Research: Performed professional business research for an international
strategic consulting firm. Extensive familiarity with business data and
sources, including SEC filings, analyst and market reports, securities
data, government statistics and annual reports.
Competitive Intelligence: Performed Competitive Intelligence for a
major US biotechnology diagnostics firm; analyzed key markets,
identified players, technologies, and trends, and presented strategic
options to the division director of business strategy.
Technology: Highly skilled in the use of a broad range of research
and productivity applications; programming experience.
Expertise with Bloomberg, Nexis, Dow Jones, Dialog, Profound, Reuters
Business Briefing, Investext, OneSource CD-ROM, Moody's CD-ROM, Dun &
Bradstreet Desktop Solutions, ComputerSelect, Microsoft Word, and
Microsoft Excel.
Proficient with S&P Compustat and Global Vantage, SDC and Microsoft
Powerpoint.
Well developed knowledge of the Internet and search engines; knowledge
of HTML.
Experienced in Lotus Notes.
Instruction: Trained consultants one-on-one and assisted in coordination
of group training sessions. Guided consultant research. Wrote
instructional materials for research technique and computer
applications.
Library administration: Maintained central corporate office library for
an international strategic consulting firm, including workstations,
periodical and books orders, and day-to-day maintenance of the library.
Monitor Company, Cambridge, MA: Research Consultant (August 1996-March
1997)
Education
Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science,
Boston, MA: MLIS, August 1998. Courses included Competitive
Intelligence, Corporate Libraries, and Business Information
Allegheny College, Meadville, PA: BA Cum Laude, 1995. Won the Don M.
Larabee Award for Best Senior Comprehensive Project in History