Brendan Lee

• Organizes consultations with tribal partners for collaborative exhibit development projects.
• Conducts research projects in local, state, and federal repositories for the purpose of exhibit content development.
• Utilizes Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign to create engaging visuals from historical data.
• Creates exhibit schedules and budgets for complex projects.
• Drafts exhibit content through the organization of workshop meetings between internal staff and partner groups.

• Worked directly with museum visitors for a world-renown science and industry center.
• Supervised guest relations associates and volunteers to ensure they are properly trained and supported.
• Organized itinerary and processed payment for large school groups and organizations visiting COSI.

• Utilized strong customer service skills by serving community members’ reference requests.
• Created detailed condition reports of all collection items.
• Became proficient in Zasio Versatile Pro cataloging software and utilized it to accession new collections and update existing ones.
• Conducted investigative research for local government departments and outside reference requests.
• Wrote monthly history blogs focused on highlighting an item from the archive’s collection.

• Provided excellent customer service to firm clients while utilizing three different CRM software in two and a half years.
• Maintained and maximized on small business client relationships.
• Developed graphic presentation material from excel spreadsheets.
• Reported client-market research through intuitive and engaging infographics.

• Worked on a team that developed “The Rhythm of Revolution,” an exhibit that maps the visual flow of cultural change in America from 1619 to the present day.
• Developed the written content and coordinated the graphic development to compliment each other.
• Conducted archival and online research to develop infographics for the exhibit experience.
• Conducted object and image research throughout the exhibit development process.

• Worked on a team that developed grants to provide funds for the historical site.
• Conducted maintenance and condition reporting on problem areas of the historical home.
• Worked with the education and programming team to develop programming for the Spring 2019 season.
  

• Worked alongside the librarian and staff to increase the awareness of their free online resources.
• Created a three month campaign that increased traffic to the library’s online platforms by 35%.
• Utilized Google Analytics and other social media metrics to present reports to the library board.

• Coordinated the redesign of the Homo erectus exhibit for the museum’s re-opening in 2017.
• Headed the research and design team to create exhibit content and design layouts of the exhibit space.
• Increased the museum’s social media reach and public interest in the opening event.

• Trained new staff on the inner workings of the sales floor and educating

them on the company’s vision and goals.

• Developed creative solutions for visual marketing challenges.
• Communicated effectively with a wide-ranging customer demographic.