Alafia Akhtar

Experience

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  Solmon R. Guggenheim Museum

  Jan 2009 - Aug 2011

  Assistant to Retail Business Manager

  Assisted Retail Business Manager in tracking overall inventory and sales of museum retail store, maintained invoices for products, and acted as liaison between the retail department and other areas of the museum. Managed e-commerce site through processing web store sales, maintained appropriate inventory levels, and attended to customer service needs. Determined product placement in museum retail store.

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  Li-Saltzman Architects

  Aug 2010 - Apr 2011

  Preservation Intern

  Assembled a Historic Structures Report on the Louis Armstrong House Museum in Corona, Queens. Performed extensive analysis of original architectural plans, maps and photographs.Lead research and tracked monumental changes to the house through analysis of primary and secondary documents as well as site analysis.

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  LANDMARK WEST!

  Aug 2010 - Sept 2010

  Preservation Intern

  Performed historic and field research on local sites for weekly Certificate of Appropriateness Committee meetings to prepare for Landmarks Preservation Commission submittal. Organized and managed the in-house buildings database.

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  INTACH

  Jan 2012 - Jul 2012

  Conservation Intern

  Compiled a Conservation Manual for the Architectural Heritage Department, involving field research of current projects and the documentation of the full conservation process. Conducted conditions assessments which involved mapping of deteriorated regions and analysis of material on Gwalior Fort in Gwalior, Madya Pradesh, India and Ganga Mahal in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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  World Monuments Fund

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

  Conservation Consultant

  Hired to conduct a conditions assessment of the Chandler Fireplace at the former Whitney Studio in Greenwich Village, NY. Sampled, mounted, polished, and microscopically analyzed extracted samples from fireplace in order to determine the historic finishes and architectural materials used on the structure. Utilized Scanning Electron Microscopy and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy to analyze various finish layers within each extracted sample to better understand the history of the fireplace. Compiled a final report outlining current conditions, results of testing and future recommendations for the New York Studio School which currently occupies the space. Weniger anzeigen

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  JABLONSKI BUILDING CONSERVATION INC

  Jan 2013 - Sept 2015

  Architectural Conservator

  Performed conservation site work consisting of cleaning, consolidating, and patching historic material such as stone, plaster, and metal, reopening joints, and performing material cleaning tests in order to determine the best method in restoring historic material.Conducted extensive conditions assessments of historic interiors and exteriors which involves mapping various deterioration conditions onto drawings. Transcribed conditions onto architectural drawings via photoshop. Provided final report outlining history of structure, conditions, and future recommendations.Served as a construction administer on various New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) sites overseeing contractors and work performed on historic sites. Determined day to day course of action on historic material varying from removal, cleaning, restoration and re-installation.Sampled and analyzed historic finishes microscopically, in order to determine chromochronologies of interiors and exteriors and provided clients with recommendations of restoration of finishes.Analyzed historic mortar through galvanometric analysis. Provided clients with replication mixes as per analysis. Weniger anzeigen

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  CANY

  Sept 2015 - now

  • Senior Project Manager/Studio Lead/ Senior Architectural Conservator

    Feb 2023 - now

  • Project Manager

    Jan 2019 - Feb 2023

  • Assistant Project Manager

    Jun 2017 - Jan 2019

  • Inspector

    Sept 2015 - Jun 2017
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  APT Northeast

  Jan 2021 - now

  Board Member

  -APTNE board member