Paul Callomon MSc

Collection manager at Academy of Natural Sciences
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, US
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Japanese Full professional proficiency
  • German Professional working proficiency
  • French Elementary proficiency

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Flemming Lord

Paul is a fantastic manager, with huge energy, attention to detail and passion for everything that he does. He is committed to lifelong professional development and learning, and is inspirational as a mentor and coach. I would be very happy to work with Paul again in any capacity.

Rudiger Bieler

I can recommend Paul very highly -- he is a superb and detail-oriented collections manager with responsibility for one of the largest collections of its kind in the world.

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Credentials

  • The Editing Academy, Certificate of Excellence
    The Editing Academy
    Apr, 2022
    - Nov, 2024
  • Introduction to Financial Accounting
    Coursera
    Jun, 2019
    - Nov, 2024
  • Drexel Supervisory Certificate
    Drexel University
  • Japanese Language Proficiency Test grade 1
    The Japan Foundation

Experience

  • The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
    • Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Collection manager
      • Aug 2001 - Present

      Curator of world's third largest malacological collection, as well as General Invertebrate collections. Jointly responsible for proposing (co-PI) and obtaining $1m NSF/matching grant for complete rehousing of collection (2003-2008), $500K NSF grant for digital imaging of type specimens (2012) and $380K NSF grant for re-housing alcohol collections (2015). Collaborated in design of new storage and managed entire rehousing project. Designed equipment and software for first-ever electronic inventory of 450,000-lot mollusk collection, using voice recognition to create up to 500 records per hour. 260,000 lots inventoried in first year of operation. Co-designer and developer of automated 360/180 specimen mount for micro-photography, co-holder of US patent for same. Responsible for acquisition and transfer to the Academy of the Katori Collection, the largest mollusk collection ever to leave Japan (20,000 lots, 60,000 specimens), including negotiations, on-site packaging and inventory, design of electronic cataloging software, transcription of data and integration into Academy's database. Show less

  • The Malacological Society of Japan
    • Tokyo, Japan
    • Copyeditor
      • Jan 1995 - Present

      I have been a pro-bono copyeditor and proofreader for the MSJ publications "The Venus" (est. 1928) and "The Chiribotan" since 1995. I have also edited standalone papers by MSJ authors in other publications. I have been a pro-bono copyeditor and proofreader for the MSJ publications "The Venus" (est. 1928) and "The Chiribotan" since 1995. I have also edited standalone papers by MSJ authors in other publications.

  • www.cleanms.net
    • Philadelphia region, United States
    • Freelance copy editor and proofreader
      • Jan 1990 - Present

      I regularly copy edit and/or proofread books, articles, and papers, as well as text for digital media such as web sites and blogs. I have been a copy editor for works on invertebrate zoology since the early 1990s, including books and papers for peer-reviewed journals. I also offer copy editing and proofreading of fiction and nonfiction using CMOS, AP and other US style guides, and can handle work in British English. I regularly copy edit and/or proofread books, articles, and papers, as well as text for digital media such as web sites and blogs. I have been a copy editor for works on invertebrate zoology since the early 1990s, including books and papers for peer-reviewed journals. I also offer copy editing and proofreading of fiction and nonfiction using CMOS, AP and other US style guides, and can handle work in British English.

  • Elle Scientific Publications
    • Director and Senior Editor
      • Jun 1993 - Jun 2001

      Director and technical manager, researching and producing books and other publications on Malacology. Principal publication projects: The Living Pleurotomariidae by Y. Goto and P. Anseeuw (1996). 206 pp, 96 pls. Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan by S. Higo, P. Callomon & Y. Goto. Text (1999): 745 pp, 6 maps. Plates (2001): 206 pp, 3185 figs. Obtained grant for production of plates volume from Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation. Additional responsibilities: 1) Expedition and field research coordinator. Organized field work (deep-water dredging) in southwestern Japan for visiting scientists from the Smithsonian, University of Tokyo and Queensland Museum. Jointly organized research trip aboard R/V 'Seward Johnson' to Bahamas, including submersible dives to 900 meters. 2) Curator of malacological collection. Housed and cataloged large (30,000 lots) private collection of marine material in company museum at Yao. Supervised acquisition and exchange of specimens, books and images. Show less

  • Tomo Communications
    • Director of studies
      • 1989 - 1993

      Director of Studies, teacher trainer and course planner for two language schools in Osaka and Hiroshima, Japan. Included one-year internship at Fujita Co., Kagawa, Shikoku for Japanese language immersion. Director of Studies, teacher trainer and course planner for two language schools in Osaka and Hiroshima, Japan. Included one-year internship at Fujita Co., Kagawa, Shikoku for Japanese language immersion.

Education

  • Drexel University
    Master of Science (MSc.), Arts Administration and Museum Leadership
    2019 - 2020
  • Drexel University
    Msc, Science, Technology and Society
    2013 - 2016
  • University of Wolverhampton
    BA (Hons), 3D Design (wood, metal and plastics)
    1980 - 1983
  • Mount Grace School
    1977 - 1979
  • Chancellors School
    1971 - 1977
  • Brookmans Park Primary

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