Resume
Taylor Mordy
901 Parkes Run Lane, Villanova PA 19085 •------------ • ------------
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Education
University of San Francisco, CA — Masters of Arts in Museum Studies Expected December 2020
• Curatorial Practicum: Designed the exhibit Embolden, Embodied with other curators-in-training and local artists
• Collections Management: Wrote a collections policy and complete report including an accession form, condition report, and shipping, handling, and display directions using Malaro and Museum Registration Methods
• Museum History and Theory: Learned the history of museums and how they have evolved; wrote a research paper on the increase of restitution claims after WWII and the extent of looting carried out during and after the war
Boston University, MA — Bachelors of Arts in Archaeology and Classical Studies September 2015-May 2019
• Relevant Courses: Heritage Management, Japanese Art History, Greek History, Greek Literature, History of Rome
Study Abroad at the American College of Greece, Athens, Greece May 2017-June 2017
• Relevant Courses: Modern Greek, Greek Art History
• Site Visits: Parthenon, Delphi, Olympia, Corinth
Experience
Intern, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY Deferred due to COVID, expected Spring
Front Desk Staff, The Bar Method, San Francisco, CA October 2019-March 2020
• Manage approximately 500 client profiles and ensure customer satisfaction
• Work the register, stock the floor, and promote packages to clients to increase retention, patronage, and growth
Assistant Exhibit Coordinator, Boston University, Madrid, Spain October 2018-December 2018
• Created a temporary exhibit geared towards increasing public interest in order to enhance the learning and cultural experience of visitors at the Museo de Menorca
• Created the design plan for the exhibit of Talayotic objects, including artifacts, signage, display cases, and introduction panels, in collaboration with Boston University’s archaeological field school in Menorca
• Designed marketing PowerPoints and posters to be shared with the Boston University community
Intern, Dickinson College Field School, Greece (Thessaloniki, Lamia, Athens, Mycenae) June 2018-July 2018
• Assisted in locating Mycenaean tombs through the use of survey and GIS in Lamia, Greece
• Catalogued and sketched artifacts for the Archaeological Museum of Mycenae in collaboration with the Mycenaean Foundation
Office Staff, Dr. Richard O. Brower, M.D., Bryn Mawr, PA June 2012-August 2019
• In charge of managing and updating patient files, including creating a new record-keeping system
Archaeological Field School, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA May 2015-June 2015
• Excavated the Bray School, a school from the 1740’s for free and enslaved African Americans, to prove its contested location using slate pencils as evidence
• Conducted field and lab work in the archaeological lab including the handling, cleaning, cataloguing, and documenting of artifacts
Memberships
American Alliance of Museums, Archaeological Institute of America, Smithsonian, Penn Museum
Delta Delta Delta, Alpha Chapter (Continuing Education, Alumni Chair)
Skills
Archaeology Skills: trained in object handling and cleaning, cataloguing, excavation, GIS, surveying, and sketching
Advanced Skills in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
Taylor Mordy
901 Parkes Run Lane, Villanova PA 19085 •------------ • ------------
------------/in/taylor-mordy
Education
University of San Francisco, CA — Masters of Arts in Museum Studies Expected December 2020
• Curatorial Practicum: Designed the exhibit Embolden, Embodied with other curators-in-training and local artists
• Collections Management: Wrote a collections policy and complete report including an accession form, condition report, and shipping, handling, and display directions using Malaro and Museum Registration Methods
• Museum History and Theory: Learned the history of museums and how they have evolved; wrote a research paper on the increase of restitution claims after WWII and the extent of looting carried out during and after the war
Boston University, MA — Bachelors of Arts in Archaeology and Classical Studies September 2015-May 2019
• Relevant Courses: Heritage Management, Japanese Art History, Greek History, Greek Literature, History of Rome
Study Abroad at the American College of Greece, Athens, Greece May 2017-June 2017
• Relevant Courses: Modern Greek, Greek Art History
• Site Visits: Parthenon, Delphi, Olympia, Corinth
Experience
Intern, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY Deferred due to COVID, expected Spring
Front Desk Staff, The Bar Method, San Francisco, CA October 2019-March 2020
• Manage approximately 500 client profiles and ensure customer satisfaction
• Work the register, stock the floor, and promote packages to clients to increase retention, patronage, and growth
Assistant Exhibit Coordinator, Boston University, Madrid, Spain October 2018-December 2018
• Created a temporary exhibit geared towards increasing public interest in order to enhance the learning and cultural experience of visitors at the Museo de Menorca
• Created the design plan for the exhibit of Talayotic objects, including artifacts, signage, display cases, and introduction panels, in collaboration with Boston University’s archaeological field school in Menorca
• Designed marketing PowerPoints and posters to be shared with the Boston University community
Intern, Dickinson College Field School, Greece (Thessaloniki, Lamia, Athens, Mycenae) June 2018-July 2018
• Assisted in locating Mycenaean tombs through the use of survey and GIS in Lamia, Greece
• Catalogued and sketched artifacts for the Archaeological Museum of Mycenae in collaboration with the Mycenaean Foundation
Office Staff, Dr. Richard O. Brower, M.D., Bryn Mawr, PA June 2012-August 2019
• In charge of managing and updating patient files, including creating a new record-keeping system
Archaeological Field School, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA May 2015-June 2015
• Excavated the Bray School, a school from the 1740’s for free and enslaved African Americans, to prove its contested location using slate pencils as evidence
• Conducted field and lab work in the archaeological lab including the handling, cleaning, cataloguing, and documenting of artifacts
Memberships
American Alliance of Museums, Archaeological Institute of America, Smithsonian, Penn Museum
Delta Delta Delta, Alpha Chapter (Continuing Education, Alumni Chair)
Skills
Archaeology Skills: trained in object handling and cleaning, cataloguing, excavation, GIS, surveying, and sketching
Advanced Skills in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel