Heather Carine

Current

• Editor in Chief, AIIP Connections at Association of Independent Information Professionals
• Freelance Business Researcher at Carine Research (Sole Proprietorship)
• Information Services Manager at Hunt & Hunt

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Past

• Researcher at Goldman Sachs

Education

• RMIT University
• University of Melbourne

Connections

57 connections

Industry

Research

Websites

• carineresearch.com.au
• Business Research Tips
• AIIP Connections

Heather Carine’s Summary

Heather is a Freelance Business Researcher with her own business, Carine Research, based in Adelaide, South Australia. She also serves as the Information Services Manager at Hunt & Hunt, a national law firm.

Heather established Carine Research to work with businesses that need well-researched information for strategic decisions or advice.

Her research is relied on for business development proposals and tenders, client development initiatives and legal advice. She also enjoys writing and presenting on business research skills and knowledge management.

Over the last ten years Heather has worked as a knowledge and marketing specialist at national law firm, Hunt & Hunt and researcher at Goldman Sachs in London.

Heather holds a Masters Degree in Business (Information Technology) from RMIT University.

Heather Carine’s Specialties:

Business research, online research, business development, knowledge management

Heather Carine’s Experience

• Editor in Chief, AIIP Connections

  Association of Independent Information Professionals

  (Research industry)

  January 2009 — Present (7 months)

  AIIP Connections is the quarterly publication for the the Assocation of Independent Information Professionals.

• Freelance Business Researcher

  Carine Research (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Research industry)

  2006 — Present (3 years)

  Heather Carine established Carine Research to work with businesses that need well-researched information for strategic decisions or advice.
  
  For over ten years, her research has been relied on for tender responses, marketing proposals, client development and legal advice. With a background in research, knowledge management and marketing, Heather knows and understands that the best information you need for business doesn’t come from one source.
  
  Well beyond Google, Heather finds reliable information from commercial content providers, web sources and industry experts.
  
  Heather is a member of the Association of Independent Information Professionals.

• Information Services Manager

  Hunt & Hunt

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Legal Services industry)

  1999 — Present (10 years)

  Legal and business researcher, librarian, tender writer, information manager for web and intranet development projects, seminar organiser and production manager for client information products.

• Researcher

  Goldman Sachs

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Banking industry)

  1997 — 1998 (1 year)

Heather Carine’s Education

• RMIT University

  Master of Business (Information Technology) , Knowledge Management , 2000 — 2002

• University of Melbourne

  Bachelor of Comm , Economics , 1981 — 1983

Additional Information

Heather Carine’s Websites:

• carineresearch.com.au
• Business Research Tips
• AIIP Connections

Heather Carine’s Interests:

Business research, online research, knowledge management, shadow yoga

Heather Carine’s Groups:

Association of Independent Information Professionals (www.aiip.org).
Penguin Club of Australia, Inc.
Australian Law Librarians' Association.
Australian Library and Information Assocation.

•    Strategic Business and Competitive Intelligence Professionals
•    Australasian Researchers Network
•    Knowledge Management for Legal Professionals
•    Buslib-l
•    Strategic Librarians
•    Association of Independent Information Professionals
•    FUMSI
•    CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals

Heather Carine’s Honors:

AIIP Connections Writer’s Award (2009)
Awarded by the Association of Independent Information Professionals for best original article publishes in AIIP Connections in 2008.

Myra T. Grenier Award (2008)
Awarded by the Association of Independent Information Professionals.

FUMSI (Find, Use, Manage, Share Information) Citation (2007)
Awarded the FUMSI Citation by freepint.com for writing the most useful article as voted by the readership of freepint.com.

RMIT University, Master of Business (IT) Award for Excellence (2003)
Awarded for the most outstanding minor thesis on applying knowledge management in law firm alliances.

Heather Carine’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch