Volunteer Intern | Bainbridge Island Historical Museum
Assisting museum staff in researching historical figures and events in Bainbridge Islands History.
Providing detailed reports on the important events and figures, and their impact on the community.
March 2020
Intern | Washington State Archive: Puget Sound Branch
Assisted reference staff in retrieving records for researchers.
Importance of managing and maintaining a well-organized collection. It provides ease of access to public as well as providing a comprehensive list of what is available to the public.
Cancelled due to Covid-19 after two weeks
October 2019 - March 2020 (On Hold due to Covid-19)
Volunteer | National Archives and Records Administration
Indexed McNeil Penitentiary Intake Forms.
Process of organizing and indexing artifact information for ease of access to the public as well as providing a comprehensive list of what is available to the public.
Performed Holding Maintenance on Alaska Cultural Resources.
Process of preserving public documents for long term storage and and preparing a collection for digitization to increase accessibility and search indexing efficiency.
July 2019 – January 2020
Volunteer: Gallery Illuminator | Museum of Pop Culture
Weekly visitor engagement and presentations on museum artifacts.
Engaged with a diverse group of individuals from the local and global community, sharing a love of history and pop culture.
EDUCATION
Summer 2018 – Spring 2020
Student | University of Washington | Bachelor of Arts, History | GPA: 3.6
Developed analytical and research skills, through projects and historical essays.
Research projects:
History of Seattle through the exploration of a single block, Blanchard and Lenora.Link to Project.
History of Seattle Anti-War/Anti-Nuclear movements during the cold war.Link to Project.
October 2016 – August 2018
Student | Edmonds Community College
WORK
August 2015 – 2016
Real Estate Broker | North Pacific Properties and Leasing Agent | Pinnacle Properties
Processed the sale of a home
Navigated property laws, organized home sale documentation, and maintained communication with industry contacts. (i.e. mortgage lenders, home insurance, title companies, buying agent)
Leased apartment homes
Communicated complex contract and leasing agreements with a diverse set of individuals with unique needs.
October 2009 – August 2015
Clerk/Management | Fred Meyer
Managed 20 people on average, developed different ways to lead, grow and communicate with a diverse group of individuals.
Managed daily projects for the 7 sections within the department.
Price changes, merchandising, weekly ad sign and display changes, maintain sales floor cleanliness.
Encouraged and grew communication within own department.
Ensured associates had the tools and supplies needed to complete projects. Proactively offered help and allowed independence when appropriate.
Adapted to fast paced retail environment.
Sick calls or unexpected increase in customers’ needs required ability to redirect focus on areas of the sales floor that needed more attention.
PROJECTS
July 2020
Web Development | Static Personal Web Page | sydneystirling.com
Wrote HTML and CSS components manually; taking into account media types for reactive content.
Hosted on AWS S3 with DNS managed by AWS Route 53.