SENIOR REGISTRAR
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Planned and implemented a reorganization of main archive storage
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Designed a more efficient layout that increased capacity by at least 15%
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Purchased and installed all-new storage furniture; replaced painted steel and particle board shelving with chrome wire shelving, rolled map cases with flat files, and laminate bookshelves with steel cantilever shelving
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Reorganized materials to improve physical arrangement and ease of access
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Lead curator on multiple exhibits
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Led collaboration with other employees to develop thematic outlines, write exhibit text, establish visual themes, and select images and objects for display
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Generated body panels using Adobe InDesign for offsite printing; also fabricated most secondary panels and captions in-house
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Selected and installed objects, including fabricating custom mounts where necessary
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Exhibits:
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Grace, Grit, and Guts: Women of Carbon County (opened May 2019)
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Building the West: Settling Carbon County and Outlaw Infamy: The Life and Afterlife of George Parrott (opened jointly May 2021)
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Artists and Artistry in Carbon County (opened February 2022)
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Supervised the movement of all exhibit elements and display cases for a recarpeting project (January-February 2019)
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Revised plan written by outgoing Registrar, in order to accommodate decisions made in interim
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Supervised county maintenance workers moving cases and displays; elements were moved around galleries on a rotating basis to accommodate carpeting progress
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Revised the Collections Management Policies and associated procedures, documentation, and forms
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Approved by Board of Directors, May 2019
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Scheduled revision in May 2022 added sections on intellectual property and digitization
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Procedures: acquisition/accession, deaccession/disposal, digitization
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Documentation and forms: Potential Donation Form, Deed of Gift, Permission to Publish Contract, Research Request Form
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Had multiple documents added to museum website to enhance transparency and accessibility
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Assisted in writing multiple grants for both exhibits and collections projects
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Developed digitization project and supervised implementation
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Wrote procedure for digitizing obituary files
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Monitored workflow of employee working on project, and checked all final products
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Evaluated and processed object donations, updated CMS records, and handled information and publication requests