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
 2012-current
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)

 2011-2012
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
 2009-2010
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
 2007-2009
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
 2006-2007
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
 2005-2006
2003-2005
Web Production Editor
Nature Publishing Group
New York, NY, USA
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
 2002-2003
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
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
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
 1998-2001
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
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
 1996-1997

  • Wrote occasional music reviews, Time Out
1993
Archaeologist
Ashkelon Excavations
Ashkelon, Israel

  • Excavated ancient site and managed finds
  • Performed research
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