Matthew Hood Email & Phone Number

Taylor, Michigan, United States

Lansing, Michigan, United States

● Had a forklift certification and could handle pallets safely● Won the Guest Service Hero award for my work with departments and guests● Used phones and radios to communicate with departments to solve problems● Helped train and guide new receiving members and managers on practices and techniques so they will remain safe while working● Entered pallet data and truck paperwork into Menards’ computer system so that pallets can be located later

Mt. Pleasant

● Processed 6.9 linear miles of film for the archives● Created descriptions and finding aids for primary source collections, paper, and moving image film collections to make them easy to locate and check out● Encoded finding aid so it is Google-searchable to enable students to use processed items for research or projects● Presented to an Archives Administration class about film processing ● Trained two students on how to process film under best practices● Developed a 14-page training manual for processing film for future interns to use in case of issues or questions● Researched digitization within archives on how or what should be digitized

Portage, Mi

● Cataloged 364 aircraft models and 116 Navy and Marine uniforms ● Added physical description, including condition report, and location information into the PastPerfect database so they can be found later● Gave guided tours of specific collections to VIPs to show what their donations go to● Researched history and provenance of some aircraft at the museum and created online labels to draw people into Air Zoo● Created a general template for staff to use to describe other full-size planes in the collection so that there is a general similarity to all plane information on the site

Mt. Pleasant, Mi

● Did research on behalf of house and senate members into past legislation● Taught members where to look for information in the Clarke Historical Library and why good citations are needed in formal arguments within SGA● Recorded meetings and events into a scrapbook that is kept in the Clarke Historical Archives● Gave small talks about rarely known parts of CMU history at cabinet meetings for insight into current issues

Mackinaw, Michigan

● Conducted programs, demonstrations, formal, and informal interpretations as a Merchant, Voyageur, and Soldier to patrons to teach the history of the fort● Helped patrons with any problems they encountered or questions they had● Safely loaded and fired reproduction muskets, mortars, wall guns, and cannons for demonstrations to the patrons● Participated in special weekend events such as the Soldiers and Voyageurs weekends as well as cross-learning from groups that came up to help with those events● Conducted independent research that was presented in front of the rest of the staff