professional association
Saighead, Incorporated - President

·Specialize in appraising and consulting in the fine and decorative arts

professional experience
Port Lighting Systems - Sales Associate

·Produce corporate bid packages and sales services for a theatrical lighting company

Shreve, Crump, & Low - Corporate Sales Executive

·Directed, produced and managed corporate national accounts for antiques, jewelry, fine art, porcelain, crystal, and fine silver

Boston Antique Center - Floor Manager

·Assisted designers, dealers, and architects with purchase of fine antiques, porcelain, and artwork

·Liaison between customers and dealers

·Coordinated worldwide shipping

·Assisted advertising director in productions

·Represented a contingency of UK dealers to the US market

·Produced video for UK dealer recruitment and developed photographic material for Internet

Gray Conference Center - AV Technician/Conference Rep

·Head technician of state of the art audio visual auditorium

·Produced A/V recordings for clients

·Conference Rep for international and domestic clients

Joseloff Gallery - Gallery Technician

·Coordinated installing/uninstalling exhibitions, framing, packing, and cataloguing

·Liaison between artists, clients, and trustees

·Organized publicity of special events and shows

Museum of American Political Life - Archival Technician

·Maintained archival storage and display of 3D objects for paper works, textiles, and workshop collections

·Developed show itineraries, production layouts and text presentations

·Representative for political functions and media events

professional accreditation

·Member of the Appraiser’s Association of America, 2005

·AAA Mentor’s Program, Summer/Fall Session 2002 (Mentors Ron Bourgeault and Kristin Goodwillie)

·Summer Intensive Program certification, August 2001

·USPAP certification, July 2001

·AAA Certificate Program for personal property with a concentration in fine art and antiquities, New York University, 1999

·Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Hartford (Hartford Art School), 1993

specialties
Antique sales agent and consultant for over nine years with specialization in 18th & 19th century English furniture, staffordshire, porcelain, and silver, as well as American 19th & 20th century modern and fine art with a concentration in etchings, lithographs, illustrations and watercolors

generalist
Broad generalist experience as an antique agent in the following categories:

·American and Asian 19th & 20th century Silver

·Asian watercolors, prints, and etchings

·Asian porcelain and earthenware

·19th & 20th century English and American jewelry

·19th & 20th century European furniture

·English, French, and American lighting

·British and American 19th & 20th century Nautical items

·19th & 20th century English and American decorative arts