SIMON HARRISON
Coquitlam,BC
Summary
Engaged, resourceful, and committed, with years of experience engaging with guests through the service industry to bring positive experiences. Having built up experience during schooling at SFU and while at the Port Moody Station Museum, I am now looking to enter the full-time in museum work or similar fields in educating the public and excited for new opportunities.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Museum Coordinator
Port Moody Museum
05.2023 - 08.2023
- Moved and handled various types of artifacts within the collections and exhibits with exceptional care, following all standard protocols.
- Promoted events and exhibits via social media, email and other communication methods.
- Received, photographed, cataloged, researched and prepared objects for display for upcoming or concluding exhibits.
Museum Assistant
Port Moody Station Museum
02.2021 - 04.2021
- Lead tours for the McKnight Memorial Trench, a WW1 trench system exhibit, to grade-school students
- Assisted in the creation of website for the museum
- Organized and managed existing content as well as adding additional new content
- Input towards design choices of the new site
- Emphasis on how to best present information towards the public and organize information
- Research on upcoming exhibitions and current programs
- Moving and processing of items donated to and within collections
- Documenting items donated to the museum
- Set up and taking down of exhibitions
- Winter Holiday Market: During the winter of 2021 worked at the museum during their winter market event watching over front entry as well as guests indoors
- General tasks and care of the facilities
- Greeting visitors to the museum
- Providing general information about the museum and local history
- Cleaning of the indoor spaces, maintaining the outdoor gardens.
Expediter
Keg Restaurants Ltd.
07.2015 - 05.2021
- Main line of communication between back of house staff in kitchen and front of house servers
- Solving sudden immediate changes to any bills or tables, quick effective communication required
- Watching over the line and ensuring that all standards were being met and bills were running on time
- Proper standards being met as well as punctuality for bill times.
Dishwasher / Busser
Keg Restaurants Ltd.
10.2009 - 06.2015
- General duties meeting workplace standards of cleanliness and efficiency
- Engaging with guests who have any questions or concerns and guiding them to an appropriate solution either through myself or a manager
- Adapting to the particular demands of that work night, i.e., holidays or busy weekends.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - History
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, BC12.2022
General Studies -
Capilano University
North Vancouver, BC12.2018
Skills
- SFU history course on City Life which involved group presentations for CityStudio Vancouver
- SFU history course on Global Asia which featured large focus on creating a museum exhibit and how museums create them
- Scale Modeling and Miniature Building
- Microsoft Office
- Graphic Design (Photoshop, Illustrator, and more)
- Historical research
- Curatorial expertise
- Social media management
- Visitor engagement
- Donor cultivation
- Museum Collections
Additional Information
References available upon request.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Certification
- Emergency First Aid CPR-C & AED Training
Emergency First Aid CPR-C & AED (Basic)
Emergency First Aid Level C is for individuals requiring basic information on First Aid and CPR for their workplace, school, or personal interest.
Timeline
Museum Coordinator
Port Moody Museum
05.2023 - 08.2023
Museum Assistant
Port Moody Station Museum
02.2021 - 04.2021
Expediter
Keg Restaurants Ltd.
07.2015 - 05.2021
Dishwasher / Busser
Keg Restaurants Ltd.
10.2009 - 06.2015
Bachelor of Arts - History
Simon Fraser University
General Studies -
Capilano University
- Emergency First Aid CPR-C & AED Training
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