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Alexia Sober - Episode 66
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Profiles in CRM features short interviews with CRM professionals from all experience levels and educational levels. I ask a standard list of questions and see how each person answers them based on their experience.
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Podcast Introduction
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you are listening to the archaeology podcast network the archaeology podcast network is sponsored by codify a california benefit corporation visit codify at www.codifi.com this is alexia sober and you're listening to profiles and crm
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Welcome to Profiles in CRM, episode 66. I'm your host, Chris Webster. Profiles in CRM asks CRM professionals nine simple questions. The answer's very wildly depending on their experience and education. Because of the nature of contract archeology and how small this field really is, some people choose not to reveal their name or the company they work for. Stay to the end of the show to hear how you can have a chance to answer these same questions.
Interview with Alexia Sober
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All right, we're here on Profiles and here's the first question. What is your name and who do you work for?
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My name is Alexia Sober, and I work for the Great Basin Institute in Reno, Nevada. And what is the highest degree you've earned? I have a bachelor's degree. Nice. And how long have you been working in CRM? A total of about four years. Okay. And where have you worked? What states have you worked in? Nevada.
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Short and sweet, there you go. So what is the position you usually have on CRM projects and what is the highest position you've ever held in that, you know, field tech crew chief project manager?
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Um, technically I've been just an archeological technician. I am permitted as a crew chief, but currently it's a crew of two people. Um, but that gives me access to data and Nivkris and on Shippo and those types of things, which is really helpful and it's good for the resume. Um, I've been a lab supervisor. I guess personally that would be what I would consider the highest position I've had. Um, but yeah, basically just an archeological technician.
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Okay, awesome. All right, so here are the fun questions.
Best Experience in CRM?
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What is the best thing that's happened to you that's related to being an archaeologist? And this can be personal or professional. I always have to say my wife or I'm divorced.
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Oh. Because I met her on my first project. Yeah. That's beautiful. That's really sweet. Honestly, and this sounds really mushy, but currently, the person that I work with, my colleague, is probably the best thing that's happened to me. Excuse me. That's my phone. Archaeologically. Because I've had an ability to work with her one on one, and she's been my mentor and my teacher in the beginning of my career. And had I not got this job with the Great Basin Institute, I wouldn't have had that opportunity.
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Nice, and she's in the room right now. All right, so what is the biggest thing that you would change that would make being a CRM archaeologist better?
Thoughts on CRM Data Sharing
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So this is something that I think all archaeologists talk about a lot and we're talking about specifically CRM here.
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Personally, I would sort of change the way archaeologists are so secretive about their data and their projects and the work they do. If I had it my way, I would try to create an open forum
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that gave all archaeologists that are professionals working on anything in any state access to that data and information in order to better serve what we do as archaeologists as a whole. OK, nice. All right, so what is your career goal
Future Goals in Archaeology
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in CRM? This is the where do you see yourself in 10, 20 years question. The boss. Actually, you know, I got into archaeology because I really wanted to work with the public. I wanted to bring archaeology
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out in the open and give the public access to archaeology and the reason archaeologists love what they do, history, how do we take artifacts and apply them to what people used to do. So I see myself someday maybe being the director of a program that
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bridges that gap that brings archaeology to the public and gives people access and that in turn Allows the public to have a deeper understanding and appreciation for what we do So they stop making the mistake of calling us paleontologists Nice you could start by hosting your own show on the archaeology podcast
Advice for Undergraduates
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network. I'm just saying yeah All right final question if you could give an undergrad thinking about a career in CRM one piece of advice What would that be?
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I would say take all of the policy classes. That would be it, learn the policy. There are a lot of theoretical things that you learn in your undergrad career, but one thing I think everyone sort of loses sight of, because we're so romantic, it's such a romantic thing, is we need to know what the rules are, what governs the work we do, what are we allowed to do, what are we not allowed to do as archaeologists, especially on public land. So I would highly suggest to anyone in undergrad program
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to take classes on Section 106 and classes on the practical and business applications of archaeology. That would be my number one piece of advice.
Conclusion and Contact Info
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Show notes for this and all episodes can be found on the Archaeology Podcast Network website at www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/. At that page you'll also find a form that you can fill out so you can be interviewed on the show. Interviews take less than 30 minutes and you don't need any special equipment. Thanks for listening and I'll see you in the field.
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The show is produced by Chris Webster and Tristan Boyle and was edited by Chris Webster. This has been a presentation of the Archaeology Podcast Network. Visit us on the web for show notes and other podcasts at www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Contact us at chrisatarchaeologypodcastnetwork.com