MUSEUM MANAGER & CURATOR, 2019

Timber Village Museum - Blind River, ON 

• Manage the development and overall operation of the museum, devising and directing staff and resources for the protection and use of historical resources through management plans, procedures, and policies

• Direct staff in areas of interpretation, visitor services, and collections management, as well as program development and delivery

• Prepare and implement operational work plans, control administrative activities, as well as develop and maintain a strong public relations program

• Curate temporary art shows and long-term history exhibits, facilitate research requests, and oversee the daily operations of the museum and art gallery site

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ARCHIVES & RESEARCH INTERN, 2019

 National History Committee, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering - London, ON 

• Digitize, transcribe, and organize previously conducted oral history interviews with notable Canadian civil engineers

• Create policy manual for the conducting of future oral history interviews

• Assess and catalogue archival materials for transfer to UOIT libraries 

• Review, research further, and recommend improvements to the inventory of Civil Engineering Historic Site descriptions and content

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GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT, 2019

University of Western Ontario - London, ON 

• Respond to email and in-person queries from students regarding class assignments.

• Grade essays, assignments, and exams.

• Proctor midterm and final exams. 

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GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT, 2018​

London Life Corporate Archives - London, ON 

• Update HistoryPin and WhatWasThere social media presence 

• Processing new accessions in OmniRIM database. 

• Scanning and digitizing photo albums.

• Reorganizing Door Openers/Marketing collection.

• Assisting with Doors Open London event.

 

DIGITAL ARCHIVES ASSISTANT, 2018

Juno Beach Centre Association - Burlington, ON

Assisted in the consolidation of documents pertaining to the history of the JBCA including establishing two digital databases for visitor records and archival material. 

• Digitized visitor records 

• Organized documents, media and artefacts related to organizational history

• Created content for web and social media

• Represented the organization at speaking engagements and public events

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SALES ASSOCIATE, 2018

Cleo - Orangeville, ON

Responsible for customer service, support at checkout, and handling customer orders.​

• Practiced safe cash handling

• Regularly changed store displays, mannequins, and updated sale signage

• Assisted customers on the sales floor, in fitting rooms, and at the front cash

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COLLECTIONS & CURATORIAL INTERN, 2018

Guelph Museums- Guelph, ON

A 430-hour field placement completed as part of the Applied Museum Studies diploma requirements. Working mainly out of the Guelph Civic Museum, I performed tasks relating to data entry, digitization, cataloguing inventory, and artefact research, as well as exhibition development and installation.

• Conducted research on new donations and acquisitions

• Developed a case exhibition on Toys and Games for the museum's Royal City's Family Gallery 

• Contributed to the digitization of digitization of the daily journals of a Guelph businessman, scanning 15 complete journals

• Produced a short video remembrance montage for the 100th Anniversary of Lt. Col. John McCrae's passing

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PROGRAM ASSISTANT, 2017

Juno Beach Centre Association - Burlington, ON

Assisted in the execution of the national commemorative initiative entitled From Vimy to Juno as well as the planning and execution of a commemorative event for the 75th Anniversary of D-Day.

• Conducted research to create new web content

• Developed a communications and outreach plan for a new phase of the program

• Represented the organization at speaking engagements and public events

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COLLECTIONS TECHNICIAN, 2016

Dundas Museum & Archives – Dundas, ON

Responsible for updating artefact database records for 125 artefacts, assisting with the installation of exhibits and researching 70 artist biographies for an art show.

• Greeted and conducted tours for Museum visitors

• Assisted with the execution of children’s programming for the "Made in Dundas" family festival

 

CONTENT CONSULTANT, 2016-2017

The Confederation Debates - Peterborough, ON

Consulted as subject matter expert to select contents from these records for use in various social media and education deliverables.

• Transcribed verbatim records of Confederation Debates

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SALES ASSOCIATE, 2013-2016

McMaster University Campus Store – Hamilton, ON

Responsible for customer service, support at checkout, and finding and maintaining stock information.

• Responsible for opening/closing the store

• Practiced safe cash handling

• Possessed an access card to the store entrance