-Conduct research to prepare appraisals of mid century American, Italian & Scandinavian design-Manage exhibition projects from conceptualization to delivery at international fairs including Design Miami, TEFAF, & The Treasure House Fair (formerly Masterpiece London)-Procure midcentury design furniture in the Americas, Continental Europe; develop and manage client relationships to that end-Handle all bookkeeping and accounting tasks using Quickbooks & Microsoft Excel software-Consolidated and optimized office administration tasks to reduce principals’ time in office from 6 to 4 days per week-Identify, train new hire gallery assistants

-Coordinate all logistics related to American Art consignments originating from the New York Office-Curate auction previews aesthetically and thematically in order to best represent upcoming sales to major collectors-Leverage language and interpersonal skills as well as substantive knowledge of art history to assist in managing relationships with high-profile consignors and collectors-Prepare concise, meticulously researched essays on tight deadlines in order to communicate the cultural and historic significance of prime works within auction catalogues-Leverage data analytics to target and market artworks in bi-annual evening sales to potential bidders-Maintain relationships with contemporary artists’ studios and oversee the creation of showcase sales

-Conducted provenance research for galleries specializing in Egyptian, Persian, Greek & Roman antiques to meet TEFAF vetting committee standards (contact me for details)-Managed provenance research programs and oversaw on-time preparation of written, meticulously cited deliverables-Assisted in sales negotiations at TEFAF Maastricht & NYC; contributed to vetted sales of Egyptian and Roman ancient art

-Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team of 10 to plan a 4-day war game for 60 participants fromthe diplomatic service & military focused on contemporary political issues in Central Asia-Pioneered the development of a crisis scenario involving projected climate impacts on extreme weather events & political stability-Acted as the daily briefer during the simulation war game, providing concise updates to all stakeholders

-Initiated research on illicit markets in Latin America and the application of chaos & catastrophe theory to their study (ultimately leading to undergraduate thesis)-Produced concise reports, briefed the Chair on political developments pertaining to regional integration in Latin America