BRUCE S.

GRIFFITH
178 Sumpter Street
Brooklyn, New York 11233-2602
718-363-0210 / 718-664-3238 Cell
BGriffith2@schools.nyc.gov / 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).

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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.

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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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