Experience

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club

• United Kingdom
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Library Assistant

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  Manning the Wynne-Thomas Library at Trent Bridge cricket ground; registering borrowers & recording circulation of books; cataloguing books; care of the collection; assisting with enquiries; customer service Manning the Wynne-Thomas Library at Trent Bridge cricket ground; registering borrowers & recording circulation of books; cataloguing books; care of the collection; assisting with enquiries; customer service



Freelance

• Egypt
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Heritage Collections Officer

  • Apr 2012 - Present

  Project work for a variety of organisations, such as: o 2012 – ongoing; various projects for the University of Nottingham Museum, including: undertaking an ACE Resiliency funded collections audit; undertaking an audit and interpretation of the numismatic collection, managing a team of volunteers; planning and delivering tours and workshops for the public and special interest groups; gathering and reporting performance indicator data o 2021 – 2023; Curatorial Consultancy for a Derby Hospitals NHS Trust and Air Arts project to audit, catalogue, store, and display their historical medical collections to industry standards o 2019; preparation and delivery of public events at Buxton Museum, as part of their ‘Ask the Expert’ series o 2016; preparation and delivery of a breakout session for the 19th Iron Age Research Students’ Symposium o 2013-2014; public evaluation project for the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, designing and promoting a public survey, then analysing and reporting the results Show less



BROMLEY HOUSE LIBRARY

• United Kingdom
• Libraries

• Collections Manager

  • Sep 2019 - Apr 2023

  Responsible for all aspects of collections management and care for a historic library housed in a Grade 2* listed Georgian town house; collection includes historic and modern books and archival material, photographs, furniture, fine art, decorative art and oddments of antiquarian interest; role includes decision-making and overseeing acquisitions, object movement, loans, and withdrawals; environmental monitoring and control; quotidian preventive and basic restorative conservation; decision-making on contracting for professional conservation; emergency planning; collections research; providing collections information and access for researchers; collections publicity through social media, website blogs, newsletter articles and liaison with the press; delivery of engagement events and activities for library members and for the public; writing and review of policies and working procedures; staff training; budget monitoring; personnel management of staff and volunteers; day-to-day customer service Show less



University of Nottingham

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Library Assistant

  • Mar 2018 - Sep 2019

  Initially at George Green Science Library, then at The Library of Manuscripts and Special Collections. Facilitating access to the collections for students and members of the public in the reading rooms; undertaking cataloguing, care, storage and retrieval of collections items; researching collections for social media; creating displays; manning the manuscripts exhibition gallery at Lakeside Arts; answering enquiries Initially at George Green Science Library, then at The Library of Manuscripts and Special Collections. Facilitating access to the collections for students and members of the public in the reading rooms; undertaking cataloguing, care, storage and retrieval of collections items; researching collections for social media; creating displays; manning the manuscripts exhibition gallery at Lakeside Arts; answering enquiries


University of Nottingham Museum of Archaeology
• Collections Access Officer

  • Apr 2014 - Sep 2014

Derby Museums Trust
• Curator of S.T.E.A.M. and the Enlightenment

  • Apr 2014 - Jun 2014


Derby City Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Sep 2009 - Mar 2014

• • Oct 2004 - Sep 2009


Portable Antiquities Scheme
• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Finds Liaison Officer (jobshare)

  • Oct 2007 - Sep 2009

Nottingham City Council
• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee
• Museums Assistant, Green's Windmill, Nottingham City Museums & Galleries

  • Jan 2003 - Oct 2004