Sonya Issaeva                                                                            

   M.S.I.S. Candidate, University of Texas at Austin, School of Information   

   C.A.S Candidate, Kilgarlin Center for the Preservation of the Cultural Record

 Resume

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Email address: sonyaissaeva@yahoo.com

Education

University of Texas at Austin, School of Information, TX

MS in Information Studies with an Advanced Certificate in Conservation. (08/07-onward)

School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL  

BFA in studio arts and art history. Coursework includes painting, printmaking, papermaking, weaving and ceramics. (08/95-05/02)            

Experience  

Conservation Technician                                                                                                           

Perry Castaneda Library, UT Austin, TX (09/08-present)                                                         

Supervisor: Wendy Martin  

Making tux boxes and phase boxes                                                                                                                                   

Re-backing and re-casing volumes
 

Teaching Assistant                                                                                                           

For Karen Pavelka, Kilgarlin Center, UT Austin, TX (09/08-present)                                                         

Supervisor: Karen Pavelka  

Assisting in organizational duties and maintenance tasks at the paper laboratory
Research and general support for courses taught by the instructor, Karen Pavelka

Conservation Intern-Photographs                                                                                                           

Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, UT Austin, TX (01/08-present)                                                         

Supervisor: Barbara Brown  

Cleaning, tape removal, filling minor emulsion losses, emulsion consolidation

Drafting conservation condition and treatment reports, photo documentation

Project Conservator, Archives

NYU Bobst Library, New York, NY (07/08-08/08, 6 weeks)

Supervisor: Laura McCann

Wide variety of triage treatments performed flat paper objects from the backlog of the Tammemin-Wagner Archive
Re-housing of three-dimensional art objects from the collection
 

Technology Services-Digitization Technician              

Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, UT Austin, TX (10/07-present)          

Supervisor: Lan Zhan

 Scanning flat art objects, manuscripts, photographs, negatives and books from special collections using DIGIBOOK 1000 scanner and flatbed scanners

Conservation Intern-Books                                                                                                           

Perry Castaneda Library, UT Austin, TX (09/07-present)                                                         

Supervisor: Wendy Martin  

Making tux boxes and phase boxes                                                                                                                                   

Re-backing and re-casing volumes

Conservation Intern-Books

The Morgan Library and Museum, New York, NY (06/07-08-07)

Supervisors: Frank Trujillo, Maria Fredericks

Designed and implemented the model for re-housing of the miniature book collection

Re-housed over 450 miniature volumes

Conservation Intern-Books

NYU Bobst Library, New York, NY (07/07-08/07)

Supervisor: Laura McCann

Re-cased volumes from circulating collections

Administrative Secretary, Conservation Assistant

Preservation Division, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

(05/05- 06/07)

Supervisor: Dr. Nancy Odegaard (Fellow, AIC, IIC)

Oversaw conservation documentation, digital photography, slide and flatbed scanning, use of multiple databases systems

Supervised student interns and volunteers

Managed the conservation lab office

Purchased laboratory and project supplies and equipment

Major Projects Undertaken

Photo Collections, Arizona State Museum

Over 5,000 negatives were transferred to specialized freezer storage and inventoried

Oversaw and participated in re-housing of the nitrate negatives collection

Informal Teaching Assistant, Principles of Archaeological Conservation (05/06)

Graduate level course taught by Dr. Nancy Odegaard and Teresa Moreno, M.A. Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona.

Niton XRF Spectrum Analyzer Technician

Contracted by research scientist Peggi S. Cross, Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. (10/06-11/06)

Analyzed test samples for research on pesticide removal from artifacts

Conservation Intern-Paper

Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA (03/04- 05/05)

Supervisor: Debra Fox

Conservation Intern- Paper

Legion of Honor Museum, San Francisco, CA (05/04-08/04)

Supervisor: Janice M. Schopfer

Conservation Intern – Paintings

De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA (05/04-08/04)

Supervisor: Tricia O’Regan

Continuing Education

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ                                                                           

Coursework in chemical characterization, conservation, archaeology (08/05- present)

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

School of continuing education. Coursework in general chemistry, organic chemistry and physics. (08/98-05/00)

Awards

George Stout Memorial Fund Award

The Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation (04/06)

Student Leadership Award

School of the Art Institute of Chicago (05/01)       

Dean’s List

Northwestern University (fall semester 98)

Presidential Merit Scholarship

School of the Art Institute of Chicago (08/95)

Professional Memberships

The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC)

Other Skills

Experience with XRF, FTIR, GC/MS, Microscopy, Microchemical Spot Testing, Adobe Illustrator and Publisher.

Adept with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop and digital photography.

Languages

Bi-lingual in English and Russian. Lived in St. Petersburg, Russia, until the age of 14.