediate data quality issues.

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  Anshen + Allen

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Knowledge Manager

    • 2008 - 2009
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    • Brought current and best knowledge and information practices to the firm. • Worked collaboratively with IS team, domain experts and other staff members in developing vision and implementation strategies to effectively design, document and implement a knowledge-sharing program.• Educated designers about the nature and power of knowledge management.

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  Genentech

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Information Specialist

    • 2002 - 2008
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    • Provided best practice recommendations and governance standards for metadata and corporate taxonomy. • Led multiple projects for metadata and taxonomy initiatives and consulting.• Conducted analysis and consultation for the implementation and integration of taxonomy and controlled terminology requirements within client initiatives, such as portal development, search services, and content management systems.