Matthew Hancock C.

Experience

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  Getty Images

  Mar 1994 - Jan 1997

  Drum Scanner Operator

  Acquired in depth knowledge of digital imaging and colour processes on high end Barco/Mac systems.

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  QUANTEL LIMITED

  Jan 1997 - Jun 1998

  Digital Artist /Domino Operator

  Major Manufacturer of Digital Imaging Equipment for the broadcast, print and movie industry• Responsible for the scanning and outputting of moving picture film, demonstrating the equipment and screening short show films to potential new customers and training new operators when appointed by clients.• Restoring, correcting, compositing, rotoscoping (hand painting frame by frame) and retouching of films for the company clients

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  HILT IMAGES LIMITED

  Jun 1998 - Apr 2014

  Digital Photographer Artist

  Set up Hilt Images Limited to take on short or long-term Digital Film contracts and develop personal imaging projects.• Appointed by city Law firm Elborne Mitchell to commission and research pictures and graphics on a major international litigation case • Worked at Interactive Film in Milan on the film by Giuseppe Tornatore “La Leggenda Del Pianista Sull Oceano “based on the book by Alessandro Baricco. The scanning on the project was successfully completed 10 days ahead of the deadline set by the Visual Effects Supervisor. • Currently building a creative picture library from personal photography work and working on history and conservation of digital photography project.• I am also researching the conservation and restoration of film cameras as a personal project. Show less

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  Metro

  Jan 1999 - May 2007

  Deputy Picture Editor (Research and Production)

  Appointed Deputy Picture Editor to set up and manage the day to day running of the picture desk at Metro from before, during and after the launch of this highly successful publication. • Preparing pictures for press deadlines using Photoshop, Quark, Illustrator, and some studio photography with digital cameras. • Responsible for approving the purchase of pictures from agencies, photo libraries and commissioning of photographers worldwide. • Maintaining the digital picture feed into the Department to ensure that the Editor and Deputy Editor see best possible images for each story.• Picture editing for the Web site• Organising the administration of the picture department including negotiating reproduction fees, payments for photographers and dealing with enquiries arising within the picture desk Show less

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  Farmers Weekly

  Jun 2007 - Jun 2008

  Group Picture Editor (Research and Production Management)

  Appointed Group Picture Editor to improve the quality of pictures and set up digital picture library system.• Purchased and installed new digital picture library software and workflow system for all digital images.• Organised a storage and inventory system for collection of prints and transparencies• Responsible for purchasing and commissioning pictures from photographers and picture agencies • Delivered seminars on digital imaging and its uses to other members of staff

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  Hayward Gallery

  Jun 2008 - Mar 2010

  Gallery Assistant Supervisor

  Appointed Gallery Assistant Supervisor to manage the day to day running of the galleries at The Hayward Gallery.• Managed a team of up to 18 Gallery Assistants on a shift pattern, organising the rota and making sure the gallery had sufficient staffing at any one time.• Responsible for health and safety of the staff and public• First point of contact for customer’s enquiries and complaints • Organised contractors on the setting up and dismantling of exhibitions and supervised the Health and safety of heavy lifting, rigging and hanging equipment • Responsible for the care of the current display collection regularly checking the condition, set up and rigging of works of art, fixing and reporting problems as required. Show less

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  BONHAMS LIMITED

  May 2011 - Nov 2011

  Clock Department Cataloguer

  Appointed. Cataloguer after completion of Conservation and Restoration degree. • Researched and wrote catalogue descriptions for the clock sale catalogues• Produced and managed the catalogue production for the clock department.• Supervising the setting up of sale rooms for clock sales.• Responsible for the movement and care of clocks form storage to sales room.• First point of contact for customer’s clock enquires and complaints.• Accepted telephone bid during clock sales, from international clients.• Produced accurate and concise condition reports for clients Show less

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  Freelance Restorer, Art Handler and Cataloguer

  Dec 2011 - Jun 2012

  Freelance Restorer, Art Handler and Cataloguer

  Freelance Restorer, Art Handler and Cataloguer December 2011 to June 2012• Freelance Art Handler for Jayhawk Limited fine art transport, duties include driving box vans and moving and packing art works. • Completed forklift truck licence and training course. • Short term Cataloguer for Fellows and Son Auctioneers watch department • Restoration work for private clients including chair caning, cutting a replacement clock hand for regulator, and restoration of a dinning chair, also resynchronised clock strike and replaced lost key. Show less

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  Royal Armouries Museum

  Jun 2012 - Nov 2021

  Conservator

  • Guided the conservation section through a period of change, including refitting a conservation laboratory and workshops. • Responsible for the daily operations of the laboratory and workshop including budgets and improved standards.• Responsible for the supervision of Conservation Technicians, Volunteers, and student internships.• Practical conservation treatments of objects to approved international standards including documentation this included condition reports treatment proposals and risk management. • Preventative conservation and collection care including environmental monitoring and data analysis implementing improvements, managing an integrated pest management plan and disaster planning policies. • Managed budgets, maintenance plan, work programme and exhibition costs and planning.• Produced and delivered presentations to local historical groups, local schools, and monthly talks on site.• Project Manager for a major research and conservation project, the Marine Salvage Project. Made business case to raise funds to acquire and conserve important 17th-century artillery recovered from the sea, including the gun from the HMS London and the Dutch composite gun.• Developed a digital photographic conservation project to broaden the demographic and diversity of the volunteers.• Research projects included PhD project and the Marine Salvage project of researching The HMS London and its guns, the East India Companies and their guns. • Developed and implemented new health and safety policy, including writing risk assessments, safe systems of work and COSSH assessments.• Radiation Protection Supervisor for the site and was responsible for the save operation of X-ray equipment on site and radiation monitoring on the site and collection. • Awarded Arts Council development grants and awarded conservation contracts through networking at the Museum Development events. Also, organised a conference on managing volunteers in collections care. Show less

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  Matt's Camera Museum

  Nov 2021 - now

  Camera Specialist

  Building my working Camera Museum you will be able to enjoy using film cameras and making prints in the darkroom !Building my working Camera Museum you will be able to enjoy using film cameras and making prints in the darkroom !Skills: Film Photography · Engineering · Photography

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  Freelance (Self employed)

  Nov 2021 - now

  Specialist Autism Mentor, Work Coach and Assistive Technology Trainer

  Assistive Technology Trainer• Training assistive technology for persons awarded support from Access to Work or Student Finance. • Training on, Dragon Naturally Speaking, Inspiration, Mind View, Texthelp Read & Write, typing tutors, various dictionaries, Dolphin, Zoomtext, JAWS, ClaroRead. Grammarly, Digital voice recorders, scanning pens, personal organisers and also MS Office suite including Dictate, Read Aloud and Immersive Reader Provide support to ensure the assistive technology is working correctly. Specialist Autism Mentor • Provide effective support to students in university.• Work with individuals who may face barriers to learning due to autistic spectrum characteristics and associated difficulties.• Work with students to identify strategies to help address barriers.• Provide support that is student specific and could include activities such as time management, planning, coping with anxiety and stress situations, prioritising workload, and creating a suitable work-life balance.Work to enhance students autonomy, to monitor the effectiveness of strategies, and to help students recognise the barriers to learning created by their impairment Show less

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  UCL

  Jun 2022 - Jul 2023

  Module Develpment

  Awarded Contracts to develop the Engineering in Extreme Environments Module for the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 academic years. The development work focused on developing the practical engineering aspects of the module, primarily concerning the Corrosion Laboratory and the Extreme Temperature Demonstrator. Corrosion Laboratory• Designed and produced new apparatus to record corrosion using Fusion 360 and 3D printing. Also, to record high-resolution images on a Raspberry Pi using Raspberry Pi’s high-quality cameras that are programmed to produce time-lapse images in Python and Linux • Developed the method and code for image data analytics to improve the quality of the data produced in the laboratory using MATLAB and Python.• Implemented a lighting system of the specimens to enable better image analysis data for the corrosion lab apparatus. • Set up a network, so images can be stored on a server /cloud and collected by students.• Developed the apparatus to enable sensor systems to be used on different specimens, using both high humidity and temperature to create an extreme environment alongside acid to accelerate the corrosion process. • Planned the Extreme Chemistry lab sessions to enable more efficiency which meant that time can be spent in smaller groups on the Extreme Temperature Demonstrator. Extreme Temperature Demonstrator Developed a practical workshop to demonstrate how extreme temperatures affect the properties of metals. Show less