Matthew Gentile
Naperville,IL
Summary
Motivated researcher. Dynamic, successful, and enthusiastic historian with several years of experience.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Editor
Brockington and Associates
04.2024 - Current
- Edit first draft reports for historians, archaeologists, and project managers
- I check for historical consistency, grammar, and flow of these reports
- Updated Brockington and Associates deposits of historical research
- This research is focused mostly on the Southeastern United States in the colonial and pre-colonial eras
- Construct report layouts in Adobe InDesign and in Microsoft Word
- Report sizes are varied from ten pages to several hundred depending on the needs of our clients.
Historical Research Analyst
ERIS Info
11.2021 - 11.2023
- Compared historical maps, fire insurance maps, and city directories to compile usable information for clients
- Formulated written analyses of city directory reports
- Presented information about city directory reports when tasked to do so by ERIS Info's clients
- My research was focused on 20th and 21st century American cities, suburbs, and rural areas.
QA Editor
Ancestry.com
03.2020 - 11.2021
- Conducted historical research, curated historical images, edited, and wrote code for our Story Scout product
- Presented my research findings to my manager and broader team at Ancestry
- Planned and gathered information for several research projects including family histories, curation of images through archives such as the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution, and work surrounding America's colonists.
Education
History -
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL12.2019
History -
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA05.2016
Skills
- Research methodologies
- Editing & proofing
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Clear & engaging writing
- Content creation
- Adobe InDesign
Timeline
Editor
Brockington and Associates
04.2024 - Current
Historical Research Analyst
ERIS Info
11.2021 - 11.2023
QA Editor
Ancestry.com
03.2020 - 11.2021
History -
Northern Illinois University
History -
University of Iowa