Lindsay Shirkey

Curator Of Collections at Museum Center at 5ive Points
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States, US
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • German Limited working proficiency
  • Korean Elementary proficiency
  • Chinese Elementary proficiency
  • Japanese Elementary proficiency

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Experience

    • United States
    • Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Curator Of Collections
      • Oct 2017 - Present

      Develops, designs, and installs 6-8 exhibits annually, including virtual exhibits and content for the virtual museumHandles the entirety of the museum’s collection, including accessions, deaccessions, and loansWrites for the museum’s blog, produces and stars in the museum’s podcast, edits videos, records videos, takes photos, maintains and designs the museum’s website, does all in-house graphic design, proofreads museum contentOversees interns and volunteers in the collections departmentWrites grants for multiple departments Show less

    • Assistant Collections Curator
      • Jan 2017 - Oct 2017

      Catalogs museum accessions and completes temporary custody and loans formsWrites descriptions of artifacts for recordsConducts research and pulls items from collection for exhibitsCreates exhibits from start to finish

    • Japan
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • English Instructor
      • May 2016 - Oct 2016

      Instructing working professionals in English in a one-on-one environment. Customizing lesson plans for each client. Editing and proofreading. Instructing working professionals in English in a one-on-one environment. Customizing lesson plans for each client. Editing and proofreading.

    • Animal Attendant
      • May 2010 - May 2016

      Seasonal work - each summer between semesters of college. Responsibilities include animal care, customer service, occasionally supervising employees, cleaning and maintenance, giving tours of the facility, and cashier responsibilities. Seasonal work - each summer between semesters of college. Responsibilities include animal care, customer service, occasionally supervising employees, cleaning and maintenance, giving tours of the facility, and cashier responsibilities.

  • SETS Project
    • Peterborough, ON
    • Research Associate
      • Sep 2013 - Nov 2015

      SETS (Socioecological Entanglement in Tropical Societies) is a multi-disciplinary comparative study of tropical societies aimed at studying the past to better understand current challenges facing tropical societies. My responsibilities include: completing field work in Southeast Asia, extensive research, writing reports for publishing, reporting to my supervisor, working with other research associates and research assistants, and completing thesis work. SETS (Socioecological Entanglement in Tropical Societies) is a multi-disciplinary comparative study of tropical societies aimed at studying the past to better understand current challenges facing tropical societies. My responsibilities include: completing field work in Southeast Asia, extensive research, writing reports for publishing, reporting to my supervisor, working with other research associates and research assistants, and completing thesis work.

    • Canada
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Teaching Assistant
      • Sep 2013 - Apr 2015

      Worked as a teaching assistant for Biological Anthropology/Archaeology 101 for two semesters and Cultural Anthropology 102 for two semesters. My responsibilities included preparing and running labs for up to 66 students, grading papers, tests, and lab work, holding office hours and helping students, answering student e-mails, and meeting with the professor. Worked as a teaching assistant for Biological Anthropology/Archaeology 101 for two semesters and Cultural Anthropology 102 for two semesters. My responsibilities included preparing and running labs for up to 66 students, grading papers, tests, and lab work, holding office hours and helping students, answering student e-mails, and meeting with the professor.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Textbook Artist and Transcriber
      • Nov 2011 - Nov 2012

      Provided illustrations for a language textbook (Yucatec Maya) under the supervision of a professor and transcribed old language textbooks (Yucatec Maya) to a digital format. The project ran out of funds before being published. Responsibilities included working alone and at my own pace, self-motivated work, illustrating scenes from DVDs and from photos. Provided illustrations for a language textbook (Yucatec Maya) under the supervision of a professor and transcribed old language textbooks (Yucatec Maya) to a digital format. The project ran out of funds before being published. Responsibilities included working alone and at my own pace, self-motivated work, illustrating scenes from DVDs and from photos.

Education

  • Trent University
    Master’s Degree, Anthropology
    2013 - 2015
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Bachelor’s Degree, Archeology
    2010 - 2013

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