Neil MacKinnon

Past

Senior Sales Consultant at Ex Libris
Business Development Manager at SirsiDynix
International Support Manager at Dynix UK

Systems Consultant at Ex Libris
Operations Manager at Ameritech Nederland BV
European Support Manager at Dynix
Senior Bibliographic Officer at Buckinghamshire County Council
Assistant Librarian at Polytechnic of Central London

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Education

University College London, U. of London
University of Cambridge
The University of Glasgow

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Neil MacKinnon’s Summary

Currently I am consulting on a library automation report for a UN library. In the recent past I have worked in consulting and advising on digital repositories and document preservation. More generally I have been involved with information science technology for more than two decades in senior positions in support, training and business development in Europe, the Middle East and Africa for Dynix, SirsiDynix and Ex Libris; before that, I worked in library technical services for both academic and local government organisations.

Neil MacKinnon’s Specialties:

International experience derived from living and working abroad; Understanding of the challenges facing different types of libraries and information centres internationally; Day to day involvement with advanced information science technology; In-depth experience of Dublin Core and of different MARC formats; Knoweldge of digital repository and preservation questions; Budgetary control and reporting; Project management and system implementation skills; UNIX, MS SQL, Sybase and ORACLE knowledge.

Neil MacKinnon’s Experience

Senior Sales Consultant

Ex Libris

(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

June 2008 — May 2009 (1 year )

Focussing principally on Digital Repository and Digital Preservation solutions.
Business Development Manager

SirsiDynix

(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

March 2001 — October 2007 (6 years 8 months)

Developing relationships between SirsiDynix and its distributors in Europe, the Middle East and South Africa; ensuring financial soundness of business partner contracts; co-ordinating timing of new product releases and relevant training and documentation outside SirsiDynix’s direct marketing areas in Europe, the Middle East and Africa; account management of some key European customers, notably the US military.
International Support Manager

Dynix UK

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)

November 1999 — March 2001 (1 year 5 months)

Working from Dynix's International Implementation Center; responsible for international technical support and training, and investigating local market suitability of products in Europe, Middle East and South America.
Systems Consultant

Ex Libris

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

January 1999 — November 1999 (11 months)

Responsible for project planning, system implementation and training, principally in the UK and Ireland.
Operations Manager

Ameritech Nederland BV

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)

February 1996 — January 1999 (3 years )

Responsible for organisation and budgetary control of project planning, installation, training and support to libraries in Sweden, Belgium and the Netherlands and its dependencies.
European Support Manager

Dynix

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

September 1986 — February 1996 (9 years 6 months)

Worked continuously in France during 1991, helping establish the Dynix France office.
Senior Bibliographic Officer

Buckinghamshire County Council

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Government Administration industry)

September 1979 — September 1986 (7 years 1 month)

Responsible for the Cataloguing and Acquisitions Departments, and deputising for the Technical Services Librarian.
Assistant Librarian

Polytechnic of Central London

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)

March 1978 — September 1979 (1 year 7 months)

Responsible for cataloguing and stock control in the Languages School, and was a member of the Technical Support Systems Working Party.

Neil MacKinnon’s Education

University College London, U. of London

Post-grad. Diploma , Library, archive and information studies , 1975 — 1976

Activities and Societies:

President of the Library, Archive and Information Studies School's Student Association
University of Cambridge

MA , Modern & Medieval Languages (French & Russian) , 1970 — 1973
The University of Glasgow

French, Russian, Political Economy and Logic 1968 — 1970

Transferred to Cambridge in 1970.