Experience

Hagley Museum and Library

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reference Archivist

  • Mar 2023 - Present

• Collections and Reference Assistant

  • Oct 2019 - Mar 2023

• Program Guide

  • Mar 2019 - Nov 2019

  • Provides informative tours to patrons of all ages about life and work in the 19th century.• Interprets objects and gives a clear, concise narrative that is age appropriate and intellectually stimulating


Delaware Museum of Natural History
• Guest Experience Associate

  • Sep 2019 - Mar 2020


The Fire Museum of Memphis

• Archival Assistant

  • May 2018 - Jun 2018

  • Conducted manual inventory of a large-scale loaned collection of fire toys and paraphernalia. • Packaged loaned objects in a careful manner for shipping back to lender, identifying appropriate, safe travel arrangements for fragile items. • Conducted manual inventory of a large-scale loaned collection of fire toys and paraphernalia. • Packaged loaned objects in a careful manner for shipping back to lender, identifying appropriate, safe travel arrangements for fragile items.



Memphis Public Library

• United States
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Library Customer Service Assistant

  • Jul 2017 - Jun 2018

  • Catalogued archival collections and created finding aids to help patrons with research. • Provided customer support, aiding the public in using archival and special collections and conducting genealogical research. • Assisted public with a broad range of customer service needs, including computer use, microfilm readers, online database use, and reference questions. • Catalogued archival collections and created finding aids to help patrons with research. • Provided customer support, aiding the public in using archival and special collections and conducting genealogical research. • Assisted public with a broad range of customer service needs, including computer use, microfilm readers, online database use, and reference questions.



Art Museum of the University of Memphis

• Museum Assistant

  • May 2017 - Mar 2018

  • Performed general collection management activities, generating condition reports, creating object files, and serving as greeter.• Led work study and directed graduate assistants in unpacking and setting up new exhibits and taking down completed shows.• Liaised among construction crews, university facilities managers, and museum administration during a full-scale reconstruction of museum facilities.

• Graduate Assistant

  • Aug 2016 - Apr 2017

  Assisted in the installing/de-installing of exhibitions. Performed condition reports on textiles, flat prints, and sculptures. Learned how to frame works on paper using hinges with Japanese paper.



The Metal Museum

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos

• Student Intern

  • Jan 2017 - Apr 2017

  • Utilized PastPerfect to catalogue drawings collection by Otto Schmirler, an Austrian metalsmith. • Generated condition reports, assigned catalogue numbers, and photographed and processed newly accessioned paper metal-design drawings. • Assisted with the unpacking, installation, and takedown of exhibitions. • Utilized PastPerfect to catalogue drawings collection by Otto Schmirler, an Austrian metalsmith. • Generated condition reports, assigned catalogue numbers, and photographed and processed newly accessioned paper metal-design drawings. • Assisted with the unpacking, installation, and takedown of exhibitions.



Stax Museum of American Soul Music

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Intern

  • Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  • Created a research finding aid for archival documents and organized archival documents into categories under the direction of the director and collections manager. • Assisted in the takedown of a travelling exhibition, Motown in Black and White. • Used EmbARK CMS • Created a research finding aid for archival documents and organized archival documents into categories under the direction of the director and collections manager. • Assisted in the takedown of a travelling exhibition, Motown in Black and White. • Used EmbARK CMS



Eye Specialty Group

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Study Coordinator/Optometric Technician

  • Oct 2009 - Jul 2016

  As research study coordinator, I perform and am responsible for the following: *Informs patients or caregivers about study aspects and outcomes to be expected *Interprets collected study data *Maintains required records of study activity including case report forms and regulatory forms *Monitors study activities to ensure compliance with protocols and with all relevant local, federal and state regulatory and institutional policies *Participates in preparation and management of research budgets and monetary disbursement As an optometric technician, I am engaged in the following: *Performs a vital supporting role as a para-optometric assistant in a fast-paced, multi-physician ophthalmic practice *Instructs patients and administers interactive diagnostic tests *Maintains and utilizes complex diagnostic equipment including a visual field analyzer and Carl Zeiss Meditech Cirrus OCT *Abstracts patients’ physical charts into a NextGen EHR system Show less



Burke's Book Store

• Retail Clerk

  • Jul 2010 - Sep 2013

  My second tenure at Burke's Book Store showed me performing expanded duties due to personnel changes. *Facilitated sales of merchandise through high-quality customer service *Increased sales opportunities by buying and recommending new stock for the store as well as for individual customers *Maintained a clean sales environment at the point-of-sale as well as in the store proper *Promoted a professional image both in-store and on the telephone through courteous and succinct communication and problem solving *Selected and bought used books from the public for the store stock in exchange for cash or store credit I left Burke's Book Store to matriculate in graduate school in the United Kingdom. Show less

• Retail Clerk

  • Jan 2007 - Aug 2007

  *Facilitated sales of merchandise through high-quality customer service *Increased sales opportunities by buying and recommending new stock for the store as well as for individual customers *Maintained a clean sales environment at the point-of-sale as well as in the store proper *Promoted a professional image both in-store and on the telephone through courteous and succinct communication and problem solving *Facilitated sales of merchandise through high-quality customer service *Increased sales opportunities by buying and recommending new stock for the store as well as for individual customers *Maintained a clean sales environment at the point-of-sale as well as in the store proper *Promoted a professional image both in-store and on the telephone through courteous and succinct communication and problem solving

• Optometric Technician

  • May 2003 - Aug 2006

  In my original tenure at the Eye Specialty Group, and prior to a merger in January 2006, at Eye Tech of Memphis, I performed tasks more in the vein of "work-up technician" which consisted of the following: *Collected vital health information, patient histories, and visual acuities from new and follow-up patients *Performed as a scribe for the physician on a regular basis *Utilized complex diagnostic equipment including a GDX Nerve Fiber Analyzer, a visual field analyzer, and a Carl Zeiss Meditech Stratus OCT Show less