MA, field tech for Mid-Atlantic, SE
archchk




Michell
Gilman
127 Avery Street #4, Greenville, NC 27858
Email: michjord_2000@yahoo.com
Objective
To work secure part-time or full-time, temporary employment as an archaeological technician within either laboratory or fieldwork environments.
Skills & Characteristics
§ Computer savvy – experienced in data entry, writing reports, utilizing applications such as MS Office, Adobe, and agency specific programs; capable of learning new applications.
§ Fieldwork – familiar with laws governing CRM projects, working in varying weather & terrain, utilizing tools common in archaeology projects.
§ Artifact identification – experienced in handling prehistoric & historic artifacts, including curation, conservation, categorization, research, and documentation of objects.
Education
MLS, concentration in academic libraries with specialization in special collections & archives, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, May 2019
Research project: "Archives Collection Management: Preservation Policies and Assessment Tools"
M.A., Anthropology, concentration in conservation &
archaeology, graduate minor in Women’s Studies, East Carolina University,
Greenville, NC, May 2016
MA thesis title “Lake Phelps
Dugout Log Canoes: Conservation, Retreatment, and Public Display,”
B.S., Anthropology, concentration in archaeology, minor in Women’s
Studies, Southern Oregon University, Cum
Laude, Ashland, OR, December 2007
Relevant Experience
New South Associates, Stone Mountain,
GA
Archaeological
Field Technician
July
2019 - August 2019, George Washington Memorial Parkway project, Fairfax, VA project
(projected 4 weeks)
--Utilized equipment (i.e. shovels, trowels, screens, measuring implements, Munsell soil charts) to locate, identify, collect, and organize artifacts within various weather and terrain environments.
The Commonwealth Cultural Resources Group, Inc,
Tarboro, NC
Archaeological Field Technician
December 2016 - February 2017, "540" project, Raleigh, NC (11 weeks)
June 2016 – July 2016,
Chestnut solar farm project, Enfield, NC (3 weeks)
March 2016, solar farm
project, Plymouth, NC (2 weeks)
--Engaged in activities expected in a cultural
resource management (CRM)/contracted archaeological project to identify potential
areas of cultural and historical significance.
-- Identified material culture/artifacts found
through archaeological survey activities to support project goals within the scope
of laws (i.e. Section 106) pertaining to archaeological surveys.
--Utilized equipment (i.e. shovels, trowels, trimble
unit, measuring implements, screens, Munsell charts) to locate, identify, collect,
and organize artifacts within various weather and terrain environments.
Historian/Archaeologist
& Preservationist I (Temp), Longwood University/Longwood Institute of
Archaeology – Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Criminal Justice,
Farmville, VA.
August 2016 - September 2016, USFS “Nettle Patch” project, (6 weeks)
--Participated in an
archaeological survey to identify archaeological sites/cultural resources
that includes identification of prehistoric artifacts, using tools
including compass, shovels, trowels, screens, soil identification, and
documentation of finds.
Archaeologist/Intern, The George Washington
Foundation, Fredericksburg, VA
March 2016 - June 2016 (15 weeks)
--Participated
in excavation project activities at George Washington’s Ferry Farm to identify
cultural materials from the Colonial era, Civil War, and pre-Contact in
the region to support ongoing activities to understand past human
occupation of the site; the project is predominantly focused on activities
connected to the time when George Washington and his family lived at the
site, although there is archaeological and documented evidence for other
events in the area.
Graduate Assistant/Archaeological Conservator, Queen Anne’s Revenge (QAR) Lab, East Carolina University and North
Carolina Department of Cultural Resources Underwater Archaeology Branch,
Greenville, NC.
August 2014 - June 2015 (GA status)/August 2015 - March
2016 (volunteer status)
-- Developed an independent project to reconserve prehistoric canoe fragments (Lake Phelps Canoes) housed and managed at the laboratory, including preliminary analysis that resulted in an official report, then a formal research design that culminated in a master’s thesis.
Volunteer Archaeologist, The Berry Site,
archaeological field school, Warren Wilson School, Morganton, NC.
June 2015
--Participated
in an ongoing, active archaeological excavation at a 16th
century site, inhabited by Native Americans of Joara c. 1400-1600 A.D, and
is the location of Fort San Juan, a temporary settlement.
Field School Student, The Wenas Creek Mammoth Project, Central Washington
University, Ellensburg, WA.
June 2010 - July 2010
--Participated
in field school events and activities associated with a full excavation to
learn whether prehistoric people inhabited the site during the time the
paleontological remains (full remains of a mammoth) were deposited.
--Engaged
in archaeological/paleontological activities associated with a field
project including excavation, floral analysis, public talks to small
groups of 3 - 10 people at a time and providing public tours.
Practicum Student/Lab Assistant, Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology (SOULA), Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR.
September 2006 - June 2007
--Assisted
with the analysis and summary reports of historical and prehistorical
artifacts retrieved by archaeologists and field school students from the
Fort Lane site.
--Created
an independent project with artifacts from the Marcus Seale collection
that required research, analysis, documentation, and curation activities that
resulted in a final report and presentation of the findings.
--Participated
in an excavation and survey activities at Tseriadun, Port Orford, OR.
Additional Professional Experience
Manuscripts & Rare Books Assistant/Archives Graduate Assistant, J.Y. Joyner Library, Special Collection & Archives Departments, East
Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
January
2019 - May 2019
Library Technician Graduate Assistant, J.Y. Joyner Library, Scholarly Communications & Collection
Development, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
September 2017 - May 2019
Archives Graduate Student Intern, J.Y.
Joyner Library University Archives, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
August 2018 - December 2018
Library Graduate Assistant/Preservation & Conservation Technician,
J.Y. Joyner Library,
Monographic Acquisitions and Preservation & Conservation, East Carolina
University, Greenville, NC.
May
2017 - December 2017
Post ID#21008 - replied 7/28/2019 3:32 PM
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