Experience

Royal Museums Greenwich

• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Collections Systems Officer

  • Apr 2015 - Present

  - Manage bespoke Mimsy XG development projects, such as the redevelopment of the Hazards, Exhibitions, Rights/Permits Activities and Places Authority. - Undertake the development of Crystal Reports for tracking business activities, but also bespoke reports for specific tasks, such as the Accessions Register or Exhibition Feasibility report. - Plan and oversea data enhancement projects, to ensure the data within Mimsy meet current sector standards. - Provide training of Mimsy XG to staff and volunteers, as well as supporting users by creating training guides and responding to helpdesk queries. - Lead on Disposal of Non-Collection materials and assist with Collection Reviews and Disposals. - Manage Collection Data Cleaning Volunteers.



Imperial War Museums

• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Data Quality Officer

  • May 2014 - Mar 2015

  -Identified and document data requirements for processes, resolving any data issues in Adlib. -Generated reports that highlight and summarized areas for data enhancement in Adlib, and recommended and implemented a sequence of data cleaning projects for the year. -Developed appropriate validation lists and authority files for use by internal users. -Worked with the Documentation Manager to plan, co-ordinate and review collaborative cross-collection cleaning of legacy data in Adlib and the digital asset management system (Imagen).



Royal Museums Greenwich

• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Collections Systems Officer (Maternity Cover)

  • Jul 2013 - Apr 2014

  - Produced and analysed Crystal reports for managing and tracking business activities as well as task specific reports for curatorial, exhibitions and public programs. Such as Accession Registers and Loan Out Condition Reports - Answered documentation and database inquiries from colleagues, assisted with the creation and updating of records as well as data cleaning- Assisted the Collections Information and Standards Officer in the collection review work and related disposals, also conducted the provenance research for disposal candidates.- Provided training of Mimsy XG to staff as well as supporting users by creating training guides and responding to helpdesk queries.

• Documentation and Audit Assistant

  • Dec 2011 - Jul 2013

  - Assisted in the implementation of the Museum’s rolling audit programme, by participating in audits, updating the collections database and writing reports- Proactively developed collaborative relationships cross departments to assist with the delivery of documentation and audit programmes as well as the exhibitions master plan- Assisted in the development of Mimsy XG by redeveloping the Location Activity, enhancing functionality for users.



Oriental Museum

• Durham, United Kingdom

• Collections Assistant (Intern)

  • Jan 2010 - May 2010

  - Researched and documented new acquisitions using SPECTRUM standards as a guideline - Financial officer to Oriental Museum Exhibition Group; responsible for maintaining the budget and liaising with the display board printers - Provided creative input to the Collections Manager to determine which objects from the collection to display. - Researched and documented new acquisitions using SPECTRUM standards as a guideline - Financial officer to Oriental Museum Exhibition Group; responsible for maintaining the budget and liaising with the display board printers - Provided creative input to the Collections Manager to determine which objects from the collection to display.



The British School

• Tarnobrzeg, Subcarpathian District, Poland

• English Instructor

  • Sep 2006 - Jun 2008

  - Facilitated lessons effectively in large and small group settings resulting in satisfied parents and participants by preparing, planning and presenting - Engaged all types and levels of learners and advised students through their progress reports. - Gained the respect and collaborated with other staff members by being empathetic and trustworthy - Provided support for new trainees using my experience with lesson planning at the company. - Facilitated lessons effectively in large and small group settings resulting in satisfied parents and participants by preparing, planning and presenting - Engaged all types and levels of learners and advised students through their progress reports. - Gained the respect and collaborated with other staff members by being empathetic and trustworthy - Provided support for new trainees using my experience with lesson planning at the company.



Stratford Perth Museum

• Stratford, Ontario, Canada

• Collections Officer

  • Jun 2006 - Sep 2006

  -Accessioned artefacts by cataloguing, classifying and assigning registration numbers and co-ordinated storage of the collections -Digitised new acquisitions by photographing them, editing the photos in Microsoft Photo Editor and inputting them into the database -Using manuals of nomenclature and personally determining the fragility of artefacts in the collections, then deciding how the artefacts should be stored and documented. -Accessioned artefacts by cataloguing, classifying and assigning registration numbers and co-ordinated storage of the collections -Digitised new acquisitions by photographing them, editing the photos in Microsoft Photo Editor and inputting them into the database -Using manuals of nomenclature and personally determining the fragility of artefacts in the collections, then deciding how the artefacts should be stored and documented.



NOVA Group

• Nagasaki, Japan

• English Instructor

  • Sep 2004 - May 2006