Experience

North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Graphic Designer / Exhibit Tech with Historic Sites

  • Jun 2019 - Present


MONTE-BELLO Freelance Design

• Independent Business Owner

  • Jul 2011 - Present

  Freelance Design & Exhibit Design. Projects include: Benedict College 2018-Present Photographer/Videographer, Columbia Sailing Club 2018- Present Graphic Designer/ Photographer/ Videographer, Richland Public Library 2018 Exhibit Design, Origami USA 2017- Present Illustration/ Photography/ Exhibit Design, EdVenture Children’s Museum 2015- 2016 Exhibit Design/ Illustration, Smithsonian Institute Office of Exhibit Central (OEC) 2012 Independent Federal Contractor with Museums on Main Street (MOMS) Federal contractor with DUNS# 078380510, Active in System for Reward Management (SAM) with registration valid thru 10/6/2019, CAGE# 6N9T5, under Stacey D. Montebello, Doing Business as MONTE-BELLO.



Benedict College

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Adjunct Digital Art Professor

  • Aug 2018 - Dec 2020

  Adjunct college instructor in digital illustration (Art 330) and graphic arts in the College of Fine Arts and Humanities. Instruction covers solving illustration problems on the computer and turning out professional digital work. Using vector design software including Adobe Illustrator, InDesign and other Adobe Cloud programs, provide instruction on drawing and illustration. Adjunct college instructor in digital illustration (Art 330) and graphic arts in the College of Fine Arts and Humanities. Instruction covers solving illustration problems on the computer and turning out professional digital work. Using vector design software including Adobe Illustrator, InDesign and other Adobe Cloud programs, provide instruction on drawing and illustration.



S.C. Department of Health & Environmental Control

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graphic Artist

  • Apr 2019 - Jun 2019

  Part-time Graphic Artist with the Creative Services Team Part-time Graphic Artist with the Creative Services Team



EdVenture Children's Museum

• United States
• Research Services

• Exhibit Designer

  • Mar 2016 - Feb 2019

  Planning detailing and designing graphic elements of exhibits and programs; Preforming complex maintenance tasks such as basic carpentry, metal work and model making; Installing 2-D and 3-D exhibit elements. 2018 Projects included: Development of new Satellite museum in Hartsville. Worked with leadership staff in developing floor plans with detailed measurements and notations in SketchUp. Construct and repair all necessary equipment and displays (including repair and refurbishment of Type III ambulance) for installation. General exhibit related tasks, reupholstering, metal work, basic carpentry, mudding, extensive painting and touchup, and assisted with murals. 2016 and 2017 Projects included: Responsible for overall design and exhibit layout of “Flight”. Completed in 2017 and funded in large part by a NASA grant. Including: a Boeing 757 Classic Cockpit (real) flight deck attached to the exterior of the museum structure and providing a view of the Gervais Street Bridge, Test Flight Zone: Building and test the flying paper airplanes; Video wall: Columbia from a pilot’s view.



Museum Of Florida History

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

• Museum Artist

  • Jan 2015 - Mar 2016

  Develop original art for uses in publications, promotional material, special events and exhibits at the Museum of Florida History and the Knott House Museum. Develop original art for uses in publications, promotional material, special events and exhibits at the Museum of Florida History and the Knott House Museum.

• Development Assistant

  • Jul 2014 - Jan 2015

  Assisted the development departing with measuring visitor experience, implementing new plans to track success of outreach programs. Assisted the development departing with measuring visitor experience, implementing new plans to track success of outreach programs.



Smithsonian Institution: Office of Exhibits Central

• independent contractor

  • Feb 2012 - Jan 2014

  Managing and mounting prints for the OEC, the office of exhibit central. Setting up file to print on large format printers, applying laminate to prints, trimming and preparing panels for installation in both museum and traveling exhibits. Creating files for the vinyl cutter, then weeding the text and preparing them for installation. Printing, mounting and cutting exhibit labels. Updating, cleaning and fix any damage to traveling exhibits as they came back. Preparing the traveling exhibits for redeployment or storage. Installing wall graphics, vinyl lettering and exhibit labels in museums. Making to scale models of proposed traveling exhibits.


National Aquarium Baltimore
• Freelance Photo Editor

  • Feb 2012 - Mar 2012