Matthew A. Richardson, M.L.I.S.

E-mail: matvey@umich.edu

Objective

To utilize my academic training and work experience in a professional position that allows me to learn more about electronic information systems, book publishing, and Web site administration/design.

Work Experience

Sept. 2000-Present

Information Systems Specialist/Webmaster
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248

ICPSR maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social science data for research and instruction, and offers training in quantitative methods to facilitate effective data use. In addition, ICPSR provides user support to assist researchers in identifying relevant data for analysis and in conducting their research projects. My work with ICPSR involves maintaining and expanding existing Web content, as well as improving the navigational structure of the Web site.

  • Web design
  • site design
  • graphic design

April 1998-Aug. 2000

Database/Web Administrator
University of Michigan Press
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1104

The University of Michigan Press is a publisher of scholarly monographs. My role as part of the Digital Publishing and Information Management team has primarily involved maintaining the database and Web site, though I have also served as product designer for two CD-ROM products: A Study of Crisis and Scientific and Medical Writings in Old and Middle English.

  • Web design: book pages, staff resources, author resources
  • site design: database-driven search engine, online ordering, monthly site updates of 1300+ pages
  • database construction/management, staff training in database tools
  • CD-ROM development
  • Macintosh software support/problem resolution

April 1996- April 1998

Marketing Assistant
University of Michigan Press
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1104

My initial position at the University of Michigan Press was as part of the marketing Department, where I worked as a graphic designer and Web designer.

  • graphic design: catalogs, flyers, posters, advertisements
  • database constructon/management: maintenance of publicity database and research into the creation of a general marketing database
  • Macintosh software support/problem resolution
  • Web design: book pages, Web conversion of print catalogs
  • image scanning
  • projects as assigned

August 1995- March 1996

Graphic Designer
Sir Speedy Printing
Ann Arbor, MI 48108

  • graphic design: business cards, letterhead, pamphlets, newsletters, flyers
  • Macintosh software support/problem resolution
  • customer service
  • bindery work

June 1994- July 1995

Production Assistant/Typesetter
Publication Services
Champaign, IL 61820

Publication Services is a desktop publishing firm that produces college textbooks and academic journals for larger publishing companies. My primary duties involved assisting production coordinators in seeing projects through the production processes.

  • graphic design: complex book-length projects, journals
  • tagging: HTML, Quark XPress
  • resource scheduling
  • quality control
  • indexing

Education

August 1994-
August 1995

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
501 E. Daniels, Urbana, IL 61801
Masters of Science, Library and Information Science

My studies in the graduate school or library and information science focused upon bibliographic searching and construction, contemporary book publishing, information gathering through online resources, and technical training in a variety of internet resources.

September 1990-
August 1993,
January- June 1994

Knox College
Galesburg, IL 61401
Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude; Major: Modern Languages, Concentration in Sculpture

At Knox College, my primary focus was Russian and German literature and language, though I also studies Russian and German culture, and Russian history. My training in ceramic sculpture was applied work, learning how to mix glazes and different clay bodies and how to conduct kiln firings.

September- December 1993

Kuban State University
Krasnodar, Russia

As part of the ACM/GLCA (Associated Colleges of the Midwest/Great Lakes College Association) Russia program, I studied in a university in southern Russia, under native professors, where I underwent a rigorous program that focused on Russian language, culture, history, and literature.

 

Background

Technical Skills
Though the bulk of my computer experience has been on the Macintosh, I have also worked with Windows computers in my current position, and have a fairly basic understanding of Windows 95/98/Me. My work has traditionally involved developing cross-platform database and Web solutions, and so it has been necessary for me to work on both platforms.

In my current position, I use the following applications on a daily or weekly basis:

In my current position, I use the following applications on an irregular basis:

In addition, I have the following skills/knowledge:

In my graduate studies in library and information science, my coursework focused upon the following areas:

References

References are available upon request. Furthermore, any information which seems to be lacking (such as phone numbers and addresses) can be obtained from me via e-mail. I feel I have a right to preserve some of my privacy, even during the process of job hunting, and thus do not feel I should provide phone numbers of current and former employers over the web. I welcome any inquiries. At present I plan to remain in southeast Michigan until such time as I'm offered a job that seems more promising in terms of advancement potential and salary.