Xantippe VanArsdale

Talented Curriculum Specialist with a gift for managing projects and an expertise in digital and remote learning environments. Empathetic and strategic leadership style brings out the best in cross-functional teams while optimizing methods and processes throughout a project's life cycle – frequently ahead of schedule and with minimal impact.

• Aquifer, Inc., 08/23, Current, Senior Curriculum Specialist, Tasked with the project management of new content creation including an 11-case Ob-Gyn course and an upcoming Psychiatry curriculum project., Managed and contributed to the integration of new Clinical Excellence and Basic Science content into core case content.
• Aquifer, Inc., 2020, 08/23, Digital Production Associate for Online Courses, Execute activities related to digital production for best-in-class industry leader and unique mission-driven non-profit organization developing clinical learning tools for Graduate School medical education through high-impact virtual teaching and learning methods. Perform end-to-end operations associated with learning and development materials' content, including proofreading, style consistency, appropriate medical terminology utilization, and on-time delivery while ensuring compliance with set guidelines for writing and pedagogy. Ensure attainment of all KPIs for assigned content reviews. Coordinate with a consortium of medical healthcare educators across disciplines for the writing and updating of course materials used by 96% of allopathic and 70% of osteopathic medical schools in the U.S., Led the launch of a new 13-case Neurology curriculum project, managing multiple case writers and peer reviewers., Facilitated the creation of new cases for the Geriatrics and High-Value Care/Diagnostic Excellence Course Boards., Devised and deployed improvements to optimize the Continuous Course Improvement (CCI) process by 20%., Uncovered and resolved inconsistencies in the formatting of Self-Assessment Questions before publishing., Maintained optimal flow of communication with Medical Consortium board members to confirm efficient management of weekly and monthly editorial board calls., Steered full spectrum of multiple “Curriculum Mapping” projects for Family Medicine and Geriatrics Course Boards within a set time frame., Collaborated with the IT department to create metadata fields for the seamless migration of case images to a new database.
• Potsdam Public Library, 2007, 2020, Head of Technical Services, Directed operations associated with planning, organization, and update of Library materials to digital catalog records while attaching item-specific information., Managed databases, inventories, and resources in line with standardized digital library management practices., Responded to all requests while coordinating efforts with team members., Used DueNorth and OCLC WorldCat to keep a record of non-automated inter-library loans., Steered all facets related to the training and development of recruits, including work-study students and volunteers., Co-wrote a successful $7K grant proposal to create a collection of books associated with Northern New York., Collaborated with the HR Manager to confirm the accurate execution of payroll tasks through QuickBooks., Reorganized 40K+ Adult Fiction books into specific genres while supervising a re-cataloging project., Operated a Book Mobile with the highest circulation numbers in the Library System for 6 years., Guided patrons in the utilization of E-Reader/reference materials while delivering available resources to meet digital needs.

• Science Library Building Supervisor, St Lawrence University
• Bookkeeper, ZERODRAFT
• Library Aide, Canton Free Library
• Teaching Assistant - Biology/Chemistry, SUNY Potsdam

• 12th Annual Breakthrough in Neurological Care Webinar (12 CME), Stanford Medicine
• Women's Health in Primary Care Webinar, Stanford Medicine
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) training, Knowledgehut
• Nonprofit Enterprise Quality Manager (NPQM) Certificate, Quality Management Institute
• Metadata 5 Course CE Certificate, Amigos Library Services
• Unconscious Bias in Medicine Training, Stanford Medicine
• Preservation Metadata, New York's Library Information Network (NYLINE)
• Intro to HTML, JavaScript, & Python, General Assembly
• PubMed for Librarians: Introduction & MeSH, Medical Library Association
• Reference Certification Course (12 Credit Hours), Northern New York Library Network