Michael Conyers
Owner - Archives and Catalog Consultant, Digital Photographer at October Archivism LLC- Claim this Profile
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Khamal Patterson, Esq.
Michael is an exceptional, dedicated, and enthusiastic professional with a passion for the digital and physical aspects of archival preservation. His impressive experience, expert knowledge, and brilliant insights have been honed by working through challenges and thinking through solutions with diligence and precision. Michael's contributions to a joint competition proposal between his employer and my organization were invaluable. Michael's focused suggestions were a significant reason for the success of our joint proposal. Michael facilitates fruitful discourse, active engagement, and successful teamwork. He makes those around him feel more confident, too. He is also very supportive and generous with his time. I am grateful that he helped me understand controlled vocabulary, metadata, and thesauri. My conversation with Michael helped me incorporate these concepts into the written materials for the competition. It was a delight working with Michael. Michael is an archivist and cultural heritage innovator par excellence. I can not recommend him highly enough. He adds immeasurable value to any project of which he is a part. I am excited about working with him closely as we design and implement the programs outlined in our award-winning proposal.
Brittany Delany
I enjoyed working with Michael on grant proposals, digital archival collections, virtual presentations and new research & development initiatives at The Arc/k Project. He brings a strong attention to detail in all of his work, and is a clear writer on technical workflow and operations in archiving.
Khamal Patterson, Esq.
Michael is an exceptional, dedicated, and enthusiastic professional with a passion for the digital and physical aspects of archival preservation. His impressive experience, expert knowledge, and brilliant insights have been honed by working through challenges and thinking through solutions with diligence and precision. Michael's contributions to a joint competition proposal between his employer and my organization were invaluable. Michael's focused suggestions were a significant reason for the success of our joint proposal. Michael facilitates fruitful discourse, active engagement, and successful teamwork. He makes those around him feel more confident, too. He is also very supportive and generous with his time. I am grateful that he helped me understand controlled vocabulary, metadata, and thesauri. My conversation with Michael helped me incorporate these concepts into the written materials for the competition. It was a delight working with Michael. Michael is an archivist and cultural heritage innovator par excellence. I can not recommend him highly enough. He adds immeasurable value to any project of which he is a part. I am excited about working with him closely as we design and implement the programs outlined in our award-winning proposal.
Brittany Delany
I enjoyed working with Michael on grant proposals, digital archival collections, virtual presentations and new research & development initiatives at The Arc/k Project. He brings a strong attention to detail in all of his work, and is a clear writer on technical workflow and operations in archiving.
Khamal Patterson, Esq.
Michael is an exceptional, dedicated, and enthusiastic professional with a passion for the digital and physical aspects of archival preservation. His impressive experience, expert knowledge, and brilliant insights have been honed by working through challenges and thinking through solutions with diligence and precision. Michael's contributions to a joint competition proposal between his employer and my organization were invaluable. Michael's focused suggestions were a significant reason for the success of our joint proposal. Michael facilitates fruitful discourse, active engagement, and successful teamwork. He makes those around him feel more confident, too. He is also very supportive and generous with his time. I am grateful that he helped me understand controlled vocabulary, metadata, and thesauri. My conversation with Michael helped me incorporate these concepts into the written materials for the competition. It was a delight working with Michael. Michael is an archivist and cultural heritage innovator par excellence. I can not recommend him highly enough. He adds immeasurable value to any project of which he is a part. I am excited about working with him closely as we design and implement the programs outlined in our award-winning proposal.
Brittany Delany
I enjoyed working with Michael on grant proposals, digital archival collections, virtual presentations and new research & development initiatives at The Arc/k Project. He brings a strong attention to detail in all of his work, and is a clear writer on technical workflow and operations in archiving.
Khamal Patterson, Esq.
Michael is an exceptional, dedicated, and enthusiastic professional with a passion for the digital and physical aspects of archival preservation. His impressive experience, expert knowledge, and brilliant insights have been honed by working through challenges and thinking through solutions with diligence and precision. Michael's contributions to a joint competition proposal between his employer and my organization were invaluable. Michael's focused suggestions were a significant reason for the success of our joint proposal. Michael facilitates fruitful discourse, active engagement, and successful teamwork. He makes those around him feel more confident, too. He is also very supportive and generous with his time. I am grateful that he helped me understand controlled vocabulary, metadata, and thesauri. My conversation with Michael helped me incorporate these concepts into the written materials for the competition. It was a delight working with Michael. Michael is an archivist and cultural heritage innovator par excellence. I can not recommend him highly enough. He adds immeasurable value to any project of which he is a part. I am excited about working with him closely as we design and implement the programs outlined in our award-winning proposal.
Brittany Delany
I enjoyed working with Michael on grant proposals, digital archival collections, virtual presentations and new research & development initiatives at The Arc/k Project. He brings a strong attention to detail in all of his work, and is a clear writer on technical workflow and operations in archiving.
Credentials
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Librarian Certificate
State of WashingtonAug, 2014- Nov, 2024 -
Library Technical Associate Certificate
Highline CollegeJun, 2009- Nov, 2024 -
FAA License - Part 107 Drone Pilot
Federal Aviation AdministrationFeb, 2023- Nov, 2024
Experience
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October Archivism & Digital Capture LLC
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United States
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Photography
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1 - 100 Employee
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Owner - Archives and Catalog Consultant, Digital Photographer
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Mar 2022 - Present
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Arc/k Project
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United States
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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Digital Archivist - Cultural Heritage
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Feb 2017 - Mar 2022
Digital cultural heritage preservation in various formats including 3D and VR. DAM management, taxonomy, classification, controlled vocabulary, metadata maps & schema, catalog manager. Writings and presentations on ethics in the archival domain and partnerships with Indigenous communities. Volunteer/citizen scientist image donation ingest portal design. Academic research. Digital cultural heritage preservation in various formats including 3D and VR. DAM management, taxonomy, classification, controlled vocabulary, metadata maps & schema, catalog manager. Writings and presentations on ethics in the archival domain and partnerships with Indigenous communities. Volunteer/citizen scientist image donation ingest portal design. Academic research.
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Corbis
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Advertising Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Search Vocabulary Specialist
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Dec 2014 - Nov 2015
• Performed vocabulary tasks, including: adding new terminology; editing, deleting, or reorganizing existing terminology; editing terminology attributes such as scope notes and related terms. • Performed targeted, large-scale cleanup to improve correctness and consistency of metadata across the entire collection. • Participates in the implementation of new vocabulary tools and systems, including performance of tasks needed for data migration. • Responsible for maintaining an up-to-date knowledge and understanding of keywording and vocabulary standards as well as database and search engine intricacies. • Participated in website re-design and UX data analysis * Corbis closed it's Seattle operations Dec 2015
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Puget Sound Group of Northwest Artists
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Seattle, Washington
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Project Archivist
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Sep 2013 - Oct 2014
• Processed various media for donation to the University of Washington Special Collections Library • Assessed materials, created a classified hierarchy & taxonomy for arrangement, preserved and participated in digitization • Processed various media for donation to the University of Washington Special Collections Library • Assessed materials, created a classified hierarchy & taxonomy for arrangement, preserved and participated in digitization
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Highline College
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Library Assistant
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Sep 2010 - Jun 2011
• Circulation desk management/customer service • Catalog duties/Information Management/Projects • Inbound serials processing • Circulation desk management/customer service • Catalog duties/Information Management/Projects • Inbound serials processing
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Amazon
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Inventory Analyst
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Jun 2009 - Jul 2010
Responsible for analysis of ongoing inventory health Managed weekly business reports via SQL, represented operations in the WBR's Headed project to eliminate thousands of items with buy buttons and unfilled demand Worked with vendors directly to improve operational scorecard metrics Researched and resolved chargebacks, price discrepancies, long lead times & inbound freight issues. Responsible for analysis of ongoing inventory health Managed weekly business reports via SQL, represented operations in the WBR's Headed project to eliminate thousands of items with buy buttons and unfilled demand Worked with vendors directly to improve operational scorecard metrics Researched and resolved chargebacks, price discrepancies, long lead times & inbound freight issues.
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Amazon
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Vendor Manager - Books/Amazon Canada
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Apr 2007 - Jun 2008
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Vendor Operations Analyst - Books
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Jun 2004 - Apr 2007
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Buying Operations Analyst - Media
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May 2002 - Jun 2004
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Small Publisher Services Ordering and Research Specialist
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Nov 1998 - May 2002
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Education
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2012 - 2014
University of Washington
Master of Library & Information Science (MLIS), Archives, Special Collections, Catalog, Classification, Thesaurus, Genealogy, Taxonomy -
2013 - 2013
Københavns Universitet
Royal School of Library and Information Science, Teaching Information Science Seminar -
2011 - 2012
University of Washington
Bachelors Degree, History -
2010 - 2010
Highline College
AA, General Studies -
2008 - 2009
Highline College
AAS, Library & Information Services
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