Experiences at Texas State Library and Archives Commission

The people in the agency are devoted to preserving and sharing the culture and history of Texas, and the environment is refreshing. Working so near the archives, with access to the amazing historic documentation and flags from the state is visually inspiring. Working directly adjacent to the Capitol, and being directly funded through legislative order, provides access to the legislative process, and to the regularly scheduled free bar-b-q on the Capitol lawn....

I was brought into a project near the end of the development cycle, evaluated the accessibility and usability of the site and determined that a redesign was required for improved usability as well as to incorporate legislatively required links. The client liaison who had successfully managed the project for more than a year, was impacted by a health issue around the time I joined the project, and the short time line for release of the project coupled with the release of another large-scale, time-sensitive project required balancing the needs of various stakeholders and contributors, while moving the project forward at a rapid pace. The project is scheduled to be presented to stakeholders at the Texas Library Association annual meeting in San Antonio Texas on April 13, 2007....

Organizing all web development efforts of the seven divisions of the State Library while at the same time training staff from the ground up on web development and design, organizing sites suffering from organic growth syndrome.

* Lead and train team of technical and non-technical staff in producing, maintaining, evaluating, improving and promoting data-heavy web presence and assure quality, accessibility and technical standards are met.
* Develop information architecture for, design and assist in build of accessible continuing education web portal application.
* Evaluate software solutions for content management systems and site reporting.
* Establish Accessibility Working Group
* Develop and implement procedures for project planning, development, building, testing and maintaining sites.
* Lead content review and evaluations for full architectural and visual intranet and internet site redesigns.
* Review and initiate additions and modifications to Web Publishing Policy, last updated in 2000.
* Publish alerts and notices to intranet and internet sites.
* Review and edit content before publication.
* Represent the organization at conferences, demonstrating products, services and answering questions....

During the interview you will be given a list of questions and between 10 and 20 minutes to review the questions. Write down answers. You do not get to keep the sheet after the interview, but you can read from it during the interview. The interview team will ask the questions aloud and you will respond to the group. Give at least four examples of each skill they ask about. They grade on a point system, and the more points you get, the more likely you will win out over the other candidates, even if they have more experience than you....