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college archive, information literacy programs, external
accreditation preparation and web services
o Lead library’s digital initiatives to support teaching, learning
LINKEDIN TESTIMONIALS and research including repository development, OJS and E-
book publishing, digitization, discovery access and mobile
learning
“Tony is one of the brightest, most o Evaluate and implement innovative services to engage users
energetic people I know. He is a born in a culture of continuous improvement using statistical data
inventor and entrepreneur, finding and analytics
ways to apply technology solutions to o Serve as college library liaison to faculty, staff and students,
a host of business and educational including support for faculty research and grant writing,
challenges. If he can't find a solution, library orientation, class instruction and academic fluency
he creates one!” training
o Function as the copyright officer to manage college’s
Dr. Marie Gervais, copyright clearance and liaise with database vendors to
President, ShiftWorkplace.com ensure that contract terms and the library needs are met
Notable achievements:
“One of his greatest strengths is
working across departments and • Won national and international awards for mobile
academic integrity project
faculties and building strong, diverse
teams… managing to bring out the • Achieved highest circulation of any university
best in everyone he works with.” college libraries on the Waterloo campus
• Rated highest in satisfaction in recent college
Colin Eliot resident survey
Director of Applied Research, Libraries • Implemented mobile information literacy App with
& Emerging Technologies at Coast innovative program to train 1,400 plus students
Mountain College
Head, Digital Initiatives and Electronic Resources,
Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alberta
“Tony is one of those directors who 2007 - 2013
also naturally serves as an inspiring o Provided leadership for Library’s digital initiatives and
mentor to his students.” supervision of the Digitization Unit with 15 FT employees
o Prepared, monitored, approved a $700K unit budget
Andrew Wu o Evaluated and supported online information literacy and
Software Development Engineer at library instruction program, including development of
Amazon instructional materials in various formats (print, web,
multimedia)
o Led implementation, management and evaluation of
“Tony is a proven excellent Library’s digital initiatives including development of a
collaborator and project manager. He digitization portal website, coordination of digitization
is a conscientious worker, collegial, projects (art images, special collections, audio and video
and has an excellent work ethic.” formats), digital object management and services, and
liaison with community and regional groups
Dr. Rory McGreal, o Represented Library on provincial, national and consortium
UNESCO/Commonwealth of Learning committees (LHCADL, Synergies, COPPUL) and provided
Chair in Open Educational Resources technical leadership for digital initiatives
o Provided oversight of the library web presence, including
coordination of a large complex database-driven library
“I had the pleasure of working with website which serves as a “Gateway” to all library resources
Tony on a few collaborative projects and services, oversaw e-course reserve and AUSpace
and always found him very repository in support of teaching, learning, research, and
knowledgeable and easy to work scholarly communication
with. Tony has excellent technical and
innovative skills, and he can think out Notable achievements:
of box and always puts users at the • Won national and international awards for mobile
heart of his work.” ESL and OERKnowledge Cloud project
• Developed an e-course reserve system to increase
Hassan Sheikh the use of e-resources by 90% and save $1M by
Technical Lead/Project Manager at replacing the printed-based model
Qatar Foundation • Won University Award for Service Excellence for
provision of quality library services
