Experience

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  Palmerston North City Council

  • New Zealand
  • Government Administration
  • 500 - 600 Employee

  • Systems Librarian

    • Feb 2021 - Present

  • Digital Asset Support Officer - City Library

    • Aug 2016 - Feb 2021

  • Digital Service Guide - City Library

    • Jul 2013 - Jul 2016

    Promoting digital literacy in the community via both informal one-on-one assistance and more formal education sessions.Part of a team providing seven day a week support for technology and library services (such as assistance with e-books); for both library users and staff.

  • Systems Librarian

    • Nov 1992 - Jun 2013

    Supported the Library Management System (Symphony from SirsiDynix, as a member of the Kotui consortium). Since 1995, helped to organise the SirsiDynix software user group in NZ and attended annual meetings.As a member of library IT team, assisted staff and public with various technologies including public Internet PCs, wireless access to APNK, ebooks.

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  Creative Sounds Society

  • Palmerston North

  • Secretary (voluntary position)

    • 2001 - Sep 2014
    • Palmerston North

    Member of volunteer management committee. Assisted with funding applications; obtained significant multi-year grants from government agencies. Selection/recruitment of staff, formulating organisational policies, website maintenance.Creative Sounds is a community organisation employing two staff.

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  Soil & Rock Consultants

  • Auckland

  • Engineering Geology Technician

    • 1989 - 1991
    • Auckland

    Slope stability investigations, materials testing