Karen Huffman

Current

• Sr. Applications & Database Administrator at National Geographic Society
• Guest lecturer and Adjunct at The Catholic University of America

Past

• Adjunct Professor at The Catholic University of America
• Knowledge Initiatives at National Geographic Society
• Consultant at Charles County Public Libraries

• Systems Specialist at National Geographic Society

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Education

• University of Maryland College Park
• University of Maryland University College
• Gettysburg College

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Recommended

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Connections

294 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• SLA Knowledge Management
• My Website
• My Favorites Bookmarks

Karen Huffman’s Summary

--Care about our planet through saving resources and compassion for its people.
--Dreamer about the "What if's..."
--Make an impact, through facilitation, persistence, and consideration of all ideas.
--Connect the dots, step by step: people to people; people to information.
--Consultant and project manager on Web technologies, information architects, and best practices on streamlining and managing business processes; application developer primarily focused on Web-based tools; and applications/technologies coach and trainer.
--Passionate about the ideas in which I believe will help streamline workflows, improve communication, share ideas and perspectives on a global scale.

Karen Huffman’s Specialties:

--Paradigm shifts, change management, and connecting the dots (it's not as tangential as you'd think!).
--Creativity and innovation of Web-based solutions and emerging technologies to streamline workflows, improve communication and collaboration.
--Information architect;
--Knowledge management;
--Project-based learning;
--Needs assessment;
--Web 2.0/3.0+ integrator/consultant;
--Dreamer, envision the impossible, reach for the stars;
--"Miracle worker" wannabe ;-)

Karen Huffman’s Experience

• Sr. Applications & Database Administrator

  National Geographic Society

  (Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Publishing industry)

  May 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

  Knowledge management, collaborative models, and information architects
  Web technologies and best practices for streamlining and managing business processes
  Web tools, social networks, and content management systems

• Guest lecturer and Adjunct

  The Catholic University of America

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  2007 — Present (2 years )

• Adjunct Professor

  The Catholic University of America

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  2009 — 2009 (less than a year)

• Knowledge Initiatives

  National Geographic Society

  (Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Libraries industry)

  April 2002 — May 2008 (6 years 2 months)

  Visionary focus coupled with strong organizational, technical, communication, and people skills.
  
  Consult on solutions related to portals/knowledge systems, digital libraries, document/content management systems, information organization, and metadata/format standards.
  
  Develop Web 2.0 solutions for intra- and inter-organizational initiatives.
  
  Information architect, application developer, and Webmaster for National Geographic's corporate intranet, National Geographic's Libraries website, and a handful of external websites.
  
  Formulated and manage the National Geographic Libraries' academic internship and volunteer program.

• Consultant

  Charles County Public Libraries

  (Libraries industry)

  2004 — 2007 (3 years )

• Systems Specialist

  National Geographic Society

  (Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Publishing industry)

  April 1998 — 2002 (4 years )

Karen Huffman’s Education

• University of Maryland College Park

  MLS , Library science with focus on technology/systems , 1999 — 2001

• University of Maryland University College

  BA , Behavioral Social Sciences/Management , 1987 — 1994

• Gettysburg College

  N/A , Sociology , 1981 — 1983

Additional Information

Karen Huffman’s Websites:

• SLA Knowledge Management
• My Website
• My Favorites Bookmarks

Karen Huffman’s Interests:

Making a difference; Walking the talk; Knowledge management; Information architects; Understanding and applying complex concepts and ideas; Artistic pursuits; Finding friends (old and new).

Karen Huffman’s Groups:

Special Libraries Association (SLA) including membership in the D.C. Chapter and the Knowledge Management division., Knowledge Management, KM.gov Listserv, Web 2.0 Seminars, TNCG to..., KM World 2007 Presenter, KM Professional Society (KMPro.org), Special Libraries Association, Information Professionals/Librarians Worldwide, 2007 SLA Annual Conference, Semantic Web

•    Knowledge Management Professional Society (KMPro)
•    Gurteen Knowledge Community
•    Brainstorming Web 2.0
•    Web 2.0
•    Lotus Professionals (3500+ Members)
•    American Library Association
•    MuseoTech
•    Cloud Computing
•    Social Media Today
•    User Experience
•    No Greater Sacrifice
•    SLA Knowledge Management Division
•    Confluence Users
•    Special Libraries Association
•    JIRA Community
•    TikiWiki CMS/Groupware
•    National Geographic Society (NGS) ♣2,000+ members ♣
•    KM4Dev
•    Adaptavist
•    VirtualWorlds
•    J. Boye
•    VNKMC - Vietnam Knowledge Management Community
•    Web Managers Roundtable
•    KMWorld
•    weknowmore.org
•    Future Ready Begins Today
•    WebSphere Portal & WCM, Australia and New Zealand
•    Indigenous Knowledge Management
•    Women in Knowledge Management
•    Knowledge Management Best Practices
•    Washington DC Chapter of the Knowledge Management Institute
•    KMKS Alumni & Interest Group

Karen Huffman’s Honors:

2007: SLA's LexisNexis Innovations in Technology Award.

2007: Nielsen Norman Top Ten Intranets for National Geographic's corporate intranet.

2003: NGM Masthead, October 2003 to date.

2003: SLA's Member of the Year by the Washington, DC Chapter for my efforts to boost DC Chapter membership through active engagement of young professionals.

2002: 1st place winner of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference Fredric M. Miller Finding Aid Award for an Oral History Finding Aid.

2001: College of Information Studies Dean's Award

2001: SLA's Information Technology Division's Joe Ann Clifton Student Award

2001: SLA Student Chapter of University of Maryland won two Certificate of Merit Awards from SLA's Student and Academic Relations Committee for "Creative Use of Electronic Resources" and "Leadership."

Karen Huffman’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

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