April 2018 – Current
Digitisation Project Officer | Nelson Mandela Foundation, Johannesburg
- Readying the
organisation for acceptance as a Trusted Digital Repository - Developed and rolled out ‘Access to Collections’ strategy and prepared the integrated online archive platform for public release
- Capacity building of archive, exhibition and records staff
October – November 2017
- Practicum placement as part of MIM Studies.
- Designing and building a repository and access platform for archival collections
January 2017 – April 2018
State Manager – Western Australia | Australian Library & Information Association (ALIA), Perth/Canberra
- Member management and relationship building
- A strategic role enabling a thorough understanding and overview of current and future challenges and opportunities within the library sector
Representative for the WA Central Institute of TAFE Industry Advisory Board, WA Literacy Alliance and the WA Collections Sector Working Group
October – November 2016
Collections | Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne
- Practicum placement as part of
MIM studies. - Planned programme of exposure to all elements of archival function:
cataloguing , arrangementand description, deaccessioning - Project design and developing procedures for the digitisation of 2700 animated publicity stills for the State Film Centre
April 2017 – April 2018
Communications Officer | Women In Subsea Engineering (WISE), Perth
- Secured $180K funding from AusGov’s Women in STEM
- Project managed the Wavemaker Stories campaign
- Designing and developing a peer-lending online library
October 2015 – April 2018
Executive Officer | Subsea Energy Australia, Perth
- Managing the peak body for the subsea sector in Australia
- Coordinating the unified campaigns of over 68 organisations
- Convened a Board of 18 volunteer professionals; providing governance and strategic advice relating to the constitution and management of a Western Australian Industry Association
- Developed and managed the digital strategy including a membership directory
- Managing communications with members and the wider network of 1500 industry professionals
- Organising and running events: training, networking, awards, forums and conferences
September 2015
Project Officer | Australian Electoral Commission (Kelly Services), Perth
- Coordination of the redistribution of Western Australia electoral divisions and the Augmented Electoral Commission meetings
- Document control for submissions and comments for public inquiry
July 2015 – September 2015
Project Manager – Risk Management | Australian Volunteers International, Melbourne
- Overseeing development of a risk management and incident reporting system, including risk analysis across Corporate, OHS, Child Protection, and 32 Country Programs.
- Negotiation with developers and internal stakeholder consultation
- Preparation of policy and procedural documents for rollout and training
October 2011 – July 2015
Executive Assistant | Australian Volunteers International, Melbourne
- Executive level support, implementing and supporting operational systems and processes
- Working in consultation with colleagues, establishing a risk management framework ensuring strong alignment with the
organisation’s goals and objectives - Working in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Affairs, Macquarie University
and Melbourne University
September 2009 – September 2011
Sales & Marketing Assistant | AGR Field Operations, Melbourne
- Engineering services firm supporting the Oil & Gas industry, 375 employees across Australia with the head office based in Norway
- Development and design of marketing material for print and online
- Conference and event management
- Implementation and rollout of global Customer Relationship Management software
- Instigated, designed and deployed company newsletter
December 2008 – September 2009
Corporate Services Assistant | AGR Field Operations, Melbourne
- Admin support, document control, petty cash, travel management, induction coordination
- Contract management of a travel portfolio of over $1M annual spend
January – November 2008
Personal Assistant | Amrad Galleries, Montreal
- Supporting Esther Dagan, author and lecturer in African art and dance
- Assisted Esther to prepare her personal art collection and private papers for donation to the Smithsonian Museum in Washington.
Temporary and contract roles
- Finance Clerk, Whistler-Blackcomb, Whistler, Canada, 2008
- Examinations Coordinator, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, Dublin, 2007
- Receptionist, Network Personnel Consultants, Cork, 2007
- Customer Support, Computer Associates, Melbourne, 2007
- Event Coordinator, Hume-Whittlesea LLEN, Melbourne, 2006
- Administrator, Commonwealth Games, Melbourne, Australia, 2006
- Switchboard Operator, Department of Work and Pensions, Edinburgh, 2005
- Temp Agent, Julia Ross Agency, London, 2003 – 2004
- Temp Agent, Westaff Temp Agency, Melbourne, 2001 – 2002
First Job
1996 – 2001
Crew Member | McDonald Family Restaurant, Clifton Hill & Richmond
- Grounding in customer service, teamwork and occupational health & safety standards
Education
- Master’s Degree, Information Management, Curtin University (2017)
- Thesis: “Invitation to participate” A qualitative analysis of the information aimed at the digital volunteers of Australia’s State Libraries. Identifying evidence of the language and concepts of Jenkins’ theoretical framework of participatory cultures.
- Bachelor’s Degree, Internet Communications, Curtin University (2015)
- Minor in Web Design
- CERT IV Project Management, Ascet TAFE (2011)
- VCE, Presentation College Windsor (2000)
Professional Memberships
Australian Library and Information Association (Certified)
Australian Society of Archivists
Records and Information Management Professionals Australasia
Training & Conferences
- Digitisation of Cultural Heritage Collections, Pretoria (November 2018)
- Listening to the Rivonia Trial, WITS University (September 2018)
- Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon, WMZA, Johannesburg (August 2018)
- Atom and Archivematica led by Artefactual, WITS University (July 2018)
- The Role of Archives and Records in the Era of Misinformation, South African Society of Archivists, East London, South Africa (July 2018)
- Digital Access to Collections Workshop, A GLAM Peak initiative held in Perth (March 2018)
- AVID Pre-Departure Training, Cross-cultural awareness, public diplomacy and child protection, Melbourne (February 2018)
- First Aid Levels 1 & 2, St Johns Melbourne (2017)
- ALIA Information Online Conference, Australian Library and Information Association, Sydney (February 2017)
- ALIA WA Symposium (2016)
- Innovation Cluster Workshop, Organised by NERA National Energy Resources Australia, Perth (November 2016)
- RIMPA inFORUM Conference, Records and Information Management Professionals Australasia, Perth (July 2016)
- Talent Management LifeCycle (2014)
- Blacklight Training, Indigenous cross-cultural awareness (2014)
- Advanced Analytics, University of Technology Sydney (2014)
- Certificate IV in Project Management, Ascet TAFE (2011)
- First Aid Levels 1 & 2, St Johns Melbourne ( 2009)
ICT Skills
Library & Archives: Vernon / Tessitura / Omeka / Koha / WP Library / AtoM / Archivematica
Records & Governance: Intelligence Bank / PIMS / TRIM
Graphic design: Adobe Design Suite / Canva / Gimp/ Piktochart / Prezi
Web design & CMS: HTML5 / CSS / Java / WordPress / Weebly / Joomla / Drupal / CraftCMS
Internet communications: SoundCloud / iTunes / iMovie / YouTube / GoToWebinar/ Facebook / LinkedIn / Twitter / Blogging / GarageBand
Finance: MYOB / Greentree / Xero
CRM: Bond Adapt / MS Dynamics / Salesforce / Pipeline Deals / PipeDrive
Data Analysis and Processing: Atlas.ti / MS Office
Project Management: MS Project / Visio
Volunteer Roles
Nelson Mandela Foundation (2019 – Current)
South Africa Society Archivists (2018)
WISE Network (2017-Current)
GLAMR Match, ALIA WA (2017)
Coder Dojo Mentor (Volunteer), Fremantle Library (2016)