Experience

Richard Rogers Conservation Ltd.

• United Kingdom
• Artists and Writers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Exhibition Technician (Mount Maker)

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Exhibition work:
  
  2023
  
  Conflict in Europe Gallery, National Army Museum, Mount production and Instillation. Crown Display, Royal Opera House, Mount production. Young V&A (formally Museum of Childhood) refut, mount production for new displays. Watts Gallery, Mount production. April 2023 exhibition. Winchester college, mount production. Peru Displaycase refit, British Museum, mount production. Exhibition work:
  
  2023
  
  Conflict in Europe Gallery, National Army Museum, Mount production and Instillation. Crown Display, Royal Opera House, Mount production. Young V&A (formally Museum of Childhood) refut, mount production for new displays. Watts Gallery, Mount production. April 2023 exhibition. Winchester college, mount production. Peru Displaycase refit, British Museum, mount production.


Museum of London
• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Mount Production Manager

  • Oct 2021 - Dec 2022
• Exhibitions Technician (Mount Maker)

  • Jul 2018 - Oct 2021

  Exhibition work 2018 Temporary exhibition at Winchester College, Mount production Temporary display for London Transport museum, Mount production Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains travelling exhibition installation, Dortmund Germany 2018-2019 National Museums Scotland Edinburgh, Ancient Egypt, East Asia and Art of Ceramics galleries mount production and installation 2019 Romanesque Exhibition at Winchester college, Mount production Don Carlos temporary exhibition at the Royal Opera House , Mount production Margot Fonteyn temporary exhibition at the Royal Opera House, Mount production A.I. temporary exhibition at the Barbican London, Mount production Hidden London temporary exhibition at the London Transport museum 2019-2020 The Box museum Plymouth, Mount production and installation Project awarded: Museums + Heritage Awards 2020 – Restoration/Conservation Project of the Year – Winner British Guild of Travel Writers Awards 2020 – Best UK and Ireland Tourism Project for – Winner Museums + Heritage Awards 2021 – UK Exhibition of the Year –Highly Commended 2020-2021 The Holocaust galleries at Imperial War Museums London, Mount production and installation Project awarded: 2022 National Geographic Readers Award - Most Impactful Exhibition Space 2022 BGTW International Awards for Best UK and Ireland Tourism Project 2022 Muse Design Award for Interior Design, Exhibits, Pavilions & Exhibitions - Gold Award 2022 Design Week Award for Best Exhibition Design - Winner 2022 Museums and Heritage Award for Permanent Exhibition - Winner 2022 FX International Interior Design Awards for Museum or Exhibition Space - Finalist 2022 FX International Interior Design Awards for UK Project of the Year - Finalist Polish pilot exhibition at the Battle of Britain Bunker, Uxbridge. Mount production and installation Peru Exhibition at The British Museum, London, Mount production Show less



Westminster Abbey

• United Kingdom
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries Exhibition Assistant

  • Jul 2017 - Jul 2018

  Opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2018, the Queens Diamond Jubilee gallery showcases many of the unique and historical objects contained in the Archives and collections of Westminster Abbey. As part of the small team responsible for the creation of the new gallery I worked closely with external contractors such as, showcase manufacturers Hahn, conservation experts, and leading mount-making specialists, as well all levels of Abbey staff and stakeholders involved in this internationally significant museum space in one of London's oldest buildings. In addition to making use of my existing object handling, movement and installation skills and experience, the role has required me to draw on a variety of other skills in the set up suitable storage areas for historical objects and archaeological material and maintenance of object records and documentation, including disposal forms, condition checks, and movement records. Show less



Imperial War Museums

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

• Exhibition and Display Technician / Acting Installations Manager

  • Aug 2013 - Jun 2017

  My role has focused on the installation and display of both the IWM collections and those from important lenders, and on the care and maintenance of IWM displays. Key elements of the role include the design and production of bespoke museum quality mounts for IWM and loan objects, the maintenance of a clean and safe workshop, day to day care of objects on display, and providing advice to colleagues on suitable display solutions and installation procedures. Object packing and movement for collection management purposes, sourcing props, advising on budgets, maintaining material stocks, and managing risk was also part of the role, as was the planning of display works across all IWM sites, contributing to tender documentation, selecting and briefing external mount makers, and oversight of works carried out by external contractors. Working closely and productively with exhibitions, conservation, curatorial, technical, registrarial and other colleagues was essential. EXHIBITION WORK: First World War Galleries, 2014 Atrium galleries, 2014 Secret War re-display of the exhibition in the permanent galleries, 2014 Truth and Memory, 2014 Fashion on the ration: 1940’s street style, 2015, 2016 Peter Kennard: Unofficial War artist, 2015 Lee Miller: A Woman’s War, 2015 IWM Contemporary Hew Lock, 2015 Visions of War Above and Below, 2015 IWM Contemporary Imogen Stidworty, 2015 Real to Reel: a Century of War Movies, 2016 Edmund Clark, 2016 IWM Contemporary, Nick Danziger, 2016 IWM Contemporary, Edward Barber, 2016 IWM Contemporary, Mahwish Chishty, 2016 Peace and Protest, 2017 Syria : Story of a conflict. 2017 Imperial War Museum Travelling: John Singer Sargent's Gassed, "World War I and American Art,", Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2016 Show less



The British Museum

• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 700 & Above Employee

• Heavy Object Handler

  • Jun 2007 - Aug 2013

  As a Heavy Object Handler my duties included the movement, storage, packing, transportation and installation of heavy and/or awkward objects within the Museum and at other venues, both within the UK and overseas. This included the use of a variety of mechanical aids, including forklift trucks and gantries. I was also responsible for the fabrication of metal mounts and brackets used to secure objects whilst on display. My other responsibilities included the planning of works for installations, producing method statements, risk assessments and schedules for all activities in the Museum where the Heavy Object Handler team was involved. EXHIBITION WORK: The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army, 2007 Hadrian: Empire and Conflict, 2008 China Landscape, 2008 Statuephilia: contemporary sculptors at the British Museum, 2008 Babylon: Myth and Reality, 2008 Shah 'Abbas: The remaking of Iran, 2009 Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler, 2009 Indian summer, 2009 Treasures from Medieval York: England's other capital, 2010 Kingdom of Ife: Sculptures from West Africa, 2010 South Africa Landscape: Kew at the British Museum, 2010 Afghanistan: Crossroads of the Ancient World, 2011 Eric Gill: public and private art, 2011 Treasures of Heaven: saints, relics and devotion in medieval Europe, 2011 Modern Syrian art at the British Museum, 2012 Grayson Perry: The Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman, 2012 Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam, 2012 Life and death: Pompeii and Herculaneum, 2013 The British Museum touring Treasures of the World’s Cultures, Royal BC Museum, Victoria, Canada, 2009 Splendours of Mesopotamia, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2011 The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece, Dallas, USA, 2013 Show less



Sotheby's

• Real Estate

• Antiques/Fine Arts Technician, Administrator, Deputy Supervisor

  • Sep 2000 - Jun 2007

  Working within specialist departments and the Arrivals area. Duties included locating and moving objects to and from departments, assisting in set up of displays, overseeing and assisting pre-sale views, accurately logging items as per sale catalogue, ensuring timely unpacking and swift despatch of all property from Arrivals area, ensuring property from within the EU is accurately receipted and accepted, updating relevant computer systems to reflect the import status of objects, checking shipment contents. Dealing with enquiries from all departments and clients. Developed a working knowledge of import/export law Show less



John Lewis Partnership

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head Stock Keeper

  • Oct 1997 - Sep 2000

  Responsible for the management of small teams of stock keepers. Responsible for location, care and ordering stock. Communication skills vital when ordering special items for clients and liaising with suppliers and customer enquiries. Experience of working with VIP clients. Involved trouble shooting and quality control, with responsibility to ensure daily targets were met and work was of a high standard. Other roles within the company included working as an assistant receiving bay supervisor. This involved overseeing safe loading of stock for transportation and checking details and condition of incoming deliveries. Show less