David M. Egner Email & Phone Number

Greater Philadelphia Area

Lead a talented, experienced group for the museums and environments team at a premier exhibit fabricator. Featuring a 380,000SF state-of-the-art facility in New Jersey and a 120,000SF facility in Las Vegas along with offices in New York, Georgia, and Delaware, Art Guild is a Union carpentry shop with in-house graphics production and an unsurpassed.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Manage projects and a talented, experienced team for the museums and environments division at a premier exhibit fabricator. With a 300,000SF state-of-the-art facility in New Jersey and an 80,000SF office in Las Vegas, Art Guild is a Union carpentry shop with an unsurpassed in-house interactive section that offers services in every aspect of museum.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Co-teaching MSEM616 Materials and Methods to graduate-level museum design students for the museum studies program. Sharing expertise in woods, metals, glass, plastics, AV/media, electronics, scenic fabrication, and interactive technologies along with information about how to specify, budget, schedule and coordinate with fabricators.

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Worked in the United Arab Emirates on the building of Ferrari World--the world's largest indoor theme park, located on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Responsible for managing multiple subcontractors in six countries for almost $50M of scenic fabrication for attractions, including dark rides and galleries. Led coordination of rides and galleries with all MEP and.

Led or helped with 12 museum projects totaling more than $25 million (ranging in size from $5M to $30K). Managed all aspects of exhibit fabrication and installation, including budget, schedule, design/build coordination and on-site supervision. Worked closely with vendors and subcontractors of all types including, but not limited to, carpenters, artists.

Worked in a team environment to create exhibitions and programs on a limited budget, staff and schedule. Developed 9 exhibits of various sizes in 3 years, including designing, curating and fabricating a major exhibit (with catalog) showcasing 200 years of U.S. Presidential campaign memorabilia at the time of the 2000 Republican National Convention in.

Helped develop team environment to install 17 exhibits over 3 years as well as assist with the opening of a new world-class facility in 1997 that received international recognition. Responsible for maintaining exhibit budgets and schedules, and for creating and supervising an in-house fabrication studio. Also, established a first-time program to educate.

Completed projects in collections preservation & management, exhibition development & design, and interpretation.

Assisted Keeper R. Neil Fulghum on a wide variety of tasks, including object registration, conservation & housing, exhibit design & fabrication, label writing, leading tours, and other duties as requested.

Worked at the School of Medicine in a variety of positions, including assisting with research projects, performing data collection and entry, and providing clerical support.

Museum Studies

Activities and Societies: Class President; Member, Leatherstocking Town Ball ClubFocus on exhibition development and design, with strong.

Ma, American History

Activities and Societies: Member, Graduate Students UnitedStudied social and labor history under Peter A. Coclanis, PhD, with emphasis on.

Ba, American History

Activities and Societies: Member, Phi Alpha ThetaFocus on the history of the American South, with unofficial minors in mathematics and.