Amy Spears Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Oh, Us

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Manages Digital Union public labs, audio & video studios, 3D printing and fabrication facilities.Creates, maintains, and communicates policies and procedures for four DU locations.Co-manages student support staff who respond to urgent customer needs in the classrooms, Digital Unions, and labs. Updates of the Learning Environments and the Classroom Services web presences; manages all text and video updates to OTDI website, virtual room tours, and printed room diagrams.Added to Digital Union portfolio of services by launching an additional video studio, laser cutting services, vinyl cutting, and a podcast studio in various locations.

Managed program office for Digital Media Project in the Department of English. Supervised graduate student associates and undergraduate lab assistants.Provided support to faculty, staff, graduate teaching associates and undergraduate students in using digital media software and hardware.Manage and maintain inventory of equipment and train staff on use.Develop and present workshops on software and hardware for media production.Research, evaluate, purchase and implement new software and hardware for classes, workshops and other departmental use.Provided assistance to department web stakeholders as a content editor for a Drupal-based site.Supported faculty, graduate students and staff in using new methods of composition in the teaching of English courses, including web authoring, audio, video, new media, video gaming and other technologies.

Columbus, Oh

Dec 2023-present: Board of Directors - RevenueManages Ticketing, Business Partnerships, Fundraising and Merchandise.Jan 2006 - Dec 2015; Jan 2017 - Dec 2023: skater.Jan 2018 - Dec 2021: HR CoordinatorManaged volunteer & skater tracking and policy enforcement. Jan - Dec 2016: Team CoachJan 2011 – Dec 2015, Jan 2019-Dec 2023: Training CommitteeJan 2009 – Dec 2010 League PresidentElected to serve as leader of eleven member Board/Management team which directs the business activities of a women's flat track roller derby league with approximately 50 members. Managed policy revision process in relation to transition from an intraleague competitive structure to an interleague only competitive structure.In second year, helped restructure business-operations of league to a five member board and three "pillars" of business.Feb 2006 – Dec 2008 Vice President of Marketing (VP of Communications, PR Director)Oversaw activities and staff related to the marketing of roller derby league in Columbus, OH. Managed art & branding staff, media buyers, community relations and promotions activity. Implemented marketing plan with trackable goals for first time in the history of the organization.

May 2015 - Aug 2017 Vice President, Board of DirectorsServed on Board of Directors of the Non-Profit Global Governing Body of the sport of Roller DerbyCo-Authored Proposal to Restructure & Enlarge Board May 2012 - May 2015 Membership OfficerMar 2011 - May 2012 HR/Membership DirectorOversaw the Membership Pillar for the governing body of the sport of women's flat track roller derby, including incoming member organizations, representative & volunteer management, membership benefits and growth issues.Sept 2009 - Mar 2011 Apprentice Program Curriculum CoordinatorServed as a mentor to new apprentice leagues, created and managed curriculum topics to be disseminated to leagues by their mentors.

Served as sole user interface design resource for in-house software development. Created mockups for web-based applications in Dreamweaver, PhotoShop, ImageReady. Delivered work items via Rational Software, and became familiar with Rational Unified Process. Conducted and participated in user requirements meetings. Designed, planned and conducted usability tests and end-user training programs (classroom and video based).

Solely responsible for external facing website and company Intranet. Redesigned navigation and content structure of Intranet. Converted existing website from FrontPage to Dreamweaver for ease of updates. Provided support to print communications specialists in desktop publishing and copyediting.

Created all ads, flyers, signs and promo materials for two independent art cinemas and adjoining cafe.Maintained inventory of promotional and marketing materials for upcoming films.Helped implement initial website and performed weekly content updates (www.drexel.net). Wrote weekly newsletters and copy for telephone movie line.Assisted in planning and executing special events.Coordinated all press screenings and sneak previews of films. Worked with local media and film distributors on film and event promotions.

Ba, English, Cinema

Activities and Societies: student journalism & mediaGraduated cum laude with a double major in English (with a concentration in creative.

Computer Science

Took coursework toward a Computer Science degree in Java, C++ and mathematics. Decided against finishing degree when career plans changed.

Art/Art Studies, General

non degree seeking student with coursework in Non Profit Management, Studio Art, Music, and Sanskrit.