EDUCATION

2011 Oct                  PT MA, Arts Management and Policy, Birkbeck   University, London

                                   Accepted and wills start course in October 2011 part time in evenings

2006-2007                  M. Litt., Decorative Arts & Design History, University of Glasgow

                                   Studies included research methodology, authenticity of objects and object based research. During my studies I was granted a scholarship for my research trip to the United States. I visited curators, collections and records in the Metropolitan Museum (NY), The Charleston Museum (SC) and the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Art in Winston Salem (NC) to conduct research for my final dissertation.

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2002-2005                  BA Honours 2:1, History of Art and Archaeology, University College Dublin 

1999-2002                  Media Programme, High School, Sweden.

Studied basic school subjects as well as journalism, photography and expo, PR, information studies and media communication.

EMPLOYMENT

2008 October – Present

BB Energy, London. PA/Collection administrator to  CEO.

PA duties include general administration tasks, private economic management, diary management, expenses, private and business travel arrangements, document preparation, filing and archiving personal and business records, liaising with insurers, lawyers and financial institutions and also entertaining clients. Collection managerial duties incorporates a large variation of responsibilities caring for a large private contemporary art collection in different locations and includes dealing with galleries and auction houses, negotiating art purchases and sales, framing and organizing and liaising with shippers, taking in new works and dealing with restorers as necessary as well as keeping the catalogue up to date with acquired and de-accessed works. Office supervision has included arrangement of offices, stationary, mail, also training in operations for contracts, invoicing and file management.

Achievements:

·         Re-organized system for paying bills

·         Implemented database for large art collection

·         Catalogued art collection of 100+ pieces

·         Negotiating, organizing and liaising office move.

·         Furnishing new offices

·         Re-develop website

2007 August – October2008                             

Christies Auctioneers, London. Receptionist co-ordinator/Front of House Assistant

                                   Managing the reception area, greeting and assisting clients   with queries relating to all aspects of the business, using client and stock record systems, catalogue sales, liaising with departments between specialist and clients, updating records, planning and organizing events, telephone bidding, creating excel sheets, keeping and reporting records to senior management. 

·         Initiating remodeling and reorganizing of catalogue storage space for high efficiency and capacity

·         Helped plan and execute charity auction at Nelson Mandela’s 90^th birthday celebrations

·         Creating an economical overview of catalogue sales, allowing better planned ordering

2007 April-September

Bonham’s Auctioneers, Edinburgh. Receptionist.

Entering contracts and client details on to record systems, answering customer queries and organizing consignments, client registration, setting up viewings and salerooms, taking minutes and supporting specialists in their daily tasks.

2005-2006                         

James Adam Fine Art Auctioneers, Dublin. Fine Art/Auction Administrator.

Administration and team support such as correspondence management, customer relations and information, overseeing items entered for sale, entering receipts and information into records system, updating and maintaining client records, pre-and post- sale documentation, cataloguing, research and handling stock and consignments.

Achievements:

·         Establishing good relations with clients allowing them to use me as a main client contact.

2005                           

Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin. Font Desk Assistant.

Tasks consisted of acting as an invigilator, caring for the exhibition on display, greeting and aiding visitors and performing administrative tasks such as mail outs and organizing papers.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2007 Jan-April            

Bonhams Auctioneers, Edinburgh.

Working with several departments aiding specialists. Duties included cataloguing, writing up descriptions, lotting up items, setting up for sale and assisting in the sales.

2007-2008

October – March                 

Glasgow Museums

                                   Researching and re-cataloguing the current silver collection.

2006 June-July           

Multeum (Museum and Library, Sweden).

Writing, planning and researching for the museum as well as caring for, cataloguing and organizing the physical library collection.

Achievements:

·         Planning and executing art exhibition for local artist

·         cataloguing part of a newly acquired collection for the museum

• COMPUTER SKILLS Windows 2000, XP, Vista and 7. Microsoft Office 2000 and 2007, Microsoft Works, BidMaster, A3, Property, Siebel, MIMSY, Quicken, Art and Antique Organizer Deluxe, FileMaker, basic knowledge of MAC, good knowledge of online search systems such as Google and specialized databases such as JStor, Britannica, Oxford Grove Art dictionary, Artnet and the likes.

English - fluent, French – lower intermediate, Italian - basic (learning at the moment), Swedish – fluent