Experience

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  Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)

  • St. John's Wood, London, NW8 8QN.

  • Museum Collections Officer

    • Sep 2012 - Present
    • St. John's Wood, London, NW8 8QN.

    Originally hired on a temporary Documentation Assistant contract I am now on the permanent staff of the Arts & Library department. Cataloguing: Creating Adlib records for all new acquisitions. Editing and updating existing records as part of on-going retrospective documentation projects. Rationalising the existing collection to improve storage. Collections Care: Monitoring environmental conditions. I was instrumental in the planning and installation of a new 24/7 monitoring system. Collating results, writing facilities reports and creating Integrated Pest Management procedures. Exhibitions: Working with the Curator on exhibition research, undertaking object preparation and liaising with external contractors on design and case layout and conservation mounting. Responsible for de-installs & exhibition installation. Producing small, short term exhibits in conjunction with Arts & Library colleagues. Research: Dealing with enquires from internal and external sources. Providing hands-on access to museum artefacts for researchers. Researching the existing collection to improve the metadata, widen the scope of potential researchers and enhance exhibition text. Front of House: Match day invigilating, allowing public behind the scenes museum access. Organising talks and handling sessions for external stakeholders and MCC MembersSupervising staff and interns whilst carrying out documentation, cleaning and labelling

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  Natural History Museum

  • South Kensington, London

  • Collections Care Volunteer

    • Aug 2010 - Sep 2012
    • South Kensington, London

    Wildebeest Project volunteer, Working as part of the team surveying, cleaning and packing taxidermy and osteology specimens for transport and storage. After Zoo Store 1 was completed I continued to volunteer with the de-canting, identifying and final organisation of the collection. Assessing and cleaning objects prior to display in 'The Thames Whale Story' exhibition, Tring Museum. After these projects finished I was asked to project manage the rationalisation of the Starr Carr collection, a significant Mesolithic collection of animal bones. Dealt with ordering materials, re- boxing and storing of the finds.

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  London Fire Brigade

  • London Fire Brigade Museum, Southwark, London

  • Conservation & Collections Care Volunteer

    • Jun 2008 - Sep 2012
    • London Fire Brigade Museum, Southwark, London

    Initially responsible for a 6 week condition reporting project on the collection as part of Accreditation requirements. Over the next 4 years I was tasked with a major retrospective accessioning project, documenting objects and archival material and numbering them in accordance with established standards. I was then taught how to enter the descriptions, condition reports and new research information into the Adlib collection management database, including researching objects and resolving terminology dilemmas. During the annual Story of London event I helped with invigilating in the Museum and dealing with the public. I also assisted the Curators in selecting and displaying objects for a small exhibition. I advised on storage and conservation needs, including undertaking cleaning and simple repairs. Pest monitoring duties were part of my duties. I also supervised and trained other volunteers in the above fields.

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  Natural Technology Systems

  • Co. Clare, Ireland

  • Partner

    • 1997 - 2003
    • Co. Clare, Ireland

    Natural Technology Systems primarily designed and built reed-bed wastewater treatment systems. It also designed and built eco-homes and advised on all aspects of green building practice. I was responsible for dealing with customers enquiries and providing technical assistance to self-builders. I dealt with the general office duties and designed, built and manned exhibition stands. I also managed the horticultural side of the business, growing and planting the specialised plants used within the beds.