Crystal Serrano Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, United States

Working in a Curatorial Inventory Team under guidance of the Cultural Resources Division to conduct a full inventory of all historic and artistic artifacts within the collection at TPWD.We are currently traveling around Texas to various State Parks to ensure that the collection is being maintained up to institutional and national museum standards. My tasks have ranged from cataloging and data entry management to field documentation and IPM (Integrated Pest Management).We are also entering the introductory stages of a mass relocation of objects from the USS Texas that will be done in tandem with the on-site staff.We at the agency, are are ensuring that our work can help others be positively impacted by the history and beauty of our great state for many more generations to come.

Assisting as a part time student worker at the Riley Digitization Center to digitize various, bound paper materials and quality check for the senior staff. Provided ample opportunity to combine archival and collections knowledge to properly handle material that will be uploaded and made publicly available once finalized. Experience operating a CRUSE Synchrontable and multiple Zeutschel scanners to digitize paper materials of varying conditions and managing progress spreadsheets on Excel. Repackaged and documented 16mm Kodak film and quality control of newspapers with the imaging process functions on the LIMB Processing software.

The internship ensured the completion of a full warehouse inventory in preparation for a complete relocation of the museum’s collection.Duties included updating and adding any missing metadata to the collections database for ease of access to museum staff and researchers. In addition to working offsite independently, there was also the preparation of an exhibits cabinet and assistance in curating a temporary textiles exhibit. Other side projects included mounting a collection of photographs and artwork in a gallery that was then used to host various lectures. Any other time available was spent scanning and processing 8 boxes of oversized newspapers from their 'The Ferguson Forum' collection.

Provided a secure testing location for academic, correspondence, and occupational examinations in both written and computerized formats. As a certified Pearson VUE test proctor, there was a separate and stringent protocol regarding entry in place that was also offered simultaneously. Demonstrated the ability to maintain the safe handling of sensitive information in a secure fashion to ensure a trustworthy testing environment. Trained to administer exams as well as entering and retrieving scores out of multiple databases with minimal supervision. Collaborated with different departments to exchange and update student records throughout the testing process.Further developed customer care and service skills to provide a comfortable atmosphere for examinees and assist with this transitionary time for both new and returning students at the collegiate level.

Worked alongside the Collections manager to research and inventory objects into the new management software, CatalogIt. Responsible for cataloging small projects containing paper materials and bottles from different decades and various conditions. A total of roughly 250 records were created, all of which included a description, condition report, dimensions, and pictures.Gained insight on how to evaluate the composition and historical context of the objects in relation to the brand and the museum’s mission statement.

Master'S Degree, Museology/Museum Studies

Activities and Societies: Graduate Student Association Representative

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Anthropology

Activities and Societies: Lambda Alpha National Anthropology Honor Society