COLLECTOR OF MOMENTS
PERSONAL STATEMENT
Hello, my name is Robina and I just might be what you're looking for. This site showcases my academic and artistic sides. I am based in information, how one receives, manages, and uses it. I am a collector at heart who loves libraries and museums. I am a person who does her best to ensure no ones history is left out of the timeline. I create, I repurpose, and I am someone whom you want on your team.
THE INFO
Getting my masters degree at UT Austin, my bachelors at Texas State, as well as living and learning in other cities and countries, I have had the opportunity to gain knowledge in my field and then some. I have been trained by a number of industry professionals from all sorts of fields, building the person I am today. I’m looking for new challenges and adventures. Any opportunity to further my knowledge and experience, I take it.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
My Roles & Responsibilities
GRADUATE INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT
Aug. 2019-Nov. 2019
Created a brochure for undergraduate internships
Updated the internships website
Copy and edit blog posts
DIGITIZATION PROJECT LEAD
Sept. 2017-Oct. 2018
Developed digitization workflow for the non-profit's loan files
Developed a long-term management plan for their electronic documents
Developed a management plan for emails
updated their storage system for retention schedule
CONTENT MANAGER
June 2017-Oct. 2018
Developed and Managed social media outlets
Established a workflow for their documents
Ensured everything was in compliance.
ARCHIVES INTERN
MCNAY ART MUSEUM
Fall 2017
Created an Excel spreadsheet inventory of their entire digital media collections, both processed and unprocessed.
Physically searched each box in their storage and backlogs.
METADATA & CATALOGING TECHNICIAN INTERN
ESPERANZA PEACE & JUSTICE CENTER
Spring 2016-July2016
Created metadata for their VHS digitization project
Viewed the videos to asses for date range and content
Cataloged the information on an Excel spreadsheet
DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INTERN
ATHENAEUM OF PHILADELPHIA
Oct. 2013-March 2014
Produced a self-guided tour with Photoshop
Researched founding members for their Founders Event
Reorganized their entire collection's storage
Updated their database
ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTERN
TEXAS STATE UNIVERISTY
July 2011-Aug. 2011
Excavated a historical cemetery in Belize as a team
Created a visual map of each location of remains discovered
Catalogued and cleaned the artifacts at onsite
CO-DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND PROMOTIONS
COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO URBAN MUSIC ASSOCIATION
Aug. 2009-May 2010
Planned and organized events
Created marketing plans and strategies
Photographed events and maintained social media sites
Sadly they didn't keep up on the blog site after I departed and it has since been lost. An issue that got me interested in Digital Preservation
MEMBERSHIPS
Current
Society of American Archivist
Lambda Alpha National Collegiate Honors Society for Anthropology
Society of Southwest Archivists
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
What I’ve Learned
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN - M.S. IN INFORMATION STUDIES
Within information studies, I focused my studies on getting my specialization in Archives and Information Management.
2015-2017
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY - B.A. HONORS IN ANTHROPOLOGY
While at Texas State, I majored in Anthropology with a Minor in Art. I was chosen out of many to be part of a historical archaeology dig in Belize.
2010-2012
SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY COLLEGE - ASSOCIATE DEGREES IN ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY
What do you do when you're not sure what path to create for yourself? You go to community college and keep your brain active. While in school, I had several photos published in the school paper, The Ranger, as well as, one cover.
2007-2009
"We must understand the symbolic context surrounding the creation and preservation of the record, but we must also acknowledge the gap between the record, the event, and the emotion."
James O'Toole
