I’d describe myself as a generalist who is curious and organized, and very good at research and making connections – between people and ideas. My undergraduate degree is in Art History and Psychology, and I have a graduate certificate in Arts Management. My work experience has been in software development (as a business analyst) and more recently as a “head hunter” for executives in retail, fashion and CPG.
I’d like to learn more about creating digital products/websites and using social media for outreach….as well as learn any languages/tools relevant to Digital Humanities. I’m a quick learner. From my years as a business analyst, I am very good at translating business/user needs to systems specifications, and I have a real interest in developing intuitive interfaces that are easy to navigate and understand (this is actually a pet peeve of mine).
Outreach and research:
Strengths: researching people and organizations that are relevant to a project and reaching out to engage them; assessing people’s experience and style for “fit”
Areas to develop: using social media sites and tools to engage other
Project Management:
Strengths: very organized, developing project plans, follow up, defining deliverables and dependencies; anticipating and identifying roadblocks or potential obstacles; high sense of urgency; comfortable with deadlines
Areas to develop: using a specific project management tool
Design:
Strengths: strong intuitive sense of design and aesthetics, understand basic design concepts and I have a great appreciation for U/X concepts
Areas to develop: a more formal experience with UX and GUI design
Development:
Strengths: developing specifications; testing and finding “bugs”
Areas to develop: I do not know how to “code” in any language but am willing to learn
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