Bruce DuBoff

20 Niamoa Drive Cherry Hill, NJ 08003 (609) 217-3967

brdbrutus@verizon.net

Education & Certification

M.A. in Library Science, Rowan University, May 2003; New Jersey Educational Media Certificate, May 2003; Professional Librarians Certificate, May 2003; Teacher of English K-12 Certificate, May 1995; B.A. in English, Pennsylvania State University, May 1985.

Professional Experience

School Library Media Specialist

September 2002 to Present: Pennsauken Intermediate School, Pennsauken, NJ September 2005 to Present: Howard M. Phifer Middle School, Pennsauken, NJ
Coordinated and supervised opening of new library; Purchased, cataloged, organized and marketed over 8,000 copies; Chose and implemented a full library automation system; Created and currently implements circulation procedures for both buildings; Manages collections of 12,000 and 13,000 copies; Webmaster for two websites, http://ww2.pennsauken.net/pim and http://ww2.pennsauken.net/pms; Maintains professional blog at http://phiferbooks.blogspot.com ; Chairs book fairs in two buildings; Produces annual Pennsauken Intermediate School memory book.

2000 to Present: Lead Verbal S.A.T. Instructor Rutledge Learning Center, New Hope, PA
Created and currently teaches a 15-hour course in all aspects of S.A.T. test-taking with particular focus on increasing performance on that test and other standardized tests.

1998 to 2010: Chief Reader, Trainer, Test Developer Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ
Trained scorers of PRAXIS assessments; Trained assessors in online scoring of Teaching Writing component of English/Language Arts NBPTS writing portfolio; Developed nationally-implemented test questions.

2004 to 2005: Library Consultant Land Dimensions Engineering, Glassboro, NJ

Designed and created a library and online, searchable cataloging system for all business documents, including books, maps, reports, and journals.

Summer 2004 to 2008: Computer Specialist Tall Pines Day Camp, Williamstown, NJ
Taught lessons in software and computer usage to campers ages 4 to 14; responsible for troubleshooting and solving computer problems during the camp season; Camp newspaper advisor; Produced multiple programs, newsletters, and other desktop publishing documents.

September 1993 to June 2002: English/Journalism Teacher Pennsauken High School, Pennsauken, NJ
School newspaper advisor; Designed and implemented curricula; Chaired textbook committee; Piloted S.A.T. Preparation class, General Computing, and MS Word classes; Created, launched, and coached competitive interscholastic chess team within the South Jersey High School Chess League.

1986 to 1992: Purchasing Agent Almac Plastics, Philadelphia, PA

Managed multi-million dollar budget; Developed and incorporated inventory tracking system; Coordinated efforts with A/R and A/P using Peachtree software; Supervised office staff and managed office/sales force materials and requisition flow.

Qualifications & Awards

Skilled in Web editing and design, SMARTBoard use, online publishing, Publisher, Excel, FrontPage, and Web 2.0 applications such as Glogster, VoiceThread, and Animoto; Currently a Glogster Ambassador; Trained in Scholastic ReadAbout; Monthly book review columnist for NJ Association of School Librarians newsletter Bookmark; Member of the Board of Trustees of NJASL and current Webmaster of http://njasl.org, the website of the New Jersey Association of School Librarians; Recently elected as 2013-14 Member-at-Large of the School Media and Technology division of AECT, the Association for Educational Communication and Technology; Currently designs and maintains library website and online catalog for two schools; Recently named the 2012 NJASL Villy Gandhi Leadership Award recipient; Created, launched and currently leads weekly chess club; Scores, announces, and sings National Anthem at high school wrestling matches; Pennsauken PTA Parents Choice Award Recipient, 2005.