Background

About

Background

A Little Bit About me

My career in New York State government began in 1983 working for the NYS Executive Chamber for five years. I then moved to the NYS Council on Children and Families in 1989, where I worked for 30 years until retiring in 2018.

Since retiring, I have worked part-time as an Independent Contractor to the NYS Office of Children and Family Services on multiple projects and subcontracted with Cogent Technologies to work with the NYS Liquor Authority an the NYS Office of Cannabis Management. I am a certified NYS Women-owned Business Enterprise (WBE).

When I am not working, I am spending time with family or playing pickleball, an obsession that started shortly after retiring.

History
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Experience

Responsibilities

I played a leadership role in the development, maintenance and expansion of the Kids’ Well-being Indicators Clearinghouse (KWIC – nyskwic.org) and the NYS Multiple Systems Navigator (MSNavigator.org) websites. I also served as the agency webmaster with oversight of seven agency websites and a total redesign of the Council on Children and Families website in 2007.

For many years, I performed all the layout and graphic design of the annual NYS KIDS COUNT data books and data products, as well as developed and maintained a complex database to manage all the KIDS COUNT data. This is when I first began creating maps using ESRI ArcGIS software.

I served as an integral team member and project coordinator on all IT projects for the Council. My work expanded to include development of complex mapping applications and data visualizations using Tableau and ESRI software

Proficiency

Distinctive Skills

  • Ability to communicate with technical and non-technical people. Communicating project requirements and technical characteristics in an layman’s terms.
  • Proficient in GIS, database development, project coordination and desktop publishing. 
  • Demonstrate complex websites using WebEx, as well as in-person demonstrations and trainings at conferences and large meetings.
  • Develop on-demand training tutorials and training materials, and project documentation.
  • Proficient developing and using Content Management Software like WordPress and Concrete 5.
  • GIS work to date, consists of mapping data to assist in making informed decisions. Experience working with large data sets and Open Data websites.
  • I love learning and persevere to find solutions, learn new software and do whatever it takes to solve difficult problems.
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