Professional Resume Template for

Knowledge Custodian

Harlan J. Brooks

Denver, CO

(303) 555-0139

harlan.brooks@email.com

linkedin.com/in/harlan-brooks | github.com/harlanbrooks | harlanbrooks.dev

Professional Summary

Systems-oriented Knowledge Custodian with 5 years of experience administering and optimizing enterprise document repositories, information management systems, and knowledge bases. Competent in defining taxonomy structures, applying metadata schemas, and auditing legacy content libraries to maintain information integrity. Successfully reduced database search latency by 24% and improved content retrieval times by 18% through automated categorization policies. Adept at coordinating with cross-functional teams to enforce data governance guidelines. Proficient in SharePoint, Confluence, Documentum, SQL, and enterprise wiki tools.

Work Experience

Knowledge Custodian — Nexus Enterprise Services

Denver, CO | June 2023 – Present

  • Governed the organization and lifecycles of 150,000+ corporate records within SharePoint, ensuring strict alignment with retention schedules and reducing file duplication by 31%.
  • Audited and updated 850+ legacy standard operating procedures and technical documentation pages on Confluence, decreasing general retrieval errors by 22% for 1,200 active employees.
  • Designed and deployed 15 custom metadata schemas and taxonomy rules across 4 business divisions, improving automated file tagging and indexing efficiency by 27% within six months.
  • Conducted quarterly access reviews for 350+ user folders to ensure data protection compliance, resolving 98% of unauthorized authorization anomalies before internal audits began.

Information Management Coordinator — Apex Financial Group

Denver, CO | July 2021 – May 2023

  • Migrated 40,000+ historical paper and digital records to a centralized cloud document database, finishing the transition 3 weeks ahead of schedule and saving $12,000 in archiving fees.
  • Trained 120+ team members on information classification standards and metadata entry processes, reducing initial document upload categorizing issues by 35% during first-quarter rollouts.
  • Monitored and resolved 180+ daily service desk queries related to content access permissions and catalog search errors, maintaining a consistent customer satisfaction rating of 96%.
  • Maintained and updated 4 central knowledge base portals containing 1,500+ articles, removing 230 outdated or redundant items to improve overall internal search relevance by 19%.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Information Management

University of Colorado Denver · Denver, CO · 2021

Skills

Information Governance, Records Management, Taxonomy Design, Metadata Tagging, SharePoint, Confluence, Documentum, Alfresco, SQL, Knowledge Base Administration, Content Lifecycle Management, Access Control, Data Archiving, Content Auditing

Projects

SharePoint Restructuring and Migration

Role: Lead Content Specialist

Tools: SharePoint, PowerShell, Excel

Reorganized 60,000+ unstructured files into a clean taxonomy, decreasing file search times by 42% and recovering 15% of storage space.

Knowledge Base Consolidation

Role: Knowledge Custodian

Tools: Confluence, Jira Service Management

Merged 3 fragmented department wikis into 1 central portal, reducing support tickets regarding content locations by 35%.

Certifications

  • Certified Information Professional (CIP) (2023)
  • Certified Knowledge Manager (CKM) (2022)

Additional information

  • Languages: English (Native), French (Conversational)
  • Volunteer Work: Digital archivist for the local historical society (2022-present)
  • Availability: 2 weeks notice

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Knowledge Custodian

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$52,000

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$85,000

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$68,000

Growth Outlook:

The demand for Knowledge Custodians and information management specialists is growing steadily as organizations generate massive volumes of digital records and documentation. With the adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning tools, maintaining clean, accurately tagged, and structured data repositories has become a critical priority for business operations. Companies across healthcare, finance, and technology are actively investing in information governance to ensure compliance and support automated systems. Employment in this sector is projected to grow by 6% from 2024 to 2034.

6% growth from 2024 to 2034

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Establishing and maintaining enterprise-wide taxonomies, metadata schemas, and classification structures to organize large digital repositories. || Auditing and cleaning corporate knowledge bases and document libraries to archive outdated information and verify content accuracy. || Developing and enforcing access control policies and data governance workflows to secure confidential documents and align with compliance rules.

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