aaren purcell
Project Manager Office 365 Migration at Public Health – Seattle & King County
archivist record manager , information architect
build compliance record management competency . get rid gotten rid , preserve share tell history school , add transparency increase effectiveness learning .
Public Health – Seattle & King County
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Help Public Health migrate older unstructured data and leverage modern tools safely and efficiently.
Project Manager Office 365 Migration
Seattle Public Schools
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Greater Seattle Area
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Manager, Records and  Archives
Pierce County
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As the electronic record specialist for Pierce County, provided leadership and technical expertise for the electronic management and preservation of Pierce County’s public records. Collaborated with Pierce County departments and agencies to improve digitization and other electronic capture of records.  Secured approval from the Secretary of State for Early Destruction of Documents through certification of the LINX Electronic Imaging System.  Developed service level agreements that transferred electronic records to both the digital archives and the disaster recovery site run by the State Archives.  Improved policies and procedures related to electronic records, including email archive. Evaluated SharePoint and Alfresco for enterprise content management tools for the County. Developed methodologies for classifying and organizing electronic records that supported disposition and public disclosure processes.  Developed a RFP for an Electronic Records Management System, and participated in the assessment and acquisition of Oracle’s Enterprise Content Management System, with Universal Records Management component.
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Electronic Records Specialist
Department of Corrections, Washington State
As web master and systems architect, replaced the department’s custom built internet and intranet sites with off-the shelf standards based web authoring, publishing and document management tools.  Visitors to the new internet site increased by two thirds, and requests for common information decreased.  New electronic forms improved services to victims of crimes.  Number of IT staff needed to support web sites decreased by 4.  Internal communication problems were addressed through implementation of my recommendation of Microsoft’s SharePoint 2007.  Developed information governance processes to support the new web development environments. Implemented usability tests and web trends monitoring to improve content delivery and messaging.  Developed training materials and trained and supported over 80 users in writing and publishing their own content.
Web master
WA Dept Employment Security
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Information technology business systems manager for administrative services applications including ESD’s web presence, accounting, human resources systems, inventory, contracts etc.  Managed a staff of 4 programmers who supported Employment Security’s web, and applications through dotnet, java, SQL, web services, zope/plone and other web technologies. This unit maintained over 285 sites that comprised ESD’s presence on the web, and administered the portal, usability testing and user profiling.  Replaced the agency’s financial accounting system and paper financial reporting with the state’s accounting package (AFRS) and Crystal reports based electronic reporting solution (including Business Objects).  Programmed a custom cost allocation system to support federal grant funding requirements.  Replaced the agency’s paper based time keeping with an electronic time reporting system that addressed Department of Labor audit findings and integrated with the state’s SAP based human resources system.  Implemented asset management systems (Remedy and Hanson) to better manage work orders and service level agreements for IT and Facility Management departments.
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Information Technology Manager
Employment Security, Washington State
Information technology manager that functioned at the state level as part of the ESD technology team. Negotiated technology/LAN/DESKTOP support needs to implement programs and applications across the state over different WANS, platforms and computers by planning with DIS, DHSH, ESD technologists to deliver quality products that can be efficiently implemented, maintained over time, and surplused when appropriate.  Implemented standards and policies for use of technology in the field for our customers, job seekers. Negotiated with regional offices, partners and application developers to insure our information technology vision had the necessary funding and met expectations and performance outcomes. Provided leadership, training and management support for 20 + technology staff providing network and desktop support to all parts of the state outside of the capital campus.  Clarified competing priorities, the distribution limited resources and evaluated the technical support given by each staff person, and implemented an A+ certification program that staff had to achieve.
Information Technology Manager
MES
Environmental Studies
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The Evergreen State College
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Frankfurt International School
SOTA
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Records Management Professionals Group
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ARMA International
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Society of American Archivists
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RIM Pros: RIM Professionals--Records Management and Records Information Management: Records Managers
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AIIM Global Community of Information Professionals
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National Association of Government Archives & Records Administrators
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Classification and Metadata for Information Governance
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01 Electronic Document & Records Management Group EDRM
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Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA)
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Content Management Professionals
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AnitaB.org
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IRMS - Information and Records Management Society
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Inside The Records Room
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