Work under the direction of the conservator on mainly sculptural objects. Projects thus far have included maintaining artwork for the cities of Aurora, Arvada, Lafayette, Breckenridge, Los Alamos, and various private clients. Treatments range from yearly cleaning and maintenance to in-depth treatments requiring dozens of hours. Skills employed include photo documentation, surface cleaning using dry and aqueous methods, use of surfactants, wax, varnishes, paints, methods of inpainting, reducing corrosion, and improving the overall appearance of the artwork.

Design and execute custom tattoos, unique and affordable jewelry, and graphic design work while providing quality customer service. Also a fine art photographer and digital artist.

Conserving, packing and managing the Tennessee State Museum's collection.

Work under the direction of the head conservator on photographs and works of art on paper. Skills employed include: photo documentation; surface cleaning using dry methods; removing tape and reducing adhesives using various solvents, chelation agents, gels, and pH adjusted water; washing, flattening, mending tears, creating fills and inpainting areas of loss. Current projects include a large-scale fire remediation of several thousand photographs, negatives and works of art on paper for the Three Chiefs Cultural Center in Montana. Other projects in progress include large maps, photographs and works of art on paper for private clients.

Work under the direction of two conservators on multiple sculptural objects and household items exposed to wildfire. Project included 8 large outdoor sculptures, 4 live edge wooden tables, a large mirror with wooden frame, a 9-foot wooden carving, a grand piano, small indoor sculptural items, and a large 3 story glass, wheel and pully weighted chandelier.

Worked under the direction of the head conservator Molly Lambert on sculptural objects. Projects included 5 large outdoor sculptures at the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) under the supervision of Head Conservator Julie Trosper. Also worked on 2 small plaster sculptures from the collection at the Jack London State Historic Park. Researched proper practices on archaeological site reburial for work scheduled with the archaeological lab at the Presidio Trust. Skills employed include: photo documentation; surface cleaning using various solvents, chelation agents, gels, pH adjusted water, and the use of abrasives; and creating fills and inpainting areas of loss.

Part time conservation technician for a Bay Area private practice studio. Provided art conservation and disaster recovery services in the Bay Area. Online portfolio is available to view current and past work as well as CV. joycarlsen.myportfolio.com

Successfully integrated and simplified multiple complex process.Communicated and worked daily with the marketing vendors to ensure the proper commercials were being marketed. Worked on marketing pieces with the design department directly under the marketing director.

Worked with multiple departments throughout Sprint to make sure that the customers payment experience would not be effected by new process implementation or company software upgrades.Ensured customers payments were posted correctly and on time and any missing or misplaced payments properly applied to the account.