
Founder of PRIS Consulting
South Brisbane Area, Australia

Founder of PRIS Consulting
South Brisbane Area, Australia
Over fourteen years experience in information management, online research, user training, library technologies and vendor relations. My authority in the information industry has been well established, having contributed to the design and development of information and knowledge solutions for business, education, legal and information brokers in the USA and Asia-Pacific.
Member of the Special Libraries Association - Australia & DC Chapters
Expert knowledge in Web 2.0 technologies, folksonomies, smart searching, integrated library systems, document management systems, taxonomies, research practices and law library administration.
(Information Services industry)
February 2009 — Present (6 months)
Advise clients on library and information resources planning, intranet development strategies and vendor negotiation tactics.
Provide customised business and legal research services to companies, law firms, organisations and additional entities.
(Legal Services industry)
April 2008 — February 2009 (11 months)
Nationally developed and coordinated knowledge systems utilizing Interwoven WorkSite, a dynamic document management application, and TeamSite, a web based content management product.
Ensured users had quick and easy access to the firms intellectual property from a central point on the desktop via the intranet, and that electronic knowledge systems were developed and working to meet the business needs of the firm.
Identified and resolved technical problems associated with the firm’s document knowledge system.
(Education Management industry)
August 2006 — January 2008 (1 year 6 months)
Project management assignments include the selection, design, metadata structure and successful implementation of the Brisbane Catholic Education Centre’s knowledge-based electronic repository, supported by DB Textworks (InMagic) and DT Search technology.
Team management of the upgrade of the B.C.E.C. current intranet into a Share Point 3.0 portal platform. Responsibilities for the Share Point project include establishing taxonomy structures for B.C.E.C. portal spaces and communities, creating organizational standards for department portals and document management libraries and authoring guidelines for wikis, blogs and RSS aggregators for the Brisbane Catholic Education community.
(Partnership; 51-200 employees; Law Practice industry)
2004 — 2006 (2 years)
Responsible for all library operations and information brokerage of a 140 attorney-based firm, including expenditures, annual budget allocation ($250,000.00), supervision of library staff, development of library collections, use and development of research and reference delivery services, monitoring library programs and services, and technology applications.
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
June 2002 — June 2006 (4 years 1 month)
Adjunct lecturer for Library Science Course 825: Law Librarianship-
Introduction to information brokerage, technology solutions and research services in a legal environment.
(Law Practice industry)
January 1999 — April 2003 (4 years 4 months)
Responsible for the management of the DC & Northern Virginia libraries, including library support staff. Maintained current bibliographic records of all DC & VA library holdings (electronic & print). Served as the primary office and reference support for DC & VA, also provided firm wide support via email. Performed both billable and non-billable research firm wide, maintaining a $140.00 hourly billing rate. Responsible for collection development, the annual library budgets for each office, and the library space requirements. Administrated the evaluation and implementation of new library technologies. Prepared outlines and educational training aids for presentations on the Internet and electronic resources. Responsible for in-house continuing education regarding research for attorneys, legal assistants and staff..
Masters Science, Library Science , Library & Information Science , 1994 — 1997
Bachelor of Arts , English , 1989 — 1993
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Special Libraries Association
QKM Forum
PRINCE2 Foundation Certified, 2008
Lead presenter for the Special Libraries Association's Annual Continuing Education Program on Legal Research, 2003-2006.
Catholic University of America, School of Library & Information Science, Alumni Board Secretary, 2004-2006.