Management position in a dynamic academic or public library or cultural archive. Specialty in customer service and information access management with keen interest in networked resource management.

• May 2007: MLS Master of LIbrary and Information Science, University of North Texas, Denton

• 1985-1989: 48 Hours Graduate Level Study, University of Houston, focus on painting

• 1982-1984: BFA University of South Florida, Tampa. Focus on printmaking and drawing

• 1979-1981: 90 hours University of Texas at San Antonio, fine arts with a focus on printmaking

Experience

July 2003 – present:
Program Coordinator for the Cy-Fair College Branch of the Harris County Public Library and the North Harris Montgomery Community College District.

Part of the team that launched the library and the college, under the administrative guidelines of both the Harris County Public Library and the College District, I hire, train, and supervise a staff of 10 full-time circulation assistants, 5 part-time assistants, and 10 part-time shelving assistants. I have served on the Budget Committee for Cy-Fair College, the Harmonic Library Consortium Steering Committee, the Circulation Policies Development Committees for the Harris County Public Library and chair the Circulation Committee for the North Harris Community College District Campus Libraries LIBEX group.

October 1984 - June 2000, January 2001 - present
User Services Associate, Rice University, Fondren Library, Houston.

Provided circulation services to library customers; assisted patrons with reference questions and access to holdings, electronic resources, and technological resources; assisted in planning and implementation of library policies and mission; coordinated collection inventory; supervised and trained student workers; developed electronic internet course reserve system.

June 2000 - July 2003 (contract after Jan. 2002):
Corporate Web Designer, Enduro Systems, Inc.

Developed, designed, and maintained Enduro Systems' four corporate division websites, and provided design services for print and the web.

1980-present
Freelance graphic design and illustration solutions for the print and the web with clients in Houston and across the United States.