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PERSONAL DETAILS
NAME: Brendan Smith
ADDRESS: 60 Kopiko Road TitirangiAuckland
TELEPHONES: (09) 817 9856 (Home) Mobile: 021 167 2519
EMAIL: [email protected]
RESIDENCY: Permanent New Zealand Resident
DRIVING LICENCE: Full, clean NZ driving licence
PROFILEA highly experienced and professional librarian with over 20 years’ experience in libraries and the education field. Proven ability to communicate with people from all levels of professional, social and cultural backgrounds.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2005 –2014 Unitec Library• Liaison Librarian 2013 – 2014• Manager 2005 – 2013
HighlightsConsistently mentioned by name in Library quality surveysChair of Māori Success Strategy Group within the LibraryResponsible for data clean up for branch prior to changing Library Management SystemCo-teacher, as embedded librarian, on First Year Architecture course.Member of the Masters proposal review committee for Department of Architecture.
2004 – 2005 National Library of New Zealand• Circulation Team Leader (2004-2005)• Acting Co-Ordinator (2005)•
HighlightsSuccessfully managed a team of 8.5 multicultural staff.Appointed acting Co-Ordinator, whilst continuing as Circulation Team Leader.Member of the team responsible for Voyager operations
1985 – 2003 Trinity College Library, Dublin, Ireland• Cataloguing Department 1985-1986 and 2002-2003• Engineering Librarian 1986-2001• Responsible for day to day administration of circulation functions
Brendan Smith
HighlightsSuccessfully established new process for monitoring in transit items increasing efficiencies in time and cost.Successfully implemented circulation functions of two new library computer systems.Established information literacy programme for Department of Engineeering.
1983 – 1984 St. Patrick’s College Teacher Training College, Dublin • Library Assistant
1 year contract position as a requirement for Library Diploma.
1975 – 1982 Dun & Bradstreet, 6/8 Clifton Street, London EC2P 2LY• Branch manager, Scotland (1980-1982)• Branch manager, Northern Ireland (1977-1979)• Credit Reporting Supervisor, Dublin (1976-1977)• Credit Reporter, Dublin (1975-1976)
HighlightsYoungest branch manager in an international company.Successfully kept my branch within the top three positions in annual quality control competitions.Achieved staffing reduction targets, whilst maintaining outputs.
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
2010 Certificate in Higher Education (Unitec)
2005 Certificate in Te Reo (Cultureflow)
1997 M.A. Honorary degree (Trinity College)
1985 Diploma in Library & Information Science (University College Dublin)
1974 B.A. English and French (University College Dublin)
REFEREES
Tony van RaatHead of Department ArchitectureUnitecPrivate Bag 92025AucklandTelephone: (09) 815 4321 Ext. 7244Email: [email protected]
Musarrat BegumManager Building One & Northern Campus LibrariesUnitecPrivate Bag 92025AucklandTelephone: (09) 815 4321 Ext. 7827Email:[email protected]
Renee DaviesHead of Department Landscape ArchitectureUnitec
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