PAMELA FRANCES SPAULDING
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RELEVANT
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Duke University Press, Durham, NC, July 1993 – Present
- Information Technology
Manager
(July 2000-present): Department manager and part of senior management
team.
- Information Systems
Specialist
(July 1996-July 2000): Database specialist and desktop support.
- Production Coordinator (September 1993 - July
1996): tracked editorial and graphic production of five journals from
manuscript to printed product.
Africa News Service, Durham, NC, September 1990-August 1993
- Production Coordinator: supervised and executed
graphic production of Africa News, a biweekly newspaper;
responsible for composition, coding and uploading of electronic files
for Africa News Online
Forest
History Society, Durham, NC, July 1989-March 1990
- Communications Coordinator: responsible for database
reorganization and office management; handled communications between
editorial office and authors, board members and subscribers of The
Journal of Forest and Conservation History.
Travel Agent
Magazine, Capital Cities, Inc., New York, NY, March 1988-April 1989
- Associate Editor: responsible for
editorial/graphic production; edited, proofread and trafficked copy on
twice weekly magazine and special guides
SKILLS / EXPERIENCE
Leadership /Administration
- As part of the Duke University Press senior
management team, responsible for long-range organizational planning
- Advised other senior
managers on technology trends and Press-wide needs
- Directed and managed five
Information Technology department staff to serve more than 85 employees
in two locations
- Managed the purchase of
computer equipment and services with an annual budget of $150K
- In charge of budgetary
estimates for and implementation of Press capital computer purchases
- Oversaw training and
orientation of Duke Press staff in new technologies; approved production
of training and procedural manuals; designed and implemented systems to
evaluate staff computer competence
- Partners Against Crime District 2:
Co-Chair (through October 2000), duties included hosting and moderating
meetings between neighborhoods and the police serving District 2;
organizing community events.
- Old West Durham Neighborhood Association
(OWDNA), Durham, NC. 1998-2004. Served as
Treasurer in 2002-03, as well as neighborhood watch block captain for
2600 section of Lawndale Avenue
- Polycystic
Ovary Syndrome Support Group (PCOSA),
Durham/RTP chapter,
NC. 2001-2003. Founder, organizer and facilitator of Durham chapter's
monthly meetings; worked closely with nationally-recognized researchers
in the field of PCOS
Internet
Presence Development
Sites developed for the following:
Blogging
Pam's House Blend, 2004-Present. Political blog.
- "Best LGBT Blog"
in the 2005
Weblog Awards. Featured on CNN's "The Situation Room"
(1/30/2006)
- Semi-finalist, 2004 Koufax Awards,
"Deserving of Wider Recognition"
- National Lesbian and Gay Journalists
Association’s Annual Meeting (September
9, 2006),
panelist, “Advocacy + Personality + Journalism = Blogging.” [Post
and audio
link]
- Servicemembers Legal Defense Network's 14th
Annual National Dinner (May 13, 2006) Pam’s House Blend provided
the first-ever live-blogging coverage of
this major event, which presented audio, video and commentary features
in real time. [Link]
- John Edwards
blogger dinner (September
14, 2006),
invited participant. [Link]
Publishing
- Composed electronic
pre-press documents; communicated with editors, authors and suppliers;
maintained production financial spreadsheets for five Duke University
Press journals from manuscript to printed product: American
Literature, Duke Mathematical Journal, International Mathematics
Research Notices, South Atlantic Quarterly, and Transition
- Supervised and executed graphic production of Africa
News, a biweekly newspaper; assisted in the design of promotional,
editorial and fundraising materials
- Handled composition,
coding and uploading of electronic files for Africa News Online,
an electronic news service; established accounts with various online
services and news bureaus
- Responsible for database
reorganization and office management; handled communications between
editorial office and authors, board members and subscribers of The
Journal of Forest and Conservation History.
Project
Management / Organizing
- Global Business Systems
Committee:
chaired this Duke University Press body, designated to research, procure
and implement a $600K upgrade of Duke University Press’s primary
electronic accounting, order and fulfillment database.
- Bibliographic Database
Committee:
Press-wide group designated to assess departmental workflows to prepare
for the replacement of the current editorial/marketing/production
database system
- Old West Durham Neighborhood Association: coordinated
participation of Lawndale Avenue in annual charity event
for the donation of food to local homeless shelters
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Support Group: co-coordinator of March 2003
regional educational conference
- Publishing, Fine &
Simple,
Durham, NC. 1990-Present. Consulting
business. Computer and internet research.
- Forest History Society: Indexed and reorganized
library collections; executed library research/photo/film requests for
the Forest History Society
Technology
- Duke University Press: Programmed the Duke
Unified Database: Journals and Books Editorial, Marketing, Production,
and Publicity FileMaker databases built into an enterprise system used
to track a title from proposal or article to final publication;
programmed service calls and computer and software inventory database
- Responsible for
coordination, reprogramming, installation and training on the FileMaker
Duke database for the University of Georgia Press, which purchased the
system.
- Primary Macintosh and PC
desktop troubleshooter for 100+ workstations at Duke University Press,
installing hardware and software, provided desktop support, and software
documentation and training
- Oversaw research and
selection of hardware and software options; deployment of server
upgrades, intranet and file sharing services
- Established policies for
use and maintenance of Duke Press’s hardware and software systems;
developed security protocols and standard operating procedures for
information backup and maintenance
- Africa News Service: Maintained all hardware and
software; made purchase recommendations; served as Macintosh/PC network
administrator and manager of electronic library and other in-house
databases; lead computer trainer of personnel and provider of software
documentation
COMPUTER SKILLS
Equally comfortable in Apple and
Windows desktop operating environments.
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Operating
Systems
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Version
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Skill
Level
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Apple
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OS 9
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Expert
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Apple
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OS X
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Basic/Intermediate
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Windows
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95/98/ME/XP
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Intermediate
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Desktop
Support and Troubleshooting
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OS
9, Win 98/Me/XP
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Extensive
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Database/Spreadsheet/WP
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Skill
Level
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FileMaker
Pro / FMP Server
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3.0-5.x
(Apple / Windows)
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Expert
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Microsoft
Excel
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Latest
Apple / Windows
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Intermediate/Expert
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Microsoft
Word
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Latest
Apple / Windows
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Intermediate/Expert
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Communications/Internet
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Version
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Skill
Level
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Email
Client
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Eudora,
WebMail, Pine
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Expert
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FTP/Telnet
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WS
FTP, Fetch
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Expert
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Internet
Browser
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Netscape,
IE, Opera
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Expert
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Internet
Site Development
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Version
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Skill
Level
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Adobe
Acrobat
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6
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Intermediate
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Dreamweaver
/ Fireworks
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3.0,
MX
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Basic
/ Intermediate
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Enterprise Systems
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Version
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Skill
Level
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Remedy
Help Desk System
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Intermediate
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SAP
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R3
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Basic
/ Intermediate
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Desktop
Publishing
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Version
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Skill
Level
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Adobe
Acrobat
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6
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Basic
/ Intermediate
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Adobe
PageMaker
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6
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Basic
/ Intermediate
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Adobe
Photoshop
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6
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Basic
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Quark
Xpress
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4.x
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Basic
/ Intermediate
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EDUCATION
Fordham University (The College at Lincoln Center), New York, NY. B.A., Media Studies, 1985.
Senior
honors in filmmaking; arts editor for the monthly paper, The Fordham
Observer.
Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY. Graduated with honors,
1981
AWARDS
AND RECOGNITION
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