Experience

¶ Rare Book Cataloguing Services 2016-Present

RESEARCHER/CONSULTANT

Serving institutions, independent antiquarian booksellers, and private collectors on a freelance basis, specializing in ephemeral and archival materials (finding the forgotten voices, the lost stories, the thrill of the "if you were there" in collections of letters, diaries, scrapbooks, autograph and photo albums, and commonplace books from years past...)

¶ BookFairs.Com 2013-Present

EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

Ongoing maintenance of this small internet start-up, including collection, collation, and verification of content; hands-on coding of the web site; and development of new tools and features.

¶ Barnes & Noble, Inc. 2003-2014

DIRECTOR, USED-BOOK OPERATIONS 2010-2014

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MANAGER, RARE BOOKS DEPARTMENT 2005-2014

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ASSISTANT MANAGER, USED-BOOK DIVISION 2003-2010

Managed the overall brand; expanded B&N’s core used-book business by developing an online presence for both second-hand ("Barnes & Noble Once-Read Books") and antiquarian/rare books (“Barnes & Noble Collectibles”); traveled extensively to antiquarian book fairs and other trade events. Also served as chief rare books cataloguer and evaluator, performing extensive bibliographical research, conducting appraisals, and issuing regular print and electronic catalogues.

¶ Antiquarian Book Seminar 2012-2013

AUCTION ORGANIZER / ASSISTANT FACULTY

Organized the annual charity auction to benefit ABS (a highly regarded non-profit institution founded in 1972, formerly known as the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar). Solicited, catalogued, photographed, lotted, and indexed donations (consisting of a wide variety of books, manuscripts, ephemera, and services); desktop-published and issued both print and e-catalogues. Additionally pursued and collected third-party bids, solicited scholarships, and served as adjunct to the faculty.

¶ Data Communications Magazine 1996-2000

ACTING PRODUCTION MANAGER – 1998-2000

FREELANCE DESKTOP PUBLISHER – 1996-1998

Responsible for the output of the entire magazine, from raw text and graphics to the final printed page; additionally ran the production of Data Comm–produced “show dailies” at two major week-long international tech conventions held in Atlanta, Georgia (1998) and Geneva, Switzerland (1999).

¶ Publishing Industry Freelancer (Partial Client List) 1995-2003

McGRAW-HILL, HEARST PUBLICATIONS, CMP MEDIA, LIGHTBULB PRESS, NEW JERSEY LAW JOURNAL, THE LIZ CLAIBORNE FOUNDATION, NAT WEST MARKET RESEARCH, LAZARD FRÈRES, AMMIRATI PURIS LINTAS, AEGIS INSURANCE SERVICES, THE LIMITED INC., ET AL.

Writing; copy and content editing; page layout/pasteup; desktop publishing; creation of infographics, maps, charts, and graphs; photo-editing; proofreading; indexing; software and database design and development; consulting; etc.