ALAN G.

PIKE, PHD

372 Southerland Terrace NE

Atlanta, Georgia, 30307
Phone: (336)3376115
Email: alangpike@gmail.com

DIGITAL STRATEGY / PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOCUS

Operations & Project
Management
Digital Strategy
Collaboration and
Outreach
Research & ProblemSolving

Experience working with clients to find digital solutions for

their research questions and teaching goals. Quickly built

partnerships and streamlined operations at Emory Center for Digital
Scholarship, increasing organizational efficiency, capacity, and
footprint among faculty, staff, and students. Translated vision for
center process improvement and programming into reality in first 7
months.
Motivated and versatile operations and project management

professional in Higher Education IT. Project management,

strategy formulation, and outreach skills immediately transferrable to
a team-based problem-solving role in a consulting environment.

EDUCATION
EMORY UNIVERSITY, PhD, American Studies, Atlanta, GA
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISIPPI, MA, American Studies, Oxford, MS
Honors: Lucille and Motee Daniels Thesis Award (Best Thesis), 2 travel awards
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, BA, History & American Studies, Chapel Hill, NC
Honors: Graduated with Honors. Deans List. Office for UG Research award.

May 2015
2010
2008

PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
July 2015Present
Digital Scholarship Training Coordinator, Emory Center for Digital Scholarship (ECDS)
Selected for new position after success as graduate student employee with core responsibility to
assess and optimize center-wide. Build documentation and workflows for all stages of project
work. Manage large and small digital projects with cross-functional teams. Serve on various
committees and consult with leadership to execute digital strategy.
Highlighted Responsibilities & Contributions:

Consult with and train faculty, staff, and students on use of digital tools and methods
for teaching and research. In 201516 academic year:
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Consulted with 20+ faculty to create infographics, podcasts, websites, multimedia

projects, digital posters, online courses, and more.

Led 20+ workshops and trainings on managing online identity, building websites,
using Big Data, data visualization, digital courses, and alternative careers for PhDs.

Design and manage first-of-its-kind Digital Scholarship Internship Program. Accepted

25+ graduate students in first year. Consulted with experts nationwide to design program
incorporating technical skills training, professional development, and project experience.
Presented at 2 domestic and 2 international conferences in first year.

Coordinate teams of scholars and technologists on six large, concurrent digital

projects with oversight of strategy, project milestones, and execution.
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Led planning and development of online course for Emory School of Medicine. Project
launch after 8 months to 1,000+ residents, delegated management of course to
School of Medicine staff.

Strategized project business case and scope; drafted institutional agreements

between Emory, GSU, and SCAD; developed risk management plans for Unpacking
Manuels digital project, a 3D interactive digital archive of iconic Atlanta tavern.
Project covered in the New York Times, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Creative

Loafing,

GSU

Magazine,

and

other

local

outlets.

Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

Review Editor, Southern Spaces (academic journal)
January 2011May 2015
Digital Projects Coordinator, ECDS
May 2012May 2015
Worked two part-time jobs during PhD program for total of 20+ hours per week while also
conducting dissertation research, writing, and teaching.
o Strategically designed and implemented new process for recruiting and publishing
academic reviews from subject matter experts. Increased output and breadth of
reviews published from 13 to 31 in a two year period, sustained pace thereafter.
o Instructional design and content development for Emorys first two Massive Open
Online Courses on Coursera, with total enrollments of 80,000+ in initial deployment.
o Created and implemented workflow processes and publication management using
Trello project management platform (trello.com). Selected to adapt that process to
center-wide workflow as part of full-time role.
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Led planning, site mapping and design, development of user stories, and media
production for ECDS Battle of Atlanta mobile app that informs users about history
of Civil War in Atlanta, guides them to sites of significance, and displays multimedia
content.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Conducted extensive research for PhD dissertation and taught 5 undergraduate

courses.
Presented at 10+ national and international conferences on dissertation research,
teaching, digital scholarship.
Coordinated large teams of volunteers during 2 annual 4 day conferences with over
500 attendees for the Southern Foodways Alliance.
Participated in media production and documentary filmmaking for 5 documentary
films with Southern Foodways Alliance. Pride & Joy aired nationally on PBS stations,
3 others featured at film festivals.

Software Proficiency: Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat Pro, Final Cut Pro, Audacity, MS
Powerpoint, Excel, Word, basic HTML/CSS, Tableau, CartoDB (web mapping)
Interests: Cooking, travel, UNC Tar Heel sports.