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Dublin, California, United States

• Recreation Leader for after-school recreation program at Dougherty, Green, and Cottonwood Elementary Schools in Dublin California
• Acting as a historic guide to Heritage Park in Dublin California including the Pioneer Cemetery, Old St. Raymond’s Church, Murray Schoolhouse Museum, and Kolb House Museum.
• Monitors rental events and special parties at various Heritage Park venues

Oakland California USA

• Played a significant role in opening the ” California Trail” exhibits
• Stained and painted the majority of the fencing and signage along the new trail
• Repaired and maintained painted and stained surfaces while open to the public
• Assisted the zoo continuously by helping to pass USDA annual inspections
• Coordinated closely with animal keepers in removing rust and resurfacing night house interiors as well as exterior exhibit spaces while open to the public
• Worked independently in repairing and repainting many of the zoo’s office interiors, rental spaces, children’s ride equipment, directional street paintings, and repairing all graffiti damage.

San Francisco California

• Worked with permanent and temporary staff to install the “The Rama Epic: Hero, Heroine, Ally, Foe” exhibit of antiquities including paintings and sculptures from southern and northern Asia.
• Coordinated the preceding gallery takedown, case, and artifact storage for later relocation
• Assisted in many phases of exhibit fabrication and artifact installation
• Fallowed industry protocols for art handling while helping to meet exhibit deadlines

Oakland California

• Member of a team responsible for the care of the museum’s collection and its’ three core galleries.
• Worked with multiple museum departments in core art gallery rotations ensuring compliance with museum protocols.
• Played a major role in artifact packing and transport with over 11,500 art, history and science artifacts transported in past 3 years.
• Successfully trained a new CORE team and ABM janitorial service in the cleaning, maintenance and monitoring of all museum galleries and outdoor sculptures.
• Oversaw construction of travel and storage mounts for artifacts, paintings and sculptures to the museum’s collections facility as well as to private lenders.
• Acted as lead in supporting the Conservation Lab in monitoring and maintenance of all outdoor sculptures on museum grounds.

Oakland Museum Of California

• Gained responsibilities of Chief Preparator in maintaining and trouble shooting the newly installed art gallery.
• Successfully managed the install of ”The Marvelous Museum” by Mark Dion, collaborating with all departments installing and de-installing artifacts of all disciplines.
• Successful lead in Michel McMillan’s “Pavilion of Rain” exhibits.
• Managed storage and maintenance of art at museum and storage facility.
• Worked closely with museum conservation and resignation staff on collections related projects with great success.
• Liaison for outside contractors such as media, lighting and security camera specialists.

Oakland California

• Took leading role as Assistant Preparator in the recent de install and reinstall of the museum’s Gallery of California Art.
• Assisted in the hiring of technicians and graphic designer for art galleries reinstall.
• Assisted in the fabrication of gallery displays.
• Took leading role in the transport of artifacts from storage facility to gallery.
• Took initiative with personal digital photo equipment and abilities in the fabrication of labels and assist in graphics

Oakland California

• Entrusted with departmental oversight while Chief Preparator was on sabbatical.
• Collaboratively worked with designer, registrar, and curators to install two major painting exhibits in the Oakland Museum’s Great Hall. Hired and managed part time technicians as well as private contractors. The first.

Oakland California

• Supported Chief Art Preparator in all activities of the Art Department, assisting in gallery maintenance, display rotations along with transport, and storage of art.
• Worked successfully with Chief Preparator to complete the collection move from the old storage facility to new storage at the CCRC and assisted in the de-install of the art gallery.Supported the install, maintaining.
• Acted as lead, working with the Chief Preparator of Education with six annual “Days of the Dead” exhibitions. Supported various artists in the constructing and troubleshooting exhibits.
• Worked frequently with both the History and Art Departments in gallery maintenance and rotations on a part time basis while running portrait / landscape business.

Bachlors Fine Art, Studio Art, Art History. Drawing, Painting Printing And Sculpture

Two Years Under Grad Work In Illustration, Multi Media Illustration

Activities and Societies: Scuba diving, nature photography

Grapics Coursework, Fine/Studio Arts, General

Computer, Accounting And Arts Coursework, Fine/Studio Arts, General