Summary of Experience
I have been employed in the field of cultural administration for over 20 years. My professional expertise involves the uses of technology in information management for cultural institutions such as libraries, colleges and the arts. Via my own websites, I am known worldwide as an expert in organology (the academic study of musical instruments). Work experience in overall program support in the arts and culture community, educational settings, libraries and media, and technology planning and implementation. Education in historical, academic and technical aspects of music involving research, analysis, organization and presentation of information.
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint); essential HTML, PHP/MySQL, CSS programming, web authoring and web site architecture; Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, Coda Finale (Music publishing). Basic training in ArcGIS mapping application.
Non-Profit / Government Cultural Administration
- Certified consultant with the Kentucky Peer Advisory Network (KPAN), a program of the Kentucky Arts Council
- Maintained broad knowledge of agency missions, goals, programs and priorities as a basis for providing public information
- Provided overall administrative support to programs and infrastructure of government agencies at the state and county levels, as well as private and academic sector organizations
- Served on advocacy committees for a state arts endowment, arts accessibility initiatives, and state and county government technology planning
- Led and participated in organizational strategic and technology planning processes
- Managed official reporting and public document preparation, including annual reports, planning documents and board minutes
- Administered grant programs
- Managed parts of other grants processes as both grantee and grantor
- Created and published a variety of public information printed materials (display ads, concert program, event marketing materials, etc.)
OFFICE MANAGEMENT / FINANCIAL
- Communicated with executive boards, staff, and general public via phone, face to face, email and website
- Managed record keeping, filing and reporting of official documents
- Managed departmental budgets
- Managed city, state and federal grant accounts
- Performed data-entry bookkeeping for A/R and A/P
- Taught spreadsheet-based accounting classes to adult learners
Web Development / TECHNOLOGY
- Please see my Summary of Web Development Experience at: http://www.oriscus.com/res/web.htm with links to examples
- Managed and coordinated of all aspects of agency web site development
- Maintained holistic knowledge of current technology trends and opportunities in alignment with organization priorities, constituent needs and strategic plans
- Trained staff in areas of web technology
- Developed organization intranet capabilities
- Worked with PIO's and publications coordinators to assure graceful transformation of print documents to the web
- Served on internal and external committees to address technology issues
- Served as ex officio technology troubleshooter for organizations and constituents
Library Management
- Manned help desk for incoming reference and general information inquiries using reference books, CD-ROM databases and the Internet
- Maintained computer database of patron files
- Maintained vertical file of periodical, ephemeral and small-format information of local interest
- Served desk duty on a county bookmobile serving rural, elderly and disabled patrons
OTHER
- Produced audiovisual media for academic use and public information
- Edited music for print distribution (Coda Finale desktop music publishing)
- Researched, designed, manufactured, bought and sold musical instruments
Relevant Work
- Marketing/Promotion Specialist - University of Kentucky School of Music, November 2003 – present
- Webmaster, American Musical Instrument Society (contract), 2006-present
- Editor, Newsletter of the American Musical Instrument Society, 2007-2010
- Webmaster, Mozart Society of America (contract), 2007-present
- Library Assistant, Lexington Public Library-Northside. 2003
- Web Developer, Arts Kentucky (contract), 2003 - 2004
- Web Developer, Kentucky Historical Society (project grant), 2002
- Executive Assistant to the Director/Webmaster, Arizona Commission on the Arts, Phoenix, Arizona, 1998 – 2002
- Office / Information Technology Manager, Baldwin County Library Cooperative, Robertsdale, Alabama, 1996 – 1998
- Manufacturer / Publisher, Quilisma Music Enterprises/Oriscus, Kentucky, Alabama and Arizona, 1990 – present
- Data Entry Bookkeeper, Good Foods Co-op, Lexington, Kentucky, 1993 –1994
- Videotape Library Manager, The Learning Channel, Lexington, Kentucky, 1984 –1991
Education
- Master of Arts in Musicology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
- Bachelor of Arts in Music History, New College, Sarasota, Florida
COMMITTEES, MEMBERSHIPS
- Board Member: Center for Old Music in the New World – Early music presenting organization
- Member: American Musical Instrument Society
- Member: Kentucky Museum & Heritage Alliance - Network of individuals and organizations interested in museums and historic preservation
- Subscriber: CIMCIM E-List (International musical instrument museum conservators and curators)
- Former Member: Arts Kentucky. A statewide arts advocacy organization.
- Former Member: Central Arizona Electronic Village Coalition (CAEV), Universal Access Committee
- Former Member: Arizona Internet Professionals Association
- Former Moderator: State Arts Agency Web Staff eList (through the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies)
- Former Editor: Open Directory Project category: Society: Organizations: Arts: State Agencies
- Former Member: Arizona ArtShare (state endowment fund for the arts) Strategic Communications Committee
- Former Member: Digital Government Working Group (AZ Government Information Technology Agency (GITA)) involved in planning for the state web portal
CONFERENCES/TRAINING
- American Musical Instrument Society, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, May 2010
- American Musical Instrument Society, University of Michigan, May 2009
- American Musical Instrument Society, Yale University, May 2007
- Basic training in ArcGIS geographic mapping systems, University of Kentucky, February 2007
- American Musical Instrument Society, National Music Museum, Vermillion, SD, May 2006
- Online Technology Training in PHP, eT&D (UK), 2005
- Dreamweaver Workshop, ExecuTrain, Lexington, KY, 2004
- Grant Writing Workshop, sponsored by Arts Kentucky and the Kentucky Foundation for Women; Crestview Hills, KY; July 2003
- Kentucky Peer Advisory Network (KPAN) consultants training; Louisville, KY; March 2003
- Kentucky Historical Society; Directors and Presidents Forum; Frankfort, KY; September 2002
- Kentucky Cemetery Preservation Workshop; Carrollton, KY; August 2002
- Web-Based Marketing for Nonprofits; Arizona State University Nonprofit Management Institute; Phoenix, AZ; June 2001
- Electronic Records Management Seminar, AZ Dept. of Libraries, Archives & Public Records, September 20, 2000
- Web Site Development and Design Conference; Phoenix, August 2000
- CGI Scripting for Web Sites; Paradise Valley (AZ) Community College, November 2000
- Executive Leadership Forum: Serving Citizens in a Digital Age; Phoenix, AZ April 2000
- Technology Planning for Arts Organizations; Arizona State University Nonprofit Management Institute; Mesa, AZ 1999
Other Activities
- Performing member of Musick's Company, an early music ensemble based in Lexington, KY. Viols, recorders, medieval harp and fiddle, percussion. 1983-present
- Board of directors of the Center for Old Music in the New World, a non-profit organization supporting early music performances and outreach activities. 1985-1995
- Ex officio consultant, content provider, and manager, University of KY virtual simulator in Second Life, 2008-present
- Former performer with the Pack of Lies Orchestra – a techno-ambient improvisational music ensemble. 1999-2001
- Avid cultural patron, regularly attending performances, lectures, workshops, museums and galleries of all kinds
- Personal web site WWW.ORISCUS.COM dedicated to Internet resources in arts technology, musical instruments and other interests
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Last updated January 14, 2011