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BRUCE S. GRIFFITH 178 Sumpter Street Brooklyn, New York 11233-2602 718-363-0210 / 718-664-3238 Cell [email protected] / brucesgriffith.weebly.com

EDUCATION: LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY / NEW YORK. MASTER OF SCIENCE IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE Major: Library and Information Science Concentration: School Media Specialist NEW YORK UNIVERSITY / NEW YORK SCHOOL OF CONTINUING AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Bachelor of Arts Major: Social Science, August 1994 Concentration: Organizational Behavior and Communication BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE / CUNY / NEW YORK Associate of Arts Major: Business Administration Minor: Computer Concepts

EXPERIENCE: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 7/1990 – Present Circulation Assistant • Circulate Materials, within guidelines (charge materials in and out; assist patrons in locating materials; maintain security). • Answer telephones, screen calls and take messages. Respond to mail, telephone and in-person inquiries, route library materials. • Assist with a variety of circulation activities (process materials, search and process library publications, and route materials). • Maintain stacks and reference, reserve and circulation shelves (sort, pull, add, shelve, and shelf read). •

Maintain storage area including off-site library facilities (sort, pull, add, shelve, and shelf read). Bruce S. Griffith 1

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Assist with general library activities (sort and file materials, compile lists, prepare library notices, process in coming materials). Assist with mailings (assemble materials, stuff envelopes and affix labels). Photocopy and collate materials (downloading, crop, and send off materials for Professor’s to view). Pick-up and deliver of materials to various locations. Usage of Innovative Interface library catalog system (Julius Catalog), Illiad Inter Library Loan borrowing system, Lexis, Westlaw, Proquest, Hein Online, IngentaConnect, JSTOR, and OCLC Firstsearch electronic databases. Direct students to various parts of the Law School Library and different departments of the Law School. Operate as a relief Computer Aide for the Law Library Computer Lab, and relief Media Center Aide for the Law Library Media center. Facilitate maintenance of the Library copiers when problems arise that do not need to be fixed by the vendor’s technicians.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 9/2000 - Present Substitute Teacher • Assist in classroom teaching when called upon to substitute for the full-time teacher. • Performed various teaching duties at East Side Community High School. • Engaged in the practice of pedagogy in Humanities, English, History, Science, Math, Art, Literacy Skills, Physical Education, Computer Technology, Dance and Spanish in the Sixth through Twelfth grades. • Provided relief duties for the school Librarian, Data Entry for the Administration Office, and give assistance to the Dean’s office. • Available on call for various schools throughout Community School District 1. • Provided Test Prep instruction during non-school hours (After-school, Saturday school and Summer Session). NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 3/1995 – 6/1995 Human Resources Contractor • Indexed incoming resumes on resume database system. • Updated resumes in the database as the candidate’s status changed. • Prepared and sent out response letters to prospective candidates. • Filed and purged resumes from the physical resume file. • Handled office duties; copying, shredding and mailings. • Set up interviews in the time management database system for executives throughout the company. • Assisted in typing up reports for company Acculturation programs. Bruce S. Griffith 2

WINSTON PERSONNEL INC., NEW YORK, NEW YORK 7/1988 – 9/1989 Office / Computer Assistant • Analysis and programming of company security system, also physical security during payroll. • Input and output of information on company telephone call accounting system. • Ordering, storing and distribution of company supplies. • Performed various office duties such as; documentation UPS deliveries, maintaining office machines such as Pitney Bowes, copiers and other office equipment. MERRIL, LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INC., NEW YORK, NEW YORK 7/1986 – 6/1988 Mail Services Assistant • Documented and sorted incoming and outgoing mail. • Maintained thorough knowledge of the buildings mail televeyer system. • Devised a distribution schedule to insure on-time mail delivery. • Utilized the computer directory look-up system in order to locate personnel. CALET, HIRSCH & SPECTOR INC., NEW YORK, NEW YORK 8/1983 – 7/1986 Assistant Mailroom Supervisor • Assisted in the coordination and usage of different machinery with the production, art and media departments. • Coordinated the supervision of junior staff members in distributing the mail. ASSEMBLYWOMAN GERALDINE L. DANIELS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 8/1983 – 7/1983 Office Assistant • Assisted New York residents with housing, voter and other type’s paperwork applicable to the district and the city. • Performed clerical duties as assigned. SKILLS: MICROSOFT WORD, MICROSOFT EXCEL, MICROSOFT POWERPOINT, WORD PERFECT, INTERNET HTML, WESTLAW, LEXIS, MACINTOSH, INNOVATIVE INTERFACE SYSTEMS, GROUPWARE, MICROFICHE, MICROFILM AND VARIOUS NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPLICATIONS(FAMIS & ERCEO) REFERENCES: Available upon request.

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