Rachel M. Cover

Experience

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  New York & Company

  Aug 2012 - Jul 2015

  Sales Associate

  Seasonal summer and winter-Assisted customers purchase or return clothing items on cash register -Maintained dressing room and returned clothing to main floor -Maintained the "Jean Wall" by folding and organizing an inclusive sizing inventory of denim jeans (XS-XXL, 00-18, Short, Regular, Tall)-On call for overnight inventory or store curation between seasons-On call major holidays (ex. overnight Black Friday)

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  New Mexico State University Art Museum

  Jan 2016 - May 2017

  Collections Assistant & Preparator

  · Installed and de-installed 7 exhibitions while providing inventorying assistance to the Collections Manager during the move of the collection into another facility by completing updated inventory and measurements into FileMakerPro database. · Aided during event set-up, and live streamed events on museum’s Facebook page

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  New Mexico State University

  Jan 2017 - May 2019

  Graduate Teaching Assistant

  Assisted professor teaching an introduction to anthropology for non-majors by answering students questions via email, grading papers and tests, uploading study and review media to an online portal, and held office hours.

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  Carnegie Museum of Art

  May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Registration and Collections Management Intern

  ·Organized and maintained paperwork for incoming acquisitions in the database. ·Updated and completed outgoing loan agreements by checking and changing object’s locations in the database. ·Aided in the inventory of collections and added missing physical accession numbers to objects using b72. Show less

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  Weems Galleries & Framing

  Aug 2019 - Oct 2019

  Framer

  -Used online form to create custom framing orders for customers (Front-facing, register)-ordered materials from constituent companies, and checked prices -joined wood and metal frames-cut mats, glass, and plexiglass with associated industrial equipment-restored wood frames with putty and paint

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  New Mexico State University

  Oct 2019 - May 2020

  Interim Curator of Exhibitions and Collections at NMSU University Museum

  ·Implemented and updated preventative conservation practices to collections through creation of storage supports and coverings.·Assisted in the installation and de-installation of 6 exhibitions which involved curatorial research, text panel writing, grant writing, and holding 3-4 exhibition programming events per semester. ·Provided care of museum’s collections in storage including constructing mounts and monitoring temperature, humidity, and integrated pest management. ·Updated PastPerfect database by capturing and uploading object images, updating locations, and adding object’s exhibition and conservation history. Show less

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  ABQ BioPark Zoo

  Jul 2020 - Aug 2021

  Gardener

  ·Maintain Zoo’s plants, trees, and irrigation throughout the park including the maintenance of the sprinklers and bubblers. ·Assist in greenhouse production for seasonal changes, festivals, special collections cataloging, and New Mexico native plants conservation projects.·Provided assistance in Japanese Sasebo Garden by applying mulch and raking in designs to the rock garden. Show less

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  Museum of International Folk Art

  Sept 2021 - now

  Registrar