Motion Picture Preservation Technician at NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION (2023– 2026)
Worked with a small team to catalogue, digitize, and preserve government-born film reels.
- Received and processed researcher and vendor requests to digitize films for public access
- Included color balancing magenta-faded films and cutting together A/B/C Rolls
- Worked on series-specific processing projects inspecting film and consolidating metadata for backlogged films
- Preserved severely degraded film through wet- and dry-gate printing
- Inspected recently declassified film to release material to the public
- Oversaw research room as needed and helped researchers locate materials and use machinery
- Assisted in training employees from different departments on workflow and procedure
- Personally inspected almost 1 million feet of film in the 2024-25 fiscal year
Digital Imaging Technician at CREEKSIDE DIGITAL (2021– 2023)
Digitized the U.S. Copyright application archive over a two-year period with an overhead camera and performed metadata entry services.
- Digitized upwards of 4,000 pages a day
- Performed quality assurance on all books to catch camera misfires
- Frequently took over managerial duties, trained new coworkers, and troubleshooted hardware and software issues
Digitization Process Operator at MEMNON ARCHIVING SERVICES (2020– 2021)
Inspected, repaired, and processed metadata for Indiana University and affiliates' large film collection. Prepared reels for digital processing.
- Worked with 16mm, 35mm, and 8mm film materials
- Worked with collections from across the country, including the New York Public Library, University of North Texas, and others
Multimedia Editor at INDIANA DAILY STUDENT
- Assigned video and audio news coverage across a midsize city
- Worked with executive news staff to coordinate coverage of local and breaking events
- Managed a small team to deliver timely coverage of news events
