Summary
A proven leader and manager passionate about research and deriving actionable insight from expansive and diverse data sources, demonstrated in progressive career accomplishments. Recognized for strong project management skills, willingness to lead in the face of difficult or complicated projects or decisions, and as a focused and engaged manager. Employs curiosity, creativity, industriousness, and persistence to find the best solution within the specified parameters.
Education
Babson College, Wellesley, MA
2018-2020 Masters in Business Administration Cumulative GPA: 3.89 Graduated summa cum laude |
Simmons University, Boston, MA
2009 – 2012 Masters in Library and Information Science Cumulative GPA: 3.778 Invited into Phi Beta Mu |
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
2003 – 2006 B.A., English and Women’s and Gender Studies Cumulative GPA: 3.94 Graduated summa cum laude |
Progressive Experience & Responsibility
Associate Director, Library & Knowledge Service
Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA | 2017-Present
- Department Co-leader (8 FTEs); $4 million budget; reporting to Chief Information Officer
- Leader: advancement of digital strategy for scholarly communications supporting HKS research
- Leader: research computing and research data management business process improvement
Manager of Information & Library Services
The Brattle Group, Cambridge, MA | 2015-2017
- Managed all operations of library for international economic consulting firm
- Designed and implemented a knowledge platform to provide data and strategic insight in a growing firm
- Direct engagement with consultants regarding analysis needed
- Technical oversight of firm CRM and data reconciliation processes
Knowledge Services Specialist
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Lexington, MA | 2014-2015
- Curated critical scientific literature and data resources
- Researched, assessed, and implemented new technologies in collaboration with Information & Business Solutions
- Trained employees on information resources and research techniques
Reference Librarian
University of Massachusetts – Lowell | 2010-2015
- Provided research services to faculty, students, and public
Library Assistant II
Center for the Study of Drug Development – Tufts University, Boston, MA | 2012-2014
- Supported Information Services Librarian and research staff
- Maintained research publications
- Responded to media and research requests regarding thought leadership
Library Student Position
Pfizer Inc, Cambridge, MA | 2011-2012
- Analyzed and optimized external research product usage and cost data
- Provided research services and data analysis to colleagues internationally
Library Technical Services Intern
Ernst Mayr Library – Harvard University, Cambridge, MA | 2008 – 2010
- Deposited digital assets, metadata, and performed QA in the Biodiversity Heritage Library
Archives Intern
American Textile History Museum, Lowell, MA | 2009 – 2010
- Processed multiple donated collections, organized material, and preserved papers.
- Created comprehensive finding aids for collections to support research efforts.
Publications and Projects
- Website Redesign & Taxonomy: Harvard Kennedy School website redesign - worked as part of the HKS Web Project Team to launch a new website built off of Drupal; oversaw and continue to manage the taxonomy the supports the search and faceting across the website; managed the rebuild of the Library & Knowledge Services pages based on the new website technology and style guidelines.
- KM Platform & Taxonomy: Designed and then led a team that built and maintained a KM platform to connect end users with the firm's project information throughout the project lifecycle - merging previously silo-ed data sources into a central location and enriching the project information with new fields that captured institutional and tacit knowledge. This solution was built to capture the project lifecycle.
- Publication Database & Taxonomy: A bibliographic database solution for the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development bibliography. Previously an approximately 80 page PDF, this database was built with little budget to enable multi-field searching of bibliography, a controlled vocabulary, abstracting, and URL/DOI/PMID linking. The database was launched in beta just prior to my departure from Tufts CSDD.
- Kaitin KI, editor. Causes of clinical failures vary widely by therapeutic class, phase of study. Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development Impact Report. 2013;15(5). Contributed (2nd author) to PI and Director of Economic Analysis at Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, Dr. Joseph DiMasi’s, study on causes for clinical failures of drug candidates. The findings of Dr. DiMasi’s study were published in the September/October 2013 issue of the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development Impact Report.
Continuing Education
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Copyright First Responder Certification Harvard University Summer 2018 |
Library Leadership in a Digital Age Harvard Graduate School of Education Spring 2018 |
Fundamentals of Knowledge Management & Knowledge Services Click University Fall 2015 |
Copyright in the Workplace Certificate Copyright Clearance Center Fall 2014 |
Taxonomies & Controlled Vocabularies Simmons College Fall 2013 |
Honors
- 2018 Babson College Women's Leadership Scholarship recipient (MBA Candidate, 2020)
- Inducted into Phi Beta Mu (international library science honor society)
- College Honors for successful completion of an undergraduate thesis: Unsere Geschichte, A Multigenerational German-American Memoir
- Samuel S. Bogorad Award (excellent senior in English)
- Lydia S. Dodge Award (excellent senior in Women’s and Gender Studies)
- Outstanding Student Activist
- English Departmental Honors
- Inducted into Triota (women’s studies honor society)
