PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Experience & Education
WORK EXPERIENCE
COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT CLERK, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA
Working to transfer Canada's archival collections from temporary storage into the new, purpose built Preservation Storage Facility in Gatineau, QC. Working with textual and film collections, undertaking collections movement and tracking, data management and input.
Government of Canada Security Level Achieved: Secret
December 2022 - Present
ASSISTANT CONSERVATION TECHNICIAN, INGENIUM
November 2019 - August 2022
Working to move the Ingenium collections from multiple collections storage buildings into the new, purpose built Ingenium Centre. Undertaking hazard identification and mitigation, data management and input, remedial treatments, stabilization, documentation, object packing and transport. Working with collections across agricultural, medical, technological, industrial, scientific, and transport disciplines.
Position upgraded from Junior Conservation Technician in October 2020.
Government of Canada Security Level Achieved: Enhanced Reliability
TOUR GUIDE, HAUNTED WALKÂ OF OTTAWA
Guiding school groups and tourists on walking tours of downtown Ottawa and the old Carleton County Jail. Job duties include public engagement, on site marketing, and performance. Became a member of the office admin team as of September 2022.
April 2015 - September 2017, September 2019 - Present
JUNIOR CONSERVATOR, BRECKNOCK MUSEUM & ART GALLERY
Conducting a condition survey of the artworks collection, conserving and packaging objects in the social history collection in preparation for display when the museum reopened in 2019.
May 2018Â - September 2019
CONSERVATOR, QUEEN'S DRAGOON GUARD ARCHIVES
Conducting a condition survey of the artwork collection, cleaning and labelling arms and armory, supervising an undergraduate student undertaking a collections inventory.
July 2018
CONSERVATION & COLLECTIONS CARE SPECIALIST, SENATE OF CANADA
Conducting a condition survey of the historic furniture, artwork and objects in the collection and care of the Senate of Canada; reporting on the overall condition of the collection.
Government of Canada Security Level Achieved: Enhanced Reliability
May - September 2017
CONSERVATION INTERN, PARKS CANADA
Working in the Objects lab under a senior conservator, treating historical objects of different material types from a range of historic forts and sites.
​Government of Canada Security Level Achieved: Enhanced Reliability
January - April 2017
COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT, NATIONAL CAPITAL COMMISSION
Assisting two conservators in applying accession numbers to the newly inventoried collection at the Old Log Farm heritage site, while updating the object log and assessing object conditions.
August 2016
EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
September 2017 - September 2019
MSc in Conservation Practice, with Distinction
Dissertation - Nailed It: An Investigation Into the Effects of First Harmonic Nd:YAG Laser Cleaning on the Surface of Archeological Iron Nails When Working at a Set Fluence
Cardiff, UK
ALGONQUIN COLLEGE
September 2014 - April 2017
Professional Degree in Applied Museum Studies
Ottawa, Canada
SAN GEMINI PRESERVATION STUDIES
June 2016
The Preservation and Restoration of Archeological Ceramics
San Gemini, Italy
CARLETON UNIVERSITY
September 2010 - April 2014
BA History & Religion, Minor in Art History
Ottawa, Canada
