Information Professional seeking employment - - Dubai

JamyMc Would like to relocate to Dubai - Would like to find employment in Marketing, Market Research, Business Intelligence, Competitive Intelligence, or related positions. I have been working in software industry for 2 years, specifically online and entertainment technologies. Experienced with international and business information for 3+ years. J’AMY MCCRACKEN San Francisco, CA PROFILE: Information professional seeking opportunity to contribute expertise in business, financial or marketing information. Key strengths are gathering and analyzing business intelligence, research and organization of information, and building business alliances EDUCATION MS Library and Information Science, San Jose State University, California (December 2005) BA Philosophy, Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon, 1998 Visiting Student, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia, 1995-1996 TECHNICAL SKILLS Searching: Dialog, Lexis-Nexis, Factiva, OneSource, Intelliscope, Ebsco, Internet Library Automated Systems: InMagic, Dynix, Horizon, Endnote, AACR2, MARC Software: MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Access, FileMaker Pro, Photoshop, FrontPage LANGUAGE SKILLS Slovak/Czech: Functional fluency German/Polish: Intermediate proficiency Hindi/Urdu: Beginning Basic knowledge of other Slavic and Germanic languages EMPLOYMENT Library Associates Microsoft, Site Librarian 03/03 – present  Solo librarian managing the Microsoft Silicon Valley Campus Library and delivering information services to 1300 Microsoft employees  Consulting with customers to identify information needs used to develop new programs and initiatives to improve information flow to business units, and drive collection development  Building strategic relationships between the executives, key stake holders, customer teams through campus-wide networking and library service presentations  Researching and delivering custom reports impacting customers’ strategic decision making Hewlett- Packard, Research Librarian 02/04  Conducted in-depth business research for marketing department, and reported key findings through delivery of custom reports eBay, Information Consultant 03/04  Surveyed and analyzed information resources across business units to consolidate and recommend new resources. Project resulted in total purchase of recommended core business collection and creation of consolidated online resources through company portal San Jose State University, College of Business 10/02 – 06/03 Research Assistant  Researched and analyzed global business trends for the University Department of Management and Organization  Wrote case studies for publication in Case Research Journal  Taught professors and students how to effectively research business topics Santa Clara County Office of Education 02/01 – 05/02 Library Media Specialist  Managed operations of the Instructional Resource Center including collection development, ordering/receiving, cataloging, database creation, and budget/billing information; responsible for 10,000$ budget, billing of library services, accounting for revenue  Developed and taught workshops for K-12 educators The University of Chicago 10/99 – 05/00 Graduate School of Business, Research Assistant  Researched and reported for a study on the origins of creativity, innovation, and team dynamics based on the most talented jazz groups in Chicago from 1918-1929 Department of Special Collections, Archives and Manuscripts Assistant 08/99 – 01/01  Accessioned archives and maintained database which improved access to archives and rare books Regenstein Library Office, Project Assistant 01/99 – 07/99  Improved communication between assistant directors, bibliographers and department heads  Generated budget reports and maintained fiscal records of library expenditures PROJECTS Institute for Public Affairs, Slovakia http://www.ivo.sk 05/02 – 12/03  Consulted with Institute on print and e-resources, information management, and website information architecture/functionality Web of Culture, 01/03 – 06/03  Provided library research services for business and technology consulting issues  Assisted in writing and editing of research reports for clientele  Performed sales and marketing in order to acquire new accounts PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES SCIP – Society of Competitive Information Professionals, since 2002 Student Ambassador, SCIP conference, Anaheim CA, 2002 SLA – Special Libraries Association, since 2000 San Andreas chapter liaison to San Jose State Students of Library and Information Science, 2004-2005 ALA – American Library Association, since 2000 CLA – California Library Association, since 2000