Experience

Open to opportunities

• Technology, Information and Internet
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Open to Opportunities of Interest

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  while currently on a work sabbatical i am however open to exploring interesting roles in a Museum and heritage environment ,where i can best use my skill sets to best effect and also help preserve historic objects for future generations. while currently on a work sabbatical i am however open to exploring interesting roles in a Museum and heritage environment ,where i can best use my skill sets to best effect and also help preserve historic objects for future generations.



Imperial War Museums

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

• Collections Care Technician

  • Mar 2016 - Oct 2019

  Working on the Care of the collections care across the Five IWM Museum sites - Imperial War Museum Lambeth , Churchill war Rooms , HMS Belfast , Imperial War Museum Duxford and Imperial War Museum North. Work flow includes Collection Housekeeping of the five sites , Integrated Pest Management and working with the environmental monitoring systems of the sites .Also display case testing and environmental conditions therein. Working on the Care of the collections care across the Five IWM Museum sites - Imperial War Museum Lambeth , Churchill war Rooms , HMS Belfast , Imperial War Museum Duxford and Imperial War Museum North. Work flow includes Collection Housekeeping of the five sites , Integrated Pest Management and working with the environmental monitoring systems of the sites .Also display case testing and environmental conditions therein.



Blueboxx Creative LTD

• United Kingdom
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• technical

  • Mar 2013 - Mar 2016

  A sound, audio visual and lighting hire company based at Elstree Film studios duties include :- Being able to work on my own and be responsible for the Company's unit in the studios while the Director and other colleagues are out on jobs . Preping hires and testing returns keeping the stores and work areas in good order, Constructing necessary flats and other relevant items when needed Repairs and maintanence and equipment Modifications Providing technical support on outside festival productions such as The Greenwich festival ,The St Pauls four corners dance festival, Events for the British library , Events for the Welcome collection . Dispatching sales items and arranging courier pick ups etc for customers in the UK and internationally Generally working on my own initiative and a key holder Show less



St Albans Museum service Part of St Albans district council leisure services

• Conservation and Display Technician

  • Oct 2009 - Feb 2013

  service consists of Verulamium Museum of Roman Life and The Museumof St Albans a social history museum of the city an off site store and a medieval clock tower. The duties of the role were varied and were accomplished by on job training from the head conservator encompassing : • Supporting the Conservators in basic remedial conservation work including :- • Loss filling / Consolidation • Colour matching of fills / Reversible repairs • Cleaning / Object handling and packaging / object storage supports • Mounting objects / The safe storage and environment of objects in off site storage unit The service also has a temporary exhibition space and my display duties included : • Design and construction of exhibition display and set items • Instillation of displays / Lighting exhibitions • Co-ordinating staff and volunteers • Mounting objects / Case dressing / safe display of objects in conjunction with Conservator • Sourcing exhibition construction materials I was also responsible for the gallery across the museums and these duties included : • Arranging Maintenance • Arranging A/V repairs by external contractors • liaising with external contractors • Working with FOH to solve any issue they may have had in the gallery My achievement in this role were to conserve and consolidate an extremely friable set of human skeletal remains for an external client and help with the construction of a new case for display. The restoration and consolidation and loss replacement of the gesso on a extremely damaged Edwards rocking horse and the colour matching of the fills so as to retain the age of the object but for it to be completely undamaged. I have also worked on sphelter figures , The Verulamium Mercury figurine ,Roman glass wear , Helmets ,cart models and other items. I also worked with Out Sphere designs to have a number of museum objects photographed in 360 º and mounted a human skull for this method for a television Documentary program. Show less



The Maltings Arts Theatre

• Operations Manager

  • Nov 1989 - Sep 2009

  a receiving house, part of St Albans district council leisure services. The theatre had a regular program of adult and Children's theatre, music events and classes and courses . Initially employed as a lighting technician and taught on the job I progressed after 6 years to Ops Manager my responsibility was to work with the business manager to run the venue and these duties in this role were very varied and included : • Foh Manager / Line manager for Venue technicians • To order bar stock / Daily Banking • FOH and bar duties if staffing needs necessitate • Staffing rotas • Children's Theatre programmer • Health and Safety / Day to day venue operations • Re design lighting plan for venue / Design lighting if productions required • Liaise with external artists and contractors • Keep venue maintenance up to date • Set ups and get outs with technicians • To be technical director of St Albans Festivals My acheivments in this role was to run an extremely successful children's theatre program and commission productions from company's for this purpose . To design lighting and set for large outdoor festival productions To be a company director and lighting designer for two in house touring theatre company's To build strong community connections To run a successful venue During this time I have also toured with other company's such as the Covent garden opera house venture, Design lighting for other touring productions and worked in many other venues Show less



adroit tool

• TRAINEE Mechanical engineer

  • Jan 1985 - Jan 1989

  Adroit tool and production Ltd Luton .I was employed as a trainee engineer learning milling turning and fettling and was sent after 2 years on a day release B- tech Course in engineering My achievements were to complete 2 years of a three year course and to learn basic engineering and tool use. Adroit tool and production Ltd Luton .I was employed as a trainee engineer learning milling turning and fettling and was sent after 2 years on a day release B- tech Course in engineering My achievements were to complete 2 years of a three year course and to learn basic engineering and tool use.



Dip N Strip and Guitar Shop

• employee

  • Jan 1984 - Jan 1985

  During this period I worked in a workshop cleaning wooden doors and metal work of paint and accumulated dirt so items could be refinished,I also helped in a local guitar shop During this period I worked in a workshop cleaning wooden doors and metal work of paint and accumulated dirt so items could be refinished,I also helped in a local guitar shop



Audio Kinetics

• technical / stores

  • Jan 1982 - Jan 1984

  Based in St Albans and Later Borehamwood the company produced time code synchronisers for film and television post production. I was employed in the stores distributing components and assisting in stock control. Based in St Albans and Later Borehamwood the company produced time code synchronisers for film and television post production. I was employed in the stores distributing components and assisting in stock control.