What I do
I'm here to make your data comprehensible. I offer creative digital solutions for data-driven projects.
I've been freelancing on a global basis since 2018 working with clients and partners in North America, Europe, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. I like working on data-driven projects of all kinds that challenge our assumptions of technology and stretch our creativity capabilities.
Documentation
Hiring
Managing remote teams
Strategic planning
Task tracking
Timelines & budget
Database assessments
Data mapping
Digital archiving
Digital preservation
Media exporting
Metadata creation and assessment
Taxonomies/Ontologies
Vendor negotiation
Legal compliance
Front-end and back-end
Configurations
Database maintenance
Data exports
Data migrations
Programming
Re-indexing
Reporting
SQL queries
System selection
App development
Digital curation
Digital museum exhibit design
Interactive design
Prototyping
Web accessibility
Website analytics
Knowledge management, dashboarding, tech analyses, budgets, grant writing
Dashboards (Tableau, SmartSheets, Power BI, Looker)
Data reporting & analysis
Data visualizations
Grant writing
Preserving institutional knowledge
Research
Technical writing
Vendor demos
My process is based on design thinking - a mindset approach to problem-solving that focuses on users and not the problem. I like to listen to my clients, iteratively assess their data needs, and come up with a creative solution for their data that is sustainable and realistic.
Some ways I communicate with clients are:
I research, review, and read your internal documentation, developer documentation, and data tables. I ask questions and take notes in one-on-one interviews looking for common and unique data issues.
Assessment is iterative. I like to communicate data visually by making charts, tables, spreadsheets, reports, and dashboards. I might collect screenshots of messy data to illustrate my thought process and findings.
Together we select the best realistic solution and I help negotiate with vendors, redesign the UX of your data or UI elements of your collections, or map metadata to a new taxonomy.