Jesse “JT” Thomas

Curriculum Vitae

Vancouver, British Columbia

email jtkern [at] student [dot] ubc [dot] ca

linkedin: jessethomas-link

github: JT-notes

orcid ID: 0000-0002-6887-7410

Education

Master Archival, Library and Information Science (MASLIS)

  • Jan 2022 - Ongoing | University of British Columbia

Diploma in the Cultural Resource Management Program

  • Sept 2020 - Dec 2021 | University of Victoria

BA. in Greek and Latin Language and Literature.

  • Sept 2015 - Jun 2019 | University of Victoria

  • Thesis “Mapping Herodotus’s Scythia” with Dr. Laurel Bowman.B.A. in Philosophy and History

BA. Philosophy and History

  • Sept 2006 - June 2012 | University of Victoria

  • Thesis “Making Room for Virtue Ethics” with Dr. Patrick Rysiew

Highlights

Language: English, Latin, Ancient Greek

Featured MASLIS Courses: LIBR506 (Human-Information Interaction), LIBR514L (Metadata); LIBR559A (Digital Libraries); LIBR 569A (Indigenous initiatives)

Technical: Beginner SQLITE, Intermediate Python Programming, Competency with multiple operating systems (Windows 7/10/11, MAC OSx, iOS, Debian/GNU, Arch, Android), Beginner-Intermediate HTML/CSS, and a minimal familiarity with Javascript.

Academic: High proficiency in academic writing, editing, copyediting. Intermediate professioncy with journalistic andntermediate profession and non-academic English writing.

Work Experience

Research Assistant & IDEAH Managing Editor

Electronic Textual Cultures Lab (ETCL). University of Victoria, BC. Mar. 2021 (ongoing)

  • Copyediting for the IDEAH (Interdisciplinary Digital Engagement in Arts and Humanities) Journal

  • Working with an academic team on a deadline while planning for the Digital Humanities Summer Institute.

  • Assisting in preparing lab documentation, testing, etc.

  • Academic writing: Co-authored articles for the Open Scholarship Policy Observatory

Archivist @ CiTR 101.9 FM and Discorder Magazine

May 2024 - Ongoing | Vancouver, BC

  • Managing the archive. Inventory and assessment
  • Volunteer Management
  • Drop in hours and tours to introduce the archive to members of the radio station.

Class Coordinator and Stocker - Beehive Wool Shop

Victoria BC, Jul 2019–Jan 2020.

  • Scheduling classes and stocking yarn for the shop.

Workstudy (student position) for the Greek and Roman Studies (GRS) Department

  • Oct 2016 - Apr 2017 | University of Victoria

Latin Exercises. Review of Loeb Library Book Collection and weeding.

Office Administration and Customer Support

CMaeON Innovations, Victoria BC, Jan 2013–Jul 2015.

  • CMaeON was a small software company located in Victoria. I had a chance to do a bit of everything not requiring a computer science degree, including:

  • Supported customers, filed company documents, creating project management plans, and assisting the IT department.

  • Software QA testing/assessment and bug-tracking, creating project management plans, and HR (developing job postings, hiring, and so on).

Practicums, Internships, & Volunteering

Cultural Resource Management Internship

Electronic Textual Cultures Lab (ETCL), UVic, Victoria BC. Sept - Dec 2021

  • GLAM Sector Research for the Open Scholarship Press.

Project Lead, Pronoun Project

Volunteer Services Office, Royal BC Museum, Victoria BC. Sept 2020–Aug. 2021.

  • Leading a team of four who worked with volunteers either asking them to update their profile or to email us with their preferred pronouns.

Open Knowledge Practicum: ETCL

University of Victoria, Sept 2018–Dec 2018.

  • Digital mapping of the rivers of ancient Scythia as the digital humanities component of my thesis

  • Updating Wikipedia articles related to rivers mentioned in Herodotus Book 4.

  • Gained experience with project management and working in a digital humanities lab.

Greek and Roman Studies Student Union Executive

University of Victoria, Jul 2017–Apr 2019.

  • Planning and organising events and dinners.

  • Managing communications with students and professors.

  • Founded and ran a weekly study group called the Greek and Latin League.

Conferences, Workshops, Presentations

  • “Aristotle and the Shaping of Western Knowledge.” Conference paper. Undergraduate Medieval Studies, University of Victoria, 2015.

  • “Ovid and the Courtly Love Tradition.” Conference paper. Undergraduate Medieval Studies, University of Victoria, 2014.

  • “Making Room for Virtue Ethics.” Conference paper. Undergraduate Philosophy Conference, University of Victoria, BC. 2011.

Publications

  • “Canada’s National Heritage Digitization Strategy.” Open Scholarship Policy Observatory, 2022.

  • “CRKN is Working to Decolonize Canadiana Metadata.” Open Scholarship Policy Observatory 2022.

References

On Request