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Work
Experience:
Principal,
Treacy Information Services,
St. Paul MN. Feb 2002 - present
Cofounder of company focused on helping Minnesota businesses "Make
Technology Make Sense." Current projects include:
- Maintaining
content and managing upgrades to BizPathways,
a interactive, online tool that will provide customized information
to Minnesota entrepreneurs on how to start and manage a business
in Minnesota.
- Developing
curriculum on how to use technology for high school courses,
college courses, and continuing education
- Developing
web sites and helping web sites get found by their target audience
(search engine optimization)
Content
Manager,
Minnesota
Technology, Inc., Minneapolis MN. Sept 2000 - Feb 2002
Responsible for researching, developing, and organizing all content
for Institute seminars and Web site. Duties and accomplishments
include:
- Developed
a series of popular seminars on how businesses can use the Internet
to reduce operating costs and make more money.
- Published
an electronic newsletter for seminar attendees; many subscribers
reprinted newsletter articles in their corporate and customer
newsletters.
- Completed
Web assessment for manufacturers, suggesting improvements for
readability and search engine optimization
Outreach
Agent, Web,
White & Blue, St. Paul MN. June 2000 - Nov 2002
Used
the Internet to promote grassroots participation in a National resource
that provided information on Presidential Elections. Developed an
online
curriculum to encourage schools, libraries, and nonprofit organizations
to link to the WWB site.
Librarian,
National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, St Paul MN. Aug
1998 - Sept 2000
Responsible
for all aspects of the NSLC library collection housed at the University
of Minnesota. In the last year, the library catalog became the most
popular section of the NSLC Web site. Duties and accomplishments
include:
- Wrote
a successful $100,000 grant to the AOL Foundation for a digital
divide initiative
- Researched,
analyzed and wrote scholarly articles and bibliographies
- Informed
service-learning practitioners of new research in the field
through regular listserv correspondence
- Doubled
the collection in the first year of service
Reference
Librarian, College of
St Catherine, St Paul, MN. Dec
1997 - Nov 1998
Primarily
responsible for providing reference assistance to undergraduate
and graduate students. Also responsible for:
- Liaison
for remote users, created instructions for remote access to
collection
- Created
and implemented signage in Reference Room
- Provided
bibliographic instruction to classes on library use
Content
Manager, MN Online, Minneapolis MN. Sep
1997 - Aug 1998
Responsible
for maintenance and growth of a community-based index of Minnesota
Web sites. Accomplishments include:
- Developed
an award-winning categorization scheme for index
- Managed
a team of professionals who updated the award-winning Web site
- Created
collaborations with school, media, and arts organizations
- Sold
advertising on site and developed other opportunities for financial
growth
- Managed
electronic newsletter that informed customers of technology
trends and policies
Public
Relations Specialist, MRNet
(now Onvoy),
Minneapolis MN. Jun
1996 - Sep 1997
Worked
with departments to improve communication with customers and media.
Duties included:
- Acted
as liaison between engineering staff and customers
- Wrote
collateral, advertisements, press releases and sales contracts
Client
Service Analyst, MRNet
(now Onvoy),
Minneapolis MN. Mar
1995 - Jun 1996
Conducted
inside and outside sales for all Internet products. Duties included:
- Developed
technology plans with business and organizational customers
- Developed
tools that increased communication with customers - such as
an online newsletter and instructional web sites
Education:
MLIS, College
of St Catherine, St Paul, Minnesota
MA (Anglo-Irish Literature), University
College Dublin, Ireland
BA (English Major, French Minor), College
of St Catherine, St Paul, Minnesota |
