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R. Norman Rose Albany, NY

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

Ten years of experience in data analysis, surveys, and management in both government and non-profit sectors.
Creative writer/ communicator with data visualization, social media and journalism skills.

EXPERIENCE

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, ROCKEFELLER COLLEGE, ALBANY, NY

Project Staff Associate, Public Service Workshops Program

Planner, coordinator of professional development workshops for New York State employees via agreement with Office of Employee Relations.

Training Management: Coordinate with vendors and sponsors to identify qualified instructors, review course content, learning objectives, technical needs, costs and space for workshops

focus: engineering/ technical workshops.

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (ALA), CHICAGO, IL, 2007 – 2016

Freelance Research Analyst (2016)

Data analysis for Digital Inclusion Survey policy brief commissioned by the Office of Information Technology Policy – defining technology capacity as surveyed for libraries by rural locale; tables and graphics to help explain the problem.

Program Officer, Office for Research and Statistics (2007-2015)

Analytical:
* Conducted analysis, created graphics and maps for national Gates Foundation-funded Public Library Funding and Technology Access Study & later, IMLS-funded Digital Inclusion Survey, on adoption and use of technology. * Yearly surveys: library trends via Chief Officers of State Library Agencies Example | internal Membership Value Surveys | Association member demographics. Example (.PDF) Communication: Managed of press releases, web, and Twitter presences for ORS, building awareness of ORS accomplishments, projects, and award opportunities for the library community. Member Management: Guided members through thorny program and budget decisions; managed webinar creation and management, award promotion, announcement, and disbursement.

RUMBLE IN THE GARDEN (VOX MEDIA/ SB NATION NETWORK) 2011 – PRESENT

Managing Editor/ Writer

Founder, managing editor and content creator for Rumble in the Garden, leading independent news source for St. John’s Red Storm fans, on the SB Nation/ Vox Media network. The 3-5 person team (plus credentialed photographer) covers live games, writes accessible content, and is online, on Facebook, on podcast, on Twitter and on Instagram (next year)
Manage a team of five writers and two photographers, collaborating on editorial direction, creating content calendar, mentoring writers, editing content in AP style, crafting SEO-friendly headlines and promoting content.
Manage Facebook, Twitter, podcast and Instagram presences with fan-centric focus, humor.

NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES (SBS), NEW YORK, NY

Project Manager, Division of Economic and Financial Opportunity (DEFO)

Developed reporting and tracking implementation tools for Local Law 129, aimed at promoting contracting opportunities for minority- and women-owned businesses with New York City.

EDUCATION

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, Master of Public Administration

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, ST. LOUIS, MO Economics, English

SOFTWARE SKILLS/ TOOLS

For number crunching: Excel, R, SPSS

For visual displays: PowerPoint, Adobe Illustrator/ Photoshop Elements, Pixelmator

Database: SQL (intermediate)

Also knowledge of: Python, SAS.

###WEB EDITORIAL SKILLS

HTML editing (Adobe Dreamweaver), content management (Drupal, WordPress, Collage, Blogger).

Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, Flickr, Tweetdeck, Buffer, Hootsuite, YouTube, Google Analytics (Analytics Academy certificate), Podcast editing (GarageBand).

Norman Rose