Catherine Tudor Jones Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Wales, United Kingdom

Bala, Wales, United Kingdom

Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Executive Assistant to the Executive Director of the Australia and New Zealand Branch of Cambridge University Press - publisher of school books, digital and online resources, textbooks for tertiary education, academic.
• Successful setup of new HR online procedures for company
• Smooth running of two offices with over 80 staff members
• Initiated substantial savings by changing cleaning companies and stationary suppliers

Nant Gwrtheyrn, Llithfaen, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, Wales. UK

• A successful Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant application led to the creation of a Heritage and Education post at Nant Gwrtheyrn; primarily aimed at project managing the re-development of an old quarrying village into.
• Interpret the area’s history, heritage and folktales to enrich the visitor experience.
• Re-develop the Heritage Centre; create interpretive display boards, audio-visual touch screens and outdoor signage.
• Source interior furniture and artefacts and develop audio and film clips for a newly opened quarryman’s cottage, interpreting life in 1910.
• Develop an oral history project and manage an archive of documentation, making the content accessible to all.
• Manage and budget a programme of events and open-days, specifically aimed at schools, families, lifelong learners and bus tours.

Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

• This challenging and rewarding role at N.L.W was central in implementing all internal and external exhibitions. I became accustomed to ensuring that quality, correctness and aesthetic appearance of all exhibition.
• Thorough research of N.L.W’s collections, exhibiting only the most relevant, interesting and eye catching material.
• Liaise with design companies to develop informative exhibition panels and thematic marketing material.
• Write brief and informative exhibition texts.
• Schedule realistic timetables for all exhibition spaces, ensuring successful installment and an effective turnaround.
• Collaborate with external curators and artists’, proof read exhibition texts, arrange exhibition launches and loans from other museums and galleries.

Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales

• Celtic Tri Project was funded under the European Union INTERREG IIIA Initiative Programme and the partners included Dublin City Archives, Waterford County Archive and Gwynedd County Archives.
• Foster cultural connections between Ireland and Wales, particularly family history research and the extent and use of the two Celtic languages.
• Market research the tourism trends in Gwynedd and create connections with Welsh Societies all over the world.
• Advise users on how best to access and interpret archives as family history tools through exhibitions, seminars and training courses.
• Catalogue large archival collections and facilitate remote access by maintaining user-friendly, computer-aided search systems.Key Achievement:
• Produced a user handbook on Tracing your Ancestors in Gwynedd and a child’s manual on Getting Started with Family History.

Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales

• An excellent introduction to the archive world at Gwynedd County Council; learning research techniques and data protection regulations, developing valuable good handling practices and records management procedures.
• Research room responsibilities, including answering all telephone, letter, e-mail and face to face enquires.
• Liaise with the donors to arrange the acquisition and retrieval of records before accessioning and cataloguing the deposited archives.
• Evaluate records for preservation and retention when fragile.
• Facilitate remote access by scanning original material and maintaining user-friendly, computer-aided search systems.
• Arrange and host family and local history courses and seminars for lifelong learners.

Bachelor'S Degree, History And Welsh History

High School