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PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE  

MUSEUM
Curator Museum of Anthropology, Utah State University, June 2008—May 2010              
Interim Curator, August 2011—January 2012

• Oversee daily operation of museum including but not limited to:
• Collections care.
• Curation.
• Exhibition development and interpretation.
• Student development in Museum Studies.
• Public tour coordination.
• Ongoing grant implementation.
• Public outreach.
• Museum event and program development.
• Website development.
• Administration.
• Grant writing.
• Fiscal responsibilities.
• Marketing and public relations.
• Personnel.

PHOTOGRAPHY 
Photographer, Owner, Mary Kay Gaydos Photography & Design (MK Gabriel),  3/2001—Present.

• Fine Art Photography.
• Commercial photography.
• Documentary photography.
• Portrait.
• Wedding.
• Editorial photography, St. Louis Suburban Journals.
• Digital & film capture.
• Post-capture digital processing & enhancement.
• Traditional film photography—35mm, medium format, large format.
• Working knowledge of multiple non-silver processes such as carbon printing, Van Dyke, platinum/palladium printing.

Selected Corporate/Organization Photography Clients

• Bear River Association of Governments, Bear River Heritage Area, 2013 – current.
• Fry Street Quartet, Utah State University, 2010, 2012.
• The Crossroads Project (environmental advocacy), 2012.
• The Spirit Goat (Becky Yeager, soap maker), 2011.
• Castle Design, St. Louis, Missouri, 2006—2009.
• Utah State University English Department Faculty, 2008.
• Karr-Bick Kitchen and Bath, St. Louis, Missouri, 2007—2008.
• Peggy Wolford Metal & Glass Artist, Logan, Utah, 2006—2008.
• Lightwood Duo (musical group), Logan, Utah, 2006—2007.
• Mel Bay Publications (music publishers), Pacific, Missouri, 2005—2007.
• Mouser Custom Cabinetry, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, 2007.
• The City Studio (dance studio), St. Louis, Missouri, 2006.
• Konet Architecture Ltd., St. Louis, Missouri, 2006.
• Buscarino Guitars, Franklin, North Carolina , 2005.
• OSAP Foundation (Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures), Annapolis, Maryland, 2004.
• Classic 99 Radio Station, St. Louis, Missouri, 2004.
• Citizens For Modern Transit, St. Louis, Missouri, 2001.
• The Suburban Journals of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, 2001.

WEB AND GRAPHIC DESIGN
Designer, Developer, Owner, Mary Kay Gaydos Photography & Design (MK Gabriel), 3/1997—2009

• Concept & design web sites for content and desired audience.
• Create storyboards for architecture of site.
• Write detailed specifications for development.
• Develop HTML.
• Create image and navigation graphics.
• Various design, cartooning, layout as needed by clients.
• Corporate image makeover, logos, business cards, brochures, price sheets, and manufacturers product sheets.
• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash, all MS Office products.

Selected Web Design/Development Clients 

• The Crossroads Project, 2013.
• American Society of Interior Designers - Missouri East Chapter, asidmoe.com, 2005—2009.
• Bridal Elite, bridalelite.com, 2005—2006.
• Castle Design,  emilycastle.com, 2006—present.
• City Heat Band, cityheatband.com, 2001—2006.
• College Bookstores of America, 2002—2006.
• Kevin Martini-Fuller Photography, kevinmartinitfuller.com, 2006—2009.
• Konet Architecture, konetarchitecture.com, 2005—2007.
• Moreno Gallery, morenogallery.com, 2006—present.
• Peggy Wolford Metal & Glass Artist , peggywolford.com, 2007—present.
• Roycom Communications, roycomcommunications.com, 2001—2007.
• Souljourn Travel, soul-journtravel.com, 2004—2008.
• The City Studio, thecitystudio.com, 2006—present.
• Woods Basement Systems, 2006—2008.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Utah State University, 2007—Present 

• Folklore Colloquium - Folklore & Death, 2016, 2017.
• Persuasive Research Writing, Utah State University, 2011-12.
• Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose, Utah State University, 2007—08. 
• ANTH 3310 Introduction to Museum Studies, Utah State University, 2010.
• ANTH 5800 Museum Development, Utah State University, 2008—2010.  Instruct, supervise, and mentor undergraduate and graduate students in development of museum events, educational programs, and exhibitions. 
• Bilingual Interpretation Program, Utah State University Museum of Anthropology, 2008-2010.  The museum received an Innovation Grant to hire four bilingual high school students to interpret and digitize audio recordings in English and Spanish for the permanent exhibitions during the summer of 2008.  Students earned 3 USU college credits, concurrent enrollment credit from their high school, and are paid interns, requiring fulltime participation in the museum for a 10-week period.  Select responsibilities included:

                   -Interview intern candidates, recommendations for selection.
                   -Direct supervision of interns.
                   -Development of curriculum for the 10-week period.
                   -Coordinate all intern activities of research, interpretation, writing, and recording.
                   -Oversee the research of audio recording equipment, recommend equipment selection.
                   -Coordinate Spanish and English components.
                   -Review and evaluate student work and participation.

• Bilingual Interpretation Program beyond the granting dates – oversee and instruct graduate and undergraduate students in exhibition interpretation, script writing and audio recording for museum audio tours.  This is a modified continuation of the initial Bilingual Program begun in the summer of 2008. 

Clinical Instructor and Long Term Care Dental Coordinator, University of Missouri—Kansas City, Truman Medical Center East Dental Clinic, 1979—1981.  

• Developed and conducted nursing staff training in dental care for long term facility patients.
• Patient education.
• Instructor to university students in Hospital Dentistry.
• Coordinated all dentistry for long-term care patients.

Office Automation Trainer, Alexian Brothers Hospital, 08/1996—3/1997.

• Course developer and classroom instructor for Windows and Microsoft Office products and User Network Principles.
• Single-handedly supported entire hospital staff in all training and IT services coordination.
• Developed automated office solutions.

Classroom Instructor and Individual Lessons, Eunice Farmer Fabrics, 1997.

• Basic sewing techniques.
• Classroom instructor for ages 7—12.
• Provided private lessons to all age groups.

EDUCATION 

 Formal

• M.S., American Studies/Folklore, Utah State University, November 2010.
• B.S., Dental Hygiene, University of Missouri, Kansas City, 1976.
• Coursework, Art and Photography, Utah State University, 2006—2007. 
• General Coursework, Art, Photography, Information Technology, St. Louis Community College, 1972—1973, 1981—1982, 1998—2002, 2005.
• Coursework, Fashion and Art, Washington University, 1992—1994.

Photographic Workshops           

• Adobe Lightroom Techniques, Julieanne Kost, Adobe, Inc., Brigham Young University, 2007.
• Vincent Versace, Photoshop Techniques, 2004, 2005.
• Jay Drusard, B&W Printing Workshop, St. Louis Community College, 2003.
• Martha Casanave, Environmental Portrait Workshop, St. Louis Community College, 2003.
• Bookmaking Workshop, St. Louis Community College, 2003.

Medical/Dental Workshops and Continuing Education, 1976—1980.

Corporate/Professional Workshops and Continuing Education, 1981—2000.


INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Systems Project Manager, Sales and Marketing Support, Maritz/Heybridge, 3/1997—03/2001.

• Coordinated and consulted in development of business plan to launch Heybridge, an eBusiness division of Maritz.
• Directed and coordinated website development.
• Coordinated all creative efforts of marketing materials.
• Developed online marketing materials using Flash and Photoshop.
• Coordinated search engine optimization.
• Specification gathering and site design for performance improvement based web applications.
• Member of three-person team that designed and developed the Maritz.com corporate site, including database driven user interface for content maintenance.         

Client Systems Development Director, Client Consultant, Maritz, Inc., 11/1985—1/1993.

• Managed staff of approximately 23 permanent and contract Systems Analysts/Programmers designing client systems on IBM mainframe and PCs.
• Directed IT applications of incentive, direct mail, and customer satisfaction programs for all major automobile manufacturers in the United States and Japan.
• Conducted performance reviews, interviewed, hired and trained staff.
• Quoted new systems development projects and assigned all account responsibility.
• Evaluated contract personnel staffing needs, interviewed vendors and hired contract staff.
• Met with clients to direct information system needs of systems.
• Initiated, researched and wrote proposal to convert systems documentation from mainframe to PC platform; included cost justification citing mainframe system usage, man-hours and capital expenditures; proposal was implemented.
• Designed systems for client incentive, training, honor and recognition programs.
• Daily interface with internal users and programming staff.
• Coordinated system implementation and daily support.

Programmer, General American Insurance, 7/1984—11/1985.

• Maintained the edit programs for all life policies sold throughout the history of the company (approximately one hundred fifty PL/1 and COBOL programs on IBM mainframe).

Systems Analyst, McDonnell Douglas Health Systems, 6/1982—7/1984.

• Development/support of online patient information systems on Tandem hardware using seven programming languages.
• Daily interface with client to determine needs.
• Responsible for all new and upgraded software installations for pilot hospital of product.
• Wrote Pharmacy Module documentation.
• Warnier-Orr Structured Design Methodology.

ART
Bead Artist, 2012-Present


Silk Artist, Designer, Owner - Gabriel Designwear, 1/1993—8/1996.

• Created hand-painted silks, velvet outerwear.
• Commissioned pieces for home and wearable art.
• Displayed at nationally recognized juried fine art fairs.

DENTAL
Private Practice Dental Offices, 6/1970—5/1981.

• Dental Hygienist, Dental Assistant, Patient Education.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• The Jeremy Project: A Spontaneous Eruption of Postmortem Photography, Reinventing Traditions through Need, American Folklore Society Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, October 2010.
• Lily Dale: Forgotten Images and Resurrected Memories, Ordinary Stories in an Extraordinary Town, American Folklore Society Annual Meeting, Boise, Idaho, October 2009.
• The Jeremy Project: A Spontaneous Eruption of Postmortem Photography, Reinventing Traditions through Need, Folklore Society of Utah Annual Meeting, Logan, Utah, November 2008. 

MUSEUM EXHIBITION CURATION & STUDENT OVERSIGHT

• Utah State University (USU) Museum of Anthropology (MOA), Message on a Body, Design team members Kim Rowley, Melissa Allen, Haylee Toland, Installation May 2009.
• USU MOA, Anthropology: What’s It To You? Redesign team members Holley Andrew, Steffanie Carver, Joshua Clementz, Installation May 2009.
• USU MOA, Ötzi, The Iceman, Redesign team members Colby page, Sarah Lytle, Installation May 2009.
• USU MOA, Textiles of Heritage, Design team members Sarah Lee, Monica Nybo, Aurora Wallis, Installation May 2009.
• USU MOA, Chinese Railroad Camps, Redesign by Amanda Davis, Installation May 2009.

SCHOLAR & PROFESSIONAL AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS

• American Folklore Society, Selected Student Paper Travel Funding, 2009.
• Best Graduate Paper Presentation, Folklore Society of Utah Annual Conference, Oct. 2008.
• Moyle Q. Rice Fellowship, Utah State University, $1300, 2008.
• Bea Roeder Fund Scholarship, Association of Western States Folklorists, 2008.
• Utah State University, Folklore Fieldwork Grant, $2000, 2008.
• Maritz, Inc., Peak Performer, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989.
• Forest Park Community College Juried Show 2001 – 1st Place and Hon. Men.
• Forest Park Community College Juried Show 2000 – 3rd Place and Hon. Men.
• University of Missouri at Kansas City, Dean’s Honors, 1974-76.

MUSEUM - AWARDED GRANTS

• Institute of Museum and Library Services, Museums for American, Co-Investigator, $57,000, 2009.
• Utah Humanities Grant (UHC), Competitive Grant for Bilingual Museum Interpretation, Primary Investigator, $4300, 2009.
• Utah Office of Museum Services (OMS), Project Support Grant for Educational Outreach Teaching Kits, Co-Investigator, $3800, 2009.
• Utah Office of Museum Services (OMS), Quick Grant for Collections Care, $1000, 2009.
• Office of Museum Services (OMS), Scholarship for Utah Museum Association Attendance for two museum students to attend annual conference, $800, 2009.
• UHC/OMS Museum Interpretation Grant, Co-Investigator, Interpretation of the Willardson Collection awarded to USU Museum of Anthropology, $3000, 2008.
• Mountain West Center for Regional Studies, L.T. and J. T. Dee Visiting Scholar Grant to invite Dr. John Kantner to Museum of Anthropology Saturday Program, Co-author, $1300, 2008.
• Office of Museum Services (OMS), Scholarship for Utah Museum Association Attendance for two museum students to attend annual conference, $800, 2008.

SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITIONS as EXHIBITOR

• Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library Exhibition, Bells: Connecting Animals, People, and Land, 2009.
• Utah State University Student Exhibition, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, 2007.
• Atlas, Single Person, ongoing rotating exhibition, St, Louis, Missouri, 2003-2006.
• The City Studio, “In The Moment” exhibit, four-person exhibition, St. Louis, Missouri, 2004.
• Metropolitan Square, two-person exhibition, St. Louis Missouri, 2005.
• Monday Club, “Six Part Harmony” exhibit, group exhibition, Webster Groves, Missouri, 2004.
• Art Space, group exhibit, Belleville, Illinois, 2004.
• Atomic Cowboy Art Café, two-person exhibit, St. Louis, Missouri, 2003.
• Mad Art Gallery, three-person exhibit, St. Louis, Missouri, 2002.
• Art St. Louis, “Multiples” exhibit, Juried by John Baltrushunas, Artist, Professor of Art, Maryville University, and Christina Shmigel, Artist, Assistant Professor of Sculpture, Webster University St. Louis, Missouri, 2002.
• Heybridge, Individual exhibition, 2000-2001.
• Missouri 50 2000 Exhibition, Juror: James Rondeau, Assoc. Curator of Contemporary Art, Art Institute of Chicago, 2000.
• Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, Missouri, juried exhibit, painted silks, 1995.
• Art in the Park, St. Louis, MO, juried exhibit, painted silks, St. Louis, Missouri, 1996.

SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHY PUBLICATIONS
Published Photography: Books, Magazines, Newspapers, Websites

• It’s Been Fun Girls, Carry On: Quilting as a Heritage Art in Northern Utah and Southeastern Idaho, Bear River Association of Government, Expected publication date in 2013.
• Fry Street Quartet, Marketing materials and website, frystreetquartet.com, 2011, 2012, 2013.
• Author Photograph: Evelyn Funda, Weeds: A Farm Daughter's Lament, 2013.
• Author Photograph: Lisa Gabbert, Winter Carnival in a Western Town: Identity, Change and the Good of the Community (2011).
• Culinary Tourism, Lucy Long, Greenwood Press, 2009, selected images.
• Conde Nast Traveler, Ad image for Castle Design, May 2008, 2009, Jan. 2010. 
• The New Yorker, Ad image for Castle Design, May 2008, 2009, Jan. 2010.  
• Architectural Digest , Ad image for Castle Design, May 2008, 2009, Jan. 2010.
• Vanity Fair, Ad image for Castle Design, May 2008, 2009, Jan. 2010.
• ABCs Phonics System, Melanie Hermann, All Photographic images, 2008.
• Baer Welding – website, 2 images, 2008.
• Guitar Techniques for Seniors, Mike Christiansen, Mel Bay Publications, All images, 2007.
• Peggy Wolford Glass and Metal Artist website, All images, peggywolford.com, 2007—2010.
• Guitar Player Magazine, featured article of Corey Christiansen, 2006.
• CDC Guidelines: From Policy to Practice by OSAP, 2003, Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures (OSAP) —All images.
• 20th Century Guitar, Ad images for Mel Bay Record Label, 2005—2009. 
• Jazz Times, Ad images for Mel Bay Record Label, 2005—2009. 
• Vintage Guitar, Ad images for Mel Bay Record Label, 2005—2009. 
• Guitar Player Magazine, Ad images for Mel Bay Record Label, 2005—2009. 
• Just Jazz Guitar, Ad images for Mel Bay Record Label, 2005—2009. 
• Jazz Piano DVD Real Book, Per Danielsson, Mel Bay Publications, 2006.
• Jazz Guitar DVD Real Book, Corey Christiansen, Mel Bay Publications, 2006.
• Playing in the Pocket: Comping, Voicings and Grooves for the Serious Jazz Guitarist, Corey Christiansen, Mel Bay Publications, 2006.
• Lightwood Duo website, lightwoodduo.com, 2006—present.
• St. Louis At Home, ongoing ad images, 2005—present.
• Ladue News, ongoing ad images, 2005—present.
• Christian Fabian, bassist website, myspace.com/christianfabian, 2005- present.
• Castle Design website, emilycastle.com, 2005— present.
• Konet Architecture, LTD website, konetarchitecture.com, 2005—2008.
• Corey Christiansen website,  coreychristiansen.com, 2004—present. 
• Buscarino Guitars website, buscarino.com, 2004—present.
• Persona, An Annual of Poetry, Prose, and Art, 2001—2002 (2 images).  
• Art on the Walls, 2000, 5 portraits.
• St. Louis Suburban Journals, 2000—2001.

CD Art 

• Walkin’ My Baby Back Home, Mike Christiansen, CD, 2007
• No More Blues, Lightwood Duo - Mike Christiansen and Eric Nelson, 2006
• Across the Tracks, Christian Fabian, 2006
• Awakening, Corey Christiansen,  Mel Bay Records, 2005
• Just Friends, John Pizzarelli and Rick Haydon, Mel Bay Records, 2005
• Beyond Tomorrow, The Tom Byrne Trio, CD, 2004

PHOTOGRAPHY SPECIAL PROJECTS

• Scotty’s International Steel Guitar Convention, St. Louis, Missouri, 2002, 2003.
• Whitaker Jazz Festival, Mel Bay Records, Missouri Botanical Gardens, St. Louis, Missouri, 2005.

PARTIAL WEBSITE DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT CLIENT LIST

• The Crossroads Project, thecrossroadsproject.org 2012.
• Peggy Wolford Glass and Metal Artist, peggywolford.com, 2007—2008.
• Moreno Gallery, morenigallery.com, 2006—2008.
• The City Studio, thecitystudio.com, 2006—2008.
• Bridal Elite, 2005—2008.
• Castle Design, emilycastle.com, 2005—2008.
• Konet Architecture, LTD, 2005—2008.
• Woods Basement Systems, 2005—2008.
• Joan Krueger, Inc., 2005—2008.
•  Citizens for Modern Transit, 1997—2001.
• City Heat Band, 2001—2006.
• Roycom Communications, 1997—2006.
• Doorway Interfaith AIDS Residential Housing, 2002—2006.
• Proprietary Intranet Sites

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Folklore Society of Utah, 2008—present.
• American Folklore Society, 2007—present.
• American Association of Museums, 2008—2010. 
• Association of Western States Folklorists, 2008—2013.
• Western Folklife Center, 2006—2011.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

• Utah State University, Museum of Anthropology, Development Board Member, 2010-11.
• Folklore Society of Utah, Vice President, Logan, Utah, Oct. 2008—present.
• Utah State University Dean’s Graduate Student Advisory Committee, Logan, Utah, Sep. 2008—Oct. 2009.
• Utah State University College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Web Development Team, Logan, Utah, Sep. 2008—March 2009.
• Utah State University, Department of English, Communications Literacy Committee, Logan, Utah, 2007—2008.
• Utah State University, English Graduate Student Social Committee, Logan, Utah, 2007—2008.
• Utah State University, English Graduate Student Website Committee, Logan, Utah, 2007—2008.
• BJC Health Systems, informal counselor to Dr. Keith Brandt’s patients contemplating Free TRAM Flap reconstructive surgery after mastectomy, St. Louis, Missouri, 2001—2006.
• Doorways Interfaith Aids Residential Housing, Designed and maintained website, St. Louis, Missouri, 2002—2006.
• Koman Race for the Cure, St. Louis, MO, co-organized fundraising group--Miss Gaydos Goody Goody Club, St. Louis, Missouri, 2001-2006.
• Light The Night, St. Louis, MO, lead organizer for leukemia and lymphoma fundraising group, St. Louis, Missouri, 2005.
• Volunteer, Clayton Art Fair, Demonstrate Polaroid Transfer, St. Louis, Missouri, 2004.
• Juror/Judge, Central West End Art Fair, St. Louis, Missouri, 2003.
• Habitat for Humanity, Volunteer, St. Louis, Missouri, 1996, 2003.
• Board Member, Art St. Louis, 2-year term, St. Louis, Missouri, June 2002.
• Cancer Information Center, BJC Health Systems, Implemented Turban Renewal which is a program that teaches cancer patients and their families how to make creative and fashionable turbans for use when hair is lost due to chemotherapy, St. Louis, Missouri, 2001—2002.
• Citizens For Modern Transit, St. Louis, Missouri, Designed and maintained website, built databases to track promotions and ridership, St. Louis, Missouri, 1997—2001.
• Westminster Place Association Board, Member 1992-1994, President, St. Louis, Missouri, 1993.
• Performance Evaluation Redesign Committee, Member, Maritz, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, 1992.