Experience

The Florida Holocaust Museum

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Registrar & Exhibitions Manager

  • May 2016 - Present

  Saint Petersburg, Florida The Florida Holocaust Museum has almost 17, 000 objects in the permanent collection comprising artworks, archives, objects, photographs and testimonies. • Coordinate all logistical arrangements and schedules for incoming and outgoing loans, in-house and traveling exhibitions: Create and maintain exhibition files; generate loan documents, condition reports, packing and crating notes and facility reports; make all courier arrangements. • Execute routine care and preservation of the… Show more The Florida Holocaust Museum has almost 17, 000 objects in the permanent collection comprising artworks, archives, objects, photographs and testimonies. • Coordinate all logistical arrangements and schedules for incoming and outgoing loans, in-house and traveling exhibitions: Create and maintain exhibition files; generate loan documents, condition reports, packing and crating notes and facility reports; make all courier arrangements. • Execute routine care and preservation of the FHM collection: Assess and monitor environmental conditions. Conduct inventories and track object movements; rehouse artifacts; and catalogue new acquisitions. • Prepare objects for exhibitions and loans. • Contribute to the growth and development of FHM's collection: Create, organize and present to the FHM Collection Committee an ongoing list of objects offered for donation or available for acquisition. Conduct provenance research. Create and maintain all donation files and generate legal documents on new acquisitions. • Administer FHM policies and procedures: Update and maintain the FHM Facility Report, Emergency Preparedness Handbook, and Collections Management Policy. • Develop cost projections and monitor department budget. • Works cross-departmentally with Curatorial, Education, Operations and Marketing. • Supervise all Exhibition and Collection Department volunteers and interns: Coordinate schedules, projects and training. PROJECTS • Implemented a major ongoing collection data cleaning project in the FHM collections database, KE EMu. • Organized and prepared portions of the FHM permanent collection to be launched online using IMu, the web platform for EMu. • Collaborated with department heads and board members in the real estate search, budget research and logistical planning for outfitting a new facility and relocating the collection. Created a temporary collection storage facility. Show less



Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement

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

• Registrar

  • Jun 2015 - Sep 2015

  Palm Harbor, Florida • Conducted a physical inventory of the museum's permanent collection and recon-ciled with existing database: Inventoried the complete Arthur E. Baggs collection. • Automated management of loan documents and installed files on shared server: Organized documents by exhibition and loan status. Created exhibition checklists, institution/exhibition information, facility reports and correspondence.



The Wolfsonian–FIU

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

• Registrar

  • 2014 - 2015

  Miami Beach, Florida • Directed the work of full-time collection technicians, interns and temporary staff. • Collaborated in planning and controlling departmental budget: In addition, generated purchase orders and processed invoices as they related to exhibition and loans. • Managed routine care, monitoring and preservation of collection, including: Environmental conditions, pest management, collection inventory, new acquisition cataloguing, and object transport logistics across three… Show more • Directed the work of full-time collection technicians, interns and temporary staff. • Collaborated in planning and controlling departmental budget: In addition, generated purchase orders and processed invoices as they related to exhibition and loans. • Managed routine care, monitoring and preservation of collection, including: Environmental conditions, pest management, collection inventory, new acquisition cataloguing, and object transport logistics across three facilities. • Member of exhibition development and design team: Provided information and instructions for special installations. Supervised internal movements of objects, layouts and installations. Installed exhibition labels and text vinyl. • Managed logistics and documentation of incoming and outgoing loans and traveling exhibitions: Created and maintained comprehensive exhibition files and coordinated transport logistics. Calculated loan costs. ACHIEVEMENTS •Developed new procedure for de-installing all temporary loaned exhibition for the WFIU Disaster Preparedness Response Plan. •Contained conservation costs by assisting conservators with cleaning.

• Assistant Registrar for Loans & Exhibitions

  • 2013 - 2014

  Miami Beach, Florida • Developed and implemented policies and procedures: Created and managed registration processes. Trained museum staff, volunteers and students in the care and handling of collections. • Planned and documented exhibition logistics: Assisted in packing/unpacking, con-dition reporting and transport of all incoming and outgoing loans, in-house exhibitions and traveling exhibitions. Collaborated in determining conservation needs. • Managed collection database: Created/updated records… Show more • Developed and implemented policies and procedures: Created and managed registration processes. Trained museum staff, volunteers and students in the care and handling of collections. • Planned and documented exhibition logistics: Assisted in packing/unpacking, con-dition reporting and transport of all incoming and outgoing loans, in-house exhibitions and traveling exhibitions. Collaborated in determining conservation needs. • Managed collection database: Created/updated records and produced reports and loan documents utilizing Re:Discovery. • Collaborated across departments to ensure collection integrity.



The Dalí Museum

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

• Assistant to the Deputy Director/Chief Curator

  • May 2005 - Jun 2013

  Saint Petersburg, Florida • Planned and monitored departmental budget. • Member of exhibition development and design team. • Managed museum digital inventory. • Assessed artwork condition. • Managed museum library: Supervised a part-time staff librarian and a small group of volunteers involved in cataloguing, retrieving and shelving materials. ACHIEVEMENTS •Managed logistics of relocating the collection to the new museum facility. •Improved collection data accessibility and asset… Show more • Planned and monitored departmental budget. • Member of exhibition development and design team. • Managed museum digital inventory. • Assessed artwork condition. • Managed museum library: Supervised a part-time staff librarian and a small group of volunteers involved in cataloguing, retrieving and shelving materials. ACHIEVEMENTS •Managed logistics of relocating the collection to the new museum facility. •Improved collection data accessibility and asset accountability. Initiated, researched, proposed, purchased software and implemented the museum’s collection database migration to Mimsy XG. Cross-trained staff. •Created and implemented library accountability policies and procedures. •Contributed to book length museum publications. Authored a chapter, “Les Fourmis (The Ants)” in The Dalí Museum Collection—Oil Paintings, Objects and Works on Paper (2012). Conducted provenance research for Dalí Doubled (2010). Curatorial Assistant (2008-2010) Accounting Assistant – Accounting Department (2007-2008) Sales Associate – Admissions and Gift Shop Departments (2005-2007) Show less