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Academic librarian engaged in front end development, user interface design, accessibility + usability, and digital publishing workflows for academic publishers committed to open access. Keen to support emerging and non-traditional publishing models and technologies that advance scholarly publishing's transformation.

Degrees

BSPE, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 2011

Professional Employment

Digital Publishing Project Manager, Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2012-2013

• Project manager for the development, creation, and management of the NEH, CDC, and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funded The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918-1919: A Digital Encyclopedia. The project consists of a collection of over 16,000 freely available historical documents and photographs complemented with essays exploring how various U.S. cities reacted to the 1918 influenza epidemic.
• Managed the web conversion and publication processes for a stable of open access journals published and hosted by Michigan Publishing.
• Developed scripts and improved workflows for converting and publishing content in specific XML schemas.

Technology Applications and Expertise

Specialized Skills

Engineering Application Development, Data Science, Cloud, Front End Web Development

Programming

Python, Javascript, C++, HTML5, CSS, SQL, Git, GitHub

Applications

Atom, Visual Studio Code, Microsoft Office, Google Drive, Azure

OS/Environments

Mac, Linux, Unix, Ubuntu, Windows

Professional Activities and Service

• MLibrary Digital Accessibility Team 2018-present