Thomas Callingham Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

Auction Operations Technician at Sotheby's, Bond Street

Iseo, Italy

Christo and Jeanne-Claude: The Floating Piers(Artists’ project consisting of 70,000 square meters of yellow fabric, carried by a modular docking system (pontoon) of 200,000 polyethylene cubes floating on the surface of Lake Iseo, Italy.) www.thefloatingpiers.com• Working as a member of the core team implementing the project. Using purpose made equipment and materials to construct the project to the plans of the artist and advisors.• Experimenting with materials and systems along side artist and other technicians testing both the visual and physical aspects of the project.• Working with divers and using a custom built barge to deploy concrete anchors on the bottom of the lake to secure the pontoon at the surface.• Receiving plastic cubes from factories and testing assembly methods then training a dedicated team of assemblers. Liaising with quality control managers, specifying adjustments to elements.Project logistics and documentary• Working directly with project manager to develop an app system for project visitors.• Photography for project website and social media.Assisting project documentary maker. Sound engineering and supplementary video material.

• Training staff in a specialised area of food commerce• Visiting suppliers• Ensuring health and safety and food hygiene standards are kept to the highest level• Supervising others and co-ordinating daily routines• Assessment of other members of staff• Stock management (using systems analysis and forecasting to maximise profitability)• Leading a successful team achieving a 15% year on year sales growth across my section and above the branch average• Offering excellent customer service in a premium retail environment• Maintaining display standards across my section and branch• Representing co-workers in an internal counselling body• Planning rotas and time management• I have also initiated, designed and produced an in-branch newsletter

Graphic Arts And Design, Graphic Design And Photography

National Diploma, Art And Design

Education record