Resume & C.V.

Education:

B.S. of Architecture, 1996, University of Michigan LS&A Honors College / College of Architecture and Urban Planning

Employment:

1997 - present: Ann Arbor District Library, Various positions:

Helpdesk Technician
Desktop Engineer
Systems Planner
Network Administrator
IT Manager
Associate Director
Deputy Director

Notable Internships / Volunteer Positions

Music Educator
Puppeteer
Comedy Writer
Video Store Designer
FIRST Robotics Team Mentor
LEGO Event Producer
Unconference Organizer

Boards & Committees:

ACM-SIGGRAPH: Sandbox Symposium Event Chair 2006-2009
Jhai Foundation: Board Chair. Mission: bring telemedicine to the developing world; worked to dissolve after founder’s retirement
Library Renewal: Board Member; nonprofit working to establish new digital licensing models for libraries; discontinued by founder

Presentation Highlights:

2005-2008: ALA Gaming, Learning, & Libraries Symposium: Featured Speaker
2008: UgameUlearn Conference, Delft, Netherlands: Featured Speaker
2008: Malmö City Library, Malmö, Sweden: Staff Inservice Speaker
2009: UNG3.0 Youth, Tech & Learning conference, Drammen, Norway: Keynote Speaker
2009: Webwise IMLS Conference, Washington DC: Preconference Presenter
2010: Library Journal Ebook Summit: Featured Online speaker: “Libraries are Screwed”
2011: US Embassy, Rome: BookNext Future of Reading Conference, Remote Keynote
2012: VALA Library Association Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia: Closing Keynote
2012: Parliament House, Sydney, Australia: Presentation for Library Staff & Teachers
2013: Zukunftswerkstatt, Berlin / Munich / Karlsruhe / Cologne: Public Presentations
2013: US Embassy, Berlin: Presentation for Staff on Engagement with Games & Social Media
2013: State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia: Presentation & Panelist
2013: LIANZA Library Association Conference, Hamilton, New Zealand: Keynote Speaker
2014: Gaming and Cultural Institutions, Wolfenbüttel, Germany: Featured Speaker
2015: ALA Annual Conference, San Francisco: AASL President’s Program Speaker
2016: Antwerp, Belgium: Featured Speaker, Permeke Library 10th Anniversary Celebration
2016: CounterPlay, Aarhus, Denmark: Featured Speaker
2017: US Embassy, Mexico City: Guest of State Department for Goethe Institute Event
2017: Book Industry Study Group Publisher Workshop, NYC: Guest Speaker

Publications:

Author, GAMERS… IN THE LIBRARY?! ALA Editions, 2007.
Contributor to ALA Techsource Library Technology Reports
Columnist for Digitale Bibliotheek, Belgian Digital Library Journal
Contributor to Well Played, an Academic Games Journal, Carnegie Mellon ETC Press
Contributor to Pop Goes the Library, Pop Culture Blog for Librarians
Contributor to VOYA, Voice of Youth Advocates, Journal for Teen Librarians & Teachers
Guest Contributor to Journal of Library Administration
Contributor to BOOK: A FUTURIST’S MANIFESTO, O’Reilly Media

Consulting & Grant-funded Work:

1999: Training Content Developer for Merit Networks, Windows NT Guides for K12 Teachers
2000s: Flash Game Developer for The World Around Us, Winter Family Reading Program, in partnership with the University of Michigan Exhibit Museum of Natural History, funded by the Library of Michigan with Library Services & Technology Act support
2008: Expert Panel, Libraries, Literacy, & Gaming Project, American Library Association, funded by The Verizon Foundation
2009: Consultant, Partners in Research: Community Engagement in Clinical Research, partnership with University of Michigan Medical School & Taubman Health Sciences Library, funded by National Institute of Health
2009: Michigan Broadband Summit, Lansing MI: Asked by organizers to produce 10-minute video in collaboration with Merit & UMSI to describe potential of advanced networking
2010: AADL Representative, Resource Sharing Cooperative of Evergreen Libraries, led by King County Library System, funded by an IMLS National Leadership Grant
2010: Presenter, ILEADU Cohort Closing Session, led by the Illinois State Library & University of Illinois – Springfield, funded by an Institute for Museum & Library Services Grant
2011: Panelist, ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom / OCLC Webjunction: Presented on Finding a Legal Comfort Zone on the Web
2012: Presenter, Marketing & Social Media Workshop, America’s Music Project, Tribeca Film Institute / American Library Association / National Endowment for the Humanities
2013-2014: Presenter, ILEAD-USA, led by the Illinois State Library, funded by IMLS
2014: Consultant, UW Born-Digital Music Preservation Project, funded by IMLS
2021: AADL Representative, mCode Open Data Literacy Project, IUPUI, funded by IMLS

Areas of Expertise:

IT management & Software / Web Development, Architecture & Building / Renovation Projects, Event Planning & Promotion, Licensing & Publishing, Composing & Arranging, Audio & Video Production, Financial & Strategic Planning, Staff Development, Excellent Customer Service, Process Design & Enhancement, Kid & Teen Engagement, Pokémon