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
Readied for release the integrated online archive platform
Capacity building of Archive and Exhibitions staff
January 2017 – April 2018
State Manager – Western Australia | Australian Library & Information Association (ALIA), Perth/Canberra, Australia
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
October – November 2017
Digitisation (Intern) | University Of Melbourne, Melbourne
Designing and building a repository and access platform for archival collections
October – November 2016
Collections (Intern) | Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne
Planned programme of exposure to all elements of archival function: cataloguing, arrangement and 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, Australia
Wavemaker Stories campaign development and management
Designing and developing the 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
Convening a Board of 18 volunteer professionals; providing governance and strategic advice relating to the constitution and management of a Western Australian Industry Association
Developing and managing the digital strategy
Managing communications with members and 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
Working in consultation with colleagues, establishing a risk management framework ensuring strong alignment with the organistion’s goals and objectives
Working in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Affairs, Macquarie University and Melbourne University
Implementing and supporting organisation systems and processes
September 2009 – September 2011
Sales & Marketing Assistant |AGR Field Operations, Melbourne
Engineering services firm supporting the Oil & Gas industry, 375 employees across Australia with 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
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
Professional Memberships
Australian Library and Information Association
Australian Society of Archivists
Records and Information Management Professionals Australasia
Training
Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon, WMZA, Johannesburg (August 2018)
Atom and Archivematica led by Artefactual, WITS University (July 2018)
First Aid Levels 1 & 2, St Johns Melbourne (2017)
ALIA WA Symposium (2016)
RIMPA inForum (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
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 / Atlas.ti/ MS Office
Volunteer Roles
South Africa Society Archivists (2018-Current)
WISE Network (2017-Current)
GLAMR Match, ALIA WA (2017)
Coder Dojo Mentor (Volunteer), Fremantle Library (2016)