Experience

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
• United Kingdom
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Assistant Curator of Maps

  • Sep 2019 - Present

Museum of Richmond
• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Cataloguing and Digitisation volunteer

  • Mar 2019 - Aug 2019


The British Library

• United Kingdom
• Libraries
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Support Officer, Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2019

  Image QA, publishing digitised manuscripts online, raising project awareness through social media, maintaining project documentation, coordinating reshoots, liaising with project manager, curator, imaging services and cataloguer Image QA, publishing digitised manuscripts online, raising project awareness through social media, maintaining project documentation, coordinating reshoots, liaising with project manager, curator, imaging services and cataloguer



BESPOKE ARCHIVE DIGITISATION LTD

• United Kingdom
• Photography

• Heritage digitiser

  • Sep 2017 - Jun 2018

  Heritage level digitisation to museum archival standards — Photograph archival material using copy stands and tethered capture, ATIZ book cradles and high speed scanners — Edit images in Adobe Lightroom — Image stitching and correcting in Adobe Photoshop — Batch processing files with Automator workflows, Terminal commands and Lightroom synchronisation — Develop file management workflows Collections: Wellcome Trust Accessions Archive, Wellcome Trust Ephemera, British Library Private Case, Royal Society Library, Arcadian Library Ottoman Collection, BAFTA Archive, Melanie Klein papers, Robert Hanbury Brown papers Material handled: early photographs (19th and 20th century), newspaper cuttings (1910s–1960s), advertisements (1890s–2000s), typewritten reports and carbon copies, drawings, mounted photographs, rare books (17th–20th century)



University of Glasgow

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Special Collections Intern

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017

  – Research the provenance of books in William Hunter's 18th century library to provide fuller catalogue entries and verify previous ownership – Review object lists for loans to other institutions, including verifying provenance and checking conservation requirements – Assist with installing and deinstalling temporary displays – Verify and update catalogue data with reference to online databases and the physical items – Maintain files of digitised books on a shared network drive. I developed a workflow that reduced this task time by 50% – Design displays and study days, including item selection, research, arrangement, caption writing and proof-reading – Frequent work with delicate books and manuscripts – Simultaneously work on two major projects, both requiring close attention to detail, as well as other day-to-day tasks as they arise – Identify and photograph items of interest to highlight via Instagram



Hunterian Museum

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

• Events staff (voluntary)

  • Nov 2016 - Feb 2017

  – Represent the museum and its partners, including the Burns Birthplace Museum – Provide information and directions to visitors – Create a welcoming atmosphere for visitors – Explain the museum’s work and related research at the university – Collect visitor feedback – Represent the museum and its partners, including the Burns Birthplace Museum – Provide information and directions to visitors – Create a welcoming atmosphere for visitors – Explain the museum’s work and related research at the university – Collect visitor feedback



Bloomsbury Summer School

• Course Coordinator (voluntary)

  • Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

  – Welcome participants to ‘Iran and the West’ summer school course – Liaise between 30 attendees, two lecturers and the course convenor – Coordinate refreshments – Welcome participants to ‘Iran and the West’ summer school course – Liaise between 30 attendees, two lecturers and the course convenor – Coordinate refreshments



UCL Museums

• Event Staff (voluntary)

  • Jan 2016 - Aug 2016

  Event steward for the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology and the Grant Museum of Zoology – Provide welcoming customer service to visitors – Conduct ad hoc tours of the Petrie Museum during events – Coordinate serving of refreshments including cash handling and checking stock – Collect visitor feedback Event steward for the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology and the Grant Museum of Zoology – Provide welcoming customer service to visitors – Conduct ad hoc tours of the Petrie Museum during events – Coordinate serving of refreshments including cash handling and checking stock – Collect visitor feedback



Apolline Project

• Italy
• Research Services

• Ceramic Analyst (voluntary)

  • May 2014 - Jun 2014

  – Sort, draw and mark archaeological ceramic items – Create catalogue records – Sort, draw and mark archaeological ceramic items – Create catalogue records



Bamburgh Research Project

• United Kingdom
• Research Services

• Field Archaeologist (voluntary)

  • Jun 2013 - Jul 2013

  – Archaeological excavation – Drawing plans – Processing excavated artefacts, including washing and recording – Processing environmental samples (flotation) – Ad hoc communication with the public about the progress of the excavation – Archaeological excavation – Drawing plans – Processing excavated artefacts, including washing and recording – Processing environmental samples (flotation) – Ad hoc communication with the public about the progress of the excavation



Juno Records

• United Kingdom
• Musicians
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Dispatch assistant

  • Oct 2012 - Jul 2013

  – Stock taking using a combination of physical and digital checks – Picking, packing, labelling and dispatching CDs, records and audio equipment to fulfil online orders – Physically filing new CDs, records and audio equipment stock in the warehouse, in alphabetical order under four major categories – Identifying, recording and replacing damaged stock – Stock taking using a combination of physical and digital checks – Picking, packing, labelling and dispatching CDs, records and audio equipment to fulfil online orders – Physically filing new CDs, records and audio equipment stock in the warehouse, in alphabetical order under four major categories – Identifying, recording and replacing damaged stock