Highly motivated with museum and administrative assistant experience

[G_nunezs]

Headline: Highly motivated with museum and administrative assistant experience
Name: Gabriela Nunez
Email Address: gabriela.nunezs@gmail.com
Current Location: Miami, Florida, United States

Preferred Job Category: Registrar/Collections Manager

Personal Statement:
I am seeking a fulfilling career in a registration or curatorial position in an museum setting. My career objective is to use my skills and abilities to serve my institution and my community. I am looking for a position that will find my skills useful, and to find people and places that will provide growth opportunities for me.

Education:
Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies, 2010
Florida International University, Miami, Florida
Final G.P.A 3.67

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Art History, 2008
Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

Diplome d’études collégiales, Arts et lettres – Cinema and communication, 2005
Collège André-Grasset, Montreal, Canada

Professional Experience:
Collections Management Internship, January 2010 – December 2010
Frost Art Museum, Miami, Florida
Familiar with logistics and protocols of incoming and outgoing exhibitions such as uncrating, unpacking, laying out artworks according to the exhibition layout, hanging artworks, making and placing labels, and packing outgoing artworks.
Develop a Rights and Reproduction form to be used on the Frost Art Museum’s website.
Proficiency in cataloguing, condition reporting, photo documentation and data entry.
Monitor exhibitions and provided information to visitors.

Administrative Assistant, October 2008 – August 2009
Cornucopia Gift Baskets, Montreal, Quebec
Provide administrative support such as answering telephones, assisting customers with information and inquiries, and resolving a range of administrative problems.
Create and edit ship labels, greeting cards, internal letters, suppliers’ orders, and inventory, and take care of internet and telephone orders.
Keep website up to date and prepare information and images of new products to add them to the website’s collection.

Research Assistant Internship, Spring 2008
La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse, Montreal, Quebec
Perform research and compile a database: investigating international artist-run centers, galleries and other type of affiliated organization for La Centrale.
Rapid assimilation of responsibility: given the chance to be the sole person in charge of the gallery after the second week. From delivering exhibition-specific information, to promoting the different artists to the diversified range of guests.

Special Event Coordinator, Summer 2007
Centre d’encadrement pour jeunes filles immigrantes (CEJFI), Montreal, Quebec
Organize meetings and conferences within the organization and with different clients working closely with the director and interacting effectively with public.
Write and publish a series of reports including: comparative and forecast annual budget and finances, annual summary of activities, and upcoming year action plan.
Perform various administrative tasks including finances, mailings, and answering e-mails and telephone inquiries.

Applicable Skills:
Vast knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Access.
Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop.
Experience in web design specially using Dreamweaver and Flash.
Familiar with film production, preparation, and editing using Adobe Premier Pro and iMovie.
Excellent knowledge working with Macintosh operating system.

Other:
Fluent in English, French and Spanish.
Extended knowledge of photography and its conservation, as well as matting and laminating images.
Experience developing and printing professional color and black & white photographs.
General knowledge of ceramics’ processes.