Conservator specialized in structural painted panel conservation

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Headline: Conservator specialized in structural painted panel conservation
Name: Taylor Sokol
Email Address: conservazionetavole@me.com
Current Location: Mexico City

Preferred Job Category: Conservation

Personal Statement:
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Easel painting conservator. Have specialized in structural wood panel conservation since studying in Italy over ten years ago. Currently work for the conservation department at the Museo Soumaya. Looking to network possible job offers, or possibly find per project consultation or work opportunities.
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Education:
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Date: May 24th to July 2nd, 2010
14th International Course on Wood Conservation and Technology
Organized every two years in Oslo, Norway under the auspice of UNESCO, with the coordination of ICCROM and the Directorate of Cultural Heritage of Norway along with other institutions

Date: May 17th & 18th, 2009
Symposium 'Facing the Challenges of Panel Paintings Conservation: Trends, Treatments and Training.'
Conservation Center _ Getty Institute 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA, EUA

Date: January to April, 2008
Restoration course of antique furniture and antique techniques of painting on wood. Specialized course funded by the Municipality of Florence, Italy

Date: September 1999 to December 2003
Diploma - 'Expert technician in restoration' Istituto per l’Arte e il Restauro, Palazzo Spinelli
Florence, Italy

Date: September 1994 to December 1995
Rhode Island School of Design - Rhode Island, USA
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Professional Experience:
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Date: 2010-current
Name and address of employer:
Museo Soumaya
Carlos Slim Foundation
Plaza Carso. Blvd. Miguel de Cervantes
Saavedra 303. Col. Ampliación Granada
México, D.F. 11529
Tel. (5255)56163731
Type of work:
Conservator
Main responsibility or duty:

• Preventative structural conservation of painted wood panels
• Painting conservation
• Gilded frame conservation
• Diagnosis state of conservation
• Photographic documentation and relative research
• Development and implementation of anoxic treatment for insect eradication
• Implementation and organization of a conservation studio at the new museum

Date: Aug. 2010
Name and address of employer:
Escuela Nacional de Conservación,
Restauración y Museografía (ENCRyM)
Type of work:

• Presented lectures and held practical and theoretical courses on structural conservation of painted wood panels

Date: Nov. 2008 to July 2010
Name and address of employer:
Centro Nacional de Conservación y Registro del Patrimonio Artistico Mueble
CENCROPAM San Ildefonso 60, Col. Centro México D.F., Mexico,
Tel. (5255)57022323
Type of work:
Conservator
Main responsibility or duty:

• Preventative structural conservation of painted wood panels
• Gilded frame conservation
• Wood furniture conservation
• Evaluation of current state of conservation and history
• Photographic documentation and relative research
• Catalogue and data collection

Date: 2007 - 2008
Self employed
Florence, Italy
Type of work:

• Translations of text material - Italian / EnglishConservation work for private antique dealers

Date: 2003-2007
Type of work:
Conservator
Name and address of employer:
Relart of Roberto Buda
Florence, Italy
Tel +39055 220681
Main responsibility or duty:

• Preventative structural conservation of painted wood panels
• Preparation of wooden elements in the various steps of conservation
• Evaluation of the state of conservation
• Photographic documentation and relative research
• Construction and application of secondary supports

Date: 2002-2003
Type of work:
Conservator
Name and address of employer:
Nicoletta Fontani
Florence, Italy
Main responsibility or duty:

• Conservation of textile supports of paintings
• Pictorial in-painting
• Relining of paintings following Mehra techniques, and strip lining
• Cleaning of polychrome surfaces using volatile, enzymatic and tensioactive products

Date: 2002-2003
Type of work:
Masters course assistant (Painted wood panel structural conservation)
Name and address of employer:
Istituto per l’arte e il Restauro
Florence, Italy
Main responsibility or duty:

• Maintenance of working tools and machinery
• Preparation and working of wood for course work
• Demonstration and explanation of conservation techniques
• Monitor safety in the workplace
• Development of the course's didactic structure

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Applicable Skills:
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First language:

• English

Other languages:

• Italian - Optimal
• Spanish - Optimal
• French - Fair (reading comprehension)

Technical expertise:

• Excellent knowledge of Macintosh operating system
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft operating system, Office, Excel
• Very Good knowledge of Photoshop, Aperture, SketchUp
• Knowledge of CAD/CAM and geometry principles
• Knowledge of HTML, MySQL, and web design
• Some knowledge of UNIX, Java, Actionscript, PHP and XML
• Very Good knowledge of various photographic techniques

Skills:

• Good propensity to share conservation objectives and perform within a team
• Excellent aptitude for problem solving
• Flexible and predisposed to adapt conservation techniques to respectively resolve particular problems
• Excellent manual dexterity and spatial skills
• Able to quickly understand and incorporate new conservation procedures and techniques
• Determination in performing current conservation work which respects the nature and history of the art piece

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Other:
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Referrals:

Clemente Dávila - Head of Conservation
Museo Soumaya,
Carlos Slim Foundation
Plaza Carso. Blvd. Miguel de Cervantes
Saavedra 303. Col. Ampliación Granada
México, D.F. 11529
Tel. (5255)56163731


José Luis Ortíz Castro - Technical Director
CENCROPAM - Mexico City, Mexico
Tel. +52 55 5702 2323

Roberto Buda - Wood panel conservation specialist
Florence, Italy
T +39 055 220681
C +39 348 584 5980