Experience

National Conservation Service

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

• Paper Conservator

  • Sep 2016 - Present

  • Administrating a range of stabilising conservation treatments on flat and bound archival material ranging from 17th - 20th century • Working in a private studio within a small team, processing large volumes of material and during multiple projects at any one time • Instructing MA students in Book Conservation • Digitisation, including conservation prep and image capture • Carrying out condition surveys within archival and library collections • Administrating a range of stabilising conservation treatments on flat and bound archival material ranging from 17th - 20th century • Working in a private studio within a small team, processing large volumes of material and during multiple projects at any one time • Instructing MA students in Book Conservation • Digitisation, including conservation prep and image capture • Carrying out condition surveys within archival and library collections



Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Graduate Documentations Assistant

  • May 2016 - Aug 2016

  • Updating and adding museum records on Collections Managment System Modes • Training voluteers in photographic documentation and manipulating captured images using Adobe Photoshop • Carrying out environmental monitoring, preservation duties and processing acquisitions • Updating and adding museum records on Collections Managment System Modes • Training voluteers in photographic documentation and manipulating captured images using Adobe Photoshop • Carrying out environmental monitoring, preservation duties and processing acquisitions



Derbyshire County Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Conservator

  • Feb 2016 - Mar 2016

  • Treatment of a nineteenth century account book, in preparation for a PhD project • Administering wet repairs to the pages of a disbound volume • Managing a large volume of sheets whilst under a strict time and funding constraint • Treatment of a nineteenth century account book, in preparation for a PhD project • Administering wet repairs to the pages of a disbound volume • Managing a large volume of sheets whilst under a strict time and funding constraint



The Athenaeum Club Limited

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Conservator

  • Jan 2016 - Jan 2016

  • Stabilisation of archival material from the Athenaeum Club, in preparation for digitising • Surface cleaning bound volumes and consolidating leather features • Inputting collection data on Microsoft Excel spreadsheet including measurements for boxing • Stabilisation of archival material from the Athenaeum Club, in preparation for digitising • Surface cleaning bound volumes and consolidating leather features • Inputting collection data on Microsoft Excel spreadsheet including measurements for boxing



Tavistock Institute Of Human Relations(the)

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Archivist

  • Nov 2015 - Dec 2015

  • Performing an appraisal on the archive collection prior to rehousing • Listing all contents, actions taken and actions recommended in preparation for cataloguing • Contributing to a blog, documenting the project for the Tavistock’s website • Performing an appraisal on the archive collection prior to rehousing • Listing all contents, actions taken and actions recommended in preparation for cataloguing • Contributing to a blog, documenting the project for the Tavistock’s website



Imperial College Healthcare Charity

• Art Collections Volunteer

  • Sep 2015 - Dec 2015

  • Creating an inventory of the hospital’s art collection housed over three sites: St Mary's, Hammersmith and Charing Cross • Inputting data onto Christie's developed database Collectrium, as well as attending to the backlog of previous staff • Problem solving for lost records, missing data or unknown locations • Composing condition reports on artworks within the stores • Training team members how to prepare condition reports for artworks on paper • Creating an inventory of the hospital’s art collection housed over three sites: St Mary's, Hammersmith and Charing Cross • Inputting data onto Christie's developed database Collectrium, as well as attending to the backlog of previous staff • Problem solving for lost records, missing data or unknown locations • Composing condition reports on artworks within the stores • Training team members how to prepare condition reports for artworks on paper



Marx Memorial Library

• United Kingdom
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Digitisation Volunteer

  • Jul 2015 - Nov 2015

  • Photographing archival material and artworks on paper for Digitisation • Using Gimp GNU Image Manipulation Program for editing digital photographs • Employing ABBYY FineReader for OCR text recognition and PDF conversion • Photographing archival material and artworks on paper for Digitisation • Using Gimp GNU Image Manipulation Program for editing digital photographs • Employing ABBYY FineReader for OCR text recognition and PDF conversion



Hayward Gallery

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Conservator

  • Aug 2015 - Sep 2015

  • Preparing a library collection for removal to an off-site storage unit • Condition checking, cleaning and safely packaging books and archival material • Cataloguing box contents with Microsoft Excel to ensure collection is kept in the correct order • Preparing a library collection for removal to an off-site storage unit • Condition checking, cleaning and safely packaging books and archival material • Cataloguing box contents with Microsoft Excel to ensure collection is kept in the correct order



The Wellcome Collection

• Conservation Placement

  • Nov 2014 - Jun 2015

  • Aiding conservator in practical treatments in preparation for a journal publication • Using solvents in the removal of aged adhesive stains from manuscript folios • Creating custom made enclosures for books • Performing functional paper repairs for archival material and books requested from the Wellcome Library • Attending to any practical project as support for the department • Aiding conservator in practical treatments in preparation for a journal publication • Using solvents in the removal of aged adhesive stains from manuscript folios • Creating custom made enclosures for books • Performing functional paper repairs for archival material and books requested from the Wellcome Library • Attending to any practical project as support for the department



National Media Museum

• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Conservation Placement

  • Dec 2014 - Dec 2014

  • Inputting data for a national database • Detailed measurements and image description of daguerreotypes • Use of the Memorix Maior database • Inputting data for a national database • Detailed measurements and image description of daguerreotypes • Use of the Memorix Maior database



Museum Conservation Services Ltd.

• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos

• Conservation Placement

  • Jul 2014 - Jul 2014

  • Digital photographic documentation of paper objects • Mounting and framing of an artwork to a conservation standard • Conservation of encyclopedia folios, including washing, repairs, and sizing • Digital photographic documentation of paper objects • Mounting and framing of an artwork to a conservation standard • Conservation of encyclopedia folios, including washing, repairs, and sizing



Historic Royal Palaces

• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Conservation Placement

  • Jul 2014 - Jul 2014

  • Conservation treatment of maps from the Royal Collection, including repairs, adhesive removal and infills • Participation in various workshops, such as Historic Mounting, Historic Artists’ Materials and Photography • Attending departmental meetings • Conservation treatment of maps from the Royal Collection, including repairs, adhesive removal and infills • Participation in various workshops, such as Historic Mounting, Historic Artists’ Materials and Photography • Attending departmental meetings