Professional Resume
     Richard de Bear
        
  Accreditation
     American Library Association
     LAMA Library Consultant Directory

  Technical Expertise
     Over 50 years of experience in library functional planning,
      layout and design of  technical library furnishings. 
      Established Library Design Associates in 1976
      after 22 years with Library Bureau division of
      Sperry Rand Corporation.

  Honors and Awards
     Who's Who in America 2011, 65th Edition
     Who's Who in American Education 2007-2008, 8th Edition
     Who's Who in Finance & Business 2009-2010, 37th Edition
     Who's Who in the Midwest 2011, 37th Edition
     Who's Who in the World 2011, 28th Edition

  Education
     Bachelor of Science, 1953
     Queens College of City University of New York

  Professional Affiliations
     American Library Association
     Michigan Library Association
     Michigan Library Association Leadership Academy
     Wayne State University Interior Design Program Professional
     Advisory Committee

  Professional Experience
       1997-Present
             President, American Library Center, Inc.
             Library Building Consultant

       1976-1997
             President, Library Design Associates, Inc
             Project Manager of numerous public, academic
             and special libraries

       1956-1976
             Library Specialist for Library Bureau
             Division of Sperry Rand Corporation, Detroit, Michigan

       1954-1956
             Sales representative for Remington Rand Library
             Bureau, Newark, New Jersey

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