Aaron St. Michel
FALL RIVER,MA
Summary
Highly-motivated liberal arts major with finely tuned multi-tasking abilities and drive to foster productivity and organization. Primally focused on collections maintenance, rare materials procurement, and task prioritization. Received multiple customer recognitions for a personable and approachable nature.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
LIBRARY CATALOGGING AND EXHIHIBIT CREATION
OLD COLONY HISTORY MUSEUM
09.2022 - Current
- Maintained museums library by cataloging over 500 books into newly created Old Colony History Museum library database.
- Accommodated Museum’s curator in construction of new military room exhibit.
- Arranged and cleaned museum show pieces that were to be displayed to visitors.
- Led archival projects on organizing past city documents and photographs into properly labeled titles.
- Increased accessibility to resources by creating user-friendly subject guides and bibliographies.
MUSEUM CATALOGGER
FORT TABER MILITARY MUSEUM
10.2022 - 08.2023
- Cataloged donated museum items via Past Perfect cataloging computer database.
- Trained volunteers on how to catalog donated item into Past Perfect.
- Led small cataloging team of three people, transferring over past written donated item entries, into Past Perfect.
- Increased accuracy of catalog entries through meticulous proofreading and editing tasks.
- Maintained and organized up-to-date collection by regularly weeding outdated or damaged items.
SHIP RESTORATION
BATTLESHIP COVE
08.2022 - 10.2022
- Assisted in various painting restoration projects on USS Massachusetts.
- Helped construct various educational activities for overnight Scout stays on USS Massachusetts.
- Conducted thorough assessments of damaged structures to determine extent of required restoration work.
Education
Graduate degree - Library and Information Science
Simmons University
Boston, MA05.2025
Bachelor of Arts - History
BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY
Bridgewater, MA05.2022
Associate of Arts -
Bristol Community College
Fall River, MA06.2019
Skills
- Basic understanding of Past Perfect cataloging database
- Dewey Decimal System
- Efficient
- Great communicator and trainer of new volunteers
- Great listener
- Knowledgeable in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel
- Knowledgeable on virtual platform; Zoom, and Teams
- Metadata Management
- Reliable
Accomplishments
- Member, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Roll Society at Bristol Community College
- Member, History Honor Society at Bridgewater State University
- Recipient, Trio SSS Scholarship
- Recipient of the Ernest and Robert Gebelein Memorial Scholarship
Timeline
MUSEUM CATALOGGER
FORT TABER MILITARY MUSEUM
10.2022 - 08.2023
LIBRARY CATALOGGING AND EXHIHIBIT CREATION
OLD COLONY HISTORY MUSEUM
09.2022 - Current
SHIP RESTORATION
BATTLESHIP COVE
08.2022 - 10.2022
Graduate degree - Library and Information Science
Simmons University
Bachelor of Arts - History
BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY
Associate of Arts -
Bristol Community College