Lisa Grimm's Incredibly Interesting CV
| Full-Time Employment |
Freelance Work |
2013-current
Content Librarian
GlaxoSmithKline
Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Serve as main point of contact for all aspects of the content management system
- Manage digital assets to support multi-channel marketing
- Oversee metadata and taxonomy
- Train internal and external users from a variety of audiences on CMS usage and best practices
- Analyze usage and plan for future improvements
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2012-current
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2011-2013
Opereations Manager/Technical Content Manager
Elsevier
Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Ensured operational readiness for software releases and product updates for ClinicalKey and other brands
- Served as communications hub for department and managed vendor relationships
- Prepared and delivered sales, marketing and customer service training for global workforce
- Streamlined workflows and formalized business processes and documentation
- Consulted on CMS and other major projects in an Agile environment
Web Editor (previous role at Elsevier)
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2011-2012
- Contributing editor, Hello Race Fans
- Freelance beer history writer, Serious Eats Drinks
- Blogger, TVG Community
- Blogger, Ladies of Craft Beer
- Content strategist & Drupal developer, Kenney & McCafferty, P.C.
- Webmaster, Dr. Amy Wenzel
- Web contractor, Drexel University
- Owner & publisher, WeirdBeerGirl.com
- Owner & publisher, Superfectablog.com
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2010
Director of Design & Development
JTE Multimedia
Berwyn, PA, USA
- Led all enterprise IT initiatives and streamlined company-wide workflows
- Hired and mentored engineering and design teams
- Developed a content strategy plan and created wireframes for new site launches
- Migrated STM journal web sites to Drupal and implemented an e-commerce solution
- Oversaw ePub creation for Kindle and iBookstore
- Set and implemented marketing, social media strategy and SEO benchmarks
- Researched, selected and managed vendors, both locally and offshore
- Journals: Postgraduate Medicine, Hospital Practice & The Physician and Sports Medicine
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2009-2010
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2007-2010
Assistant Archivist
Drexel University College of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Oversaw digitization projects, managed digital assets and electronic records
- Accessioned and cataloged archival materials using DACS & Archivists’ Toolkit
- Streamlined and formalized workflows
- Created & maintained departmental blog
- Developed social media strategy, editorial calendar and content
- Represented department for outreach and community events
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2007-2009
- Contributing editor, Hello Race Fans
- Co-organizer, designer & webmaster, THATCamp Austin
- Designer & webmaster, DVAG
- Chapter author, ‘Blogging your archives,’ PR for Archivists, Neal-Schuman, 2011
- Attended THATCamp 2009 & led session on crowdsourcing
- Blogger, Philadelphia Beer Bars
- Blogger, NTRA.com
- Blogger, BelmontStakes.com
- Blogger, TVG Community
- Owner & publisher, Superfectablog.com
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2006-2007
Senior Web Specialist
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Managed all aspects of the internal and external Penn Vet web sites
- Oversaw content strategy, developed and maintained sitemaps
- Directed educational technology projects and enterprise software integrations
- Developed a content and digital asset management solution for learning objects
- Created policies and standards for information architecture and metadata
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2006-2007
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2005-2006
Project Librarian/Archivist
Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
Brooklyn, NY, USA
- Processed the Brooklyn Museum Art School collection and prepared finding aid
- Updated Access database and created original MARC records
- Processed and cataloged the Allen Wardwell library collection
- Answered reference questions
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2005-2006
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2003-2005
Web Production Editor
Nature Publishing Group
New York, NY, USA
- Managed the web production schedules for 8 internationally-recognized scholarly journals
- Built and launched new journal web sites while continuing regular updates to other sites
- Directed the work of vendors in the US, UK and India
- Coded in XML, SGML, HTML and CSS; utilized InDesign and Photoshop for images
- Sites: Modern Pathology, Laboratory Investigation, Neuropsychopharmacology, Molecular Psychiatry, Journal of Perinatology, International Journal of Impotence Research, Lab Animal, Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism
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2002-2003
HAN Content Manager
NYC Department of Health
New York, NY, USA
- Developed, launched and served as digital assert manager for the Health Alert Network web site
- Oversaw vendors and directed schedules for internal and external teams
- Managed users and content with ActiveDirectory and SharePoint
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2002-2003
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2001-2002
e-Team Logistics Manager
Hewlett-Packard Media Solutions
Cupertino, CA, USA
- Produced live and pre-recorded e-learning events in the US, Europe and Asia within a $200,000 budget
- Set schedules and targets for CD-ROM production
- Managed and developed external client and vendor relationships, both locally and offshore
- Collaborated with internationally-distributed team to schedule and manage events
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2001
Project Manager
Juniper Networks
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
- Managed the global Juniper.net web site
- Developed and enforced information architecture standards
- Collaborated with multiple international marketing departments for content development
- Managed coders and signed off on web templates
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1998-2001
Web Production Manager
Women.com Networks
San Mateo, CA, USA
- Led 6 direct reports, allocated and managed multiple concurrent large web projects
- Interviewed, hired and trained short-term and permanent employees
- Oversaw vendor relationships
- Maintained and negotiated schedules among multiple departments
- Built web templates with HTML, Javascript and Perl coding; optimized images and edited audio/video
- Managed bicoastal rollout of new navigation, channels and web sites
- Developed and enforced information architecture and content management standards
- Evaluated new software solutions and recommended packages for purchase
- Sites: Women.com, WomensWire, Satellite Sisters, Prevention, B. Smith With Style, Crayola Family Play
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1998-2001
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1997
Web Programmer
Smartnet Ltd.
London, UK
- Built web sites in HTML, Javascript and ASP for external clients of interactive agency
- Managed 5 client relationships & multiple projects
- Clients included Christies, Debenhams, Principles & JazzFM
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1996-1997
Web Assistant
Time Out
London, UK
- Coded web sites in HTML for weekly international Time Out web site
- Managed internal and external requests for updates and content creation
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1996-1997
- Wrote occasional music reviews, Time Out
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1993
Archaeologist
Ashkelon Excavations
Ashkelon, Israel
- Excavated ancient site and managed finds
- Performed research
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| Education |
MS in Library and Information Science, 2006
Palmer School of Library and Information Science
Long Island University
Brookville, NY, USA
Coursework in Knowledge Organization, Metadata, Archives, Cataloging, Rare Books & Special Collections |
MA in Archaeology, 1997
University College London
London, UK
Dissertation on the trade of amber in the late bronze/early iron age in Northern Europe |
BA in Archaeology, 1995
Boston University
Boston, MA, USA
Other courses included Latin, Geology, Chemistry, Folklore, English Literature |
Other Courses:
Rare Book School: The Printed Book in the West since 1800
Individual classes: Human-computer interaction, software engineering, C, C++, database design, German for reading |
| Skills |
| Operating systems: Macintosh, Windows, UNIX, Linux |
| Software: HomeSite, Photoshop, Illustrator, MS Office, MS Project, MS Access, Open Office, Basecamp, Final Cut Pro, iMovie, HP Virtual Classroom, Blackboard, Moodle, Camtasia, SharePoint, Quark, InDesign, RLIN Terminal, Voyager, Archivists’ Toolkit, Tweetdeck, Hootsuite |
| Web & Metadata: HTML, XHTML, XML, SGML, CSS, SQL, Javascript, DACS, LCSH, AACR2, MARC, MeSH, Dublin Core, DITA, EAD, DACS, SCORM, Blogger, WordPress, Moveable Type, Joomla, Drupal, CQ5, Sitecore, Documentum, Sharepoint |
| Languages: Reading knowledge of Latin, French and Spanish; some German |
| etc.: Writing & editing, delivering presentations, academic teaching and employee training, research |
| Affiliations |
| SAA, MARAC, DVAG, BJCP, PMI |
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