Phillip M. Bolin
Fairhope, AL 36532
Cell: 251-***-****
************@*****.***
Summary:
Experienced in Archaeology, Cultural Resource Management, and Museum Collections Management.
Gallery management. Proven organizational skills and task planning. Highly detail-oriented. Supervisory and
management experience with motivational team lead and support. Artistic, creative exhibit design, and
production leadership. Consistently meets deadlines and enjoys the challenge of providing innovative,
dynamic solutions to problems.
EDUCATION:
B.A. Anthropology (2012)
Minor in Art History
University of South Alabama
GPA 3.43
Dean's List - 4 Semesters
President's Scholar's List - 1 Semester
RESEARCH THESIS:
• "On the Edge of Memory: An Exploration of Sacred Geometry and its Application in Medieval
Gothic Architecture", an examination of the Glastonbury Abbey and the controversial nature of
sacred geometry, Glastonbury, England (2010)
ARCHIVAL SUBMISSIONS:
• Architectural History of the Battle House, Renaissance Hotel, Mobile, Alabama
Submitted to the Mobile Municipal Archives and the Mobile Historic Development
Commission, Mobile, Alabama (2011)
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
• American Anthropological Association (AAA)
• Mobile Art Council
EXPERIENCE:
Cathedral Square Art Gallery (2007- Present)
Event Manager/Assistant Director (co-op member volunteer)
612 Dauphin St. Mobile, AL 36602
Linda Tenhundfeld 251-***-****
Gallery Main 251-***-****
• Assistant to the gallery director, overseeing approximately 60 artist members.
• Volunteer coordinator for artists.
• Implement training with regards to general upkeep, pest and temperature control, proper daily
opening and closing, as well as sales, maintaining proper invoice, POS, and other sales records.
• Fine art sales.
• Event manager for art shows, which include Arts Alive, LoDa Art Walk, Colors of the Coast, as well
as shows for featured artists.
• Display and showcase set-up.
• Creative consultant for general gallery aesthetics; displays and lighting.
• Create and implement outreach programs; educational activities for children and adults, which serve
to introduce art methods, mediums, and styles.
• Liability control. Ensures adherence to state law requirements for the legal distribution of alcohol
during wine tastings.
• Coordinate food and beverage for gallery events.
• Represents and promotes artists and their works.
• Committee member for artist membership.
• Ensures that inventory is ordered, purchased, and stocked.
Five Rivers, Alabama’s Delta Resource Center
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (2010-2011)
Archaeologist / Public Archaeology Education (Internship)
30945 Five Rivers Blvd., Spanish Fort, AL 36527
Hank Burch 251-***-****
• Spearheaded public archaeology project. Built an exhibit, featuring a three-dimensional tabletop
diorama depicting a portion of the Bottle Creek site, a late Mississippian mound complex located in
southern Alabama’s Mobile-Tensaw River delta.
• Performed analysis and typology on cultural material recovered from the Bottle Creek site to
integrate into the exhibit as interpretive material.
• Engineered a curative drawer system to store cultural material within the structure of the exhibit.
• Created and implemented a lesson plan designed to educate school-aged children about the Bottle
Creek site. Hands-on exercises involve creating Mississippian period pottery, cordage, paddle-
stamping, and surface treatment.
• Created accompanying lecture material in question and answer format.
• Professional collaboration with state facility administrators, educators, and fellow archaeologists.
• Developed public archaeology colloquial to educate students, teachers, and general public.
University of South Alabama, Center for Archaeological Studies (2005-2008)
Archaeology Assistant (Student and Full Time Employee)
6052 USA South Drive, Mobile, AL 36688
Linda Burcham 251-***-****
Bonnie Gums 251-***-****
• Cultural Resource Management (CRM) in compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act,
Section 106. Archaeological field survey phases I, II, and III and artifact analysis.
• Coached and supervised archaeology students and volunteers in the processing lab as well as the
field.
• Responsible for overseeing processing procedures; proper artifact handling, cleaning, identification,
and cataloguing.
• Supervised transfer of all archaeological material and records from processing lab to museum
curatorial facility at the USA Archaeology Museum.
• Oversaw curation facility and collections management. Managed inventory record. Organized
artifact/site material. Ensured accurate labeling and proper storage. Implemented pest control and
other environmental monitoring procedures.
• Presented Public Archaeology outreach programs to variety of audiences in the community and
educational institutions. Promoted heritage awareness through lectures, Q&A colloquials, and
artifact exhibition.
• Instructor for Bureau of Land Management’s Project Archaeology Workshop. Designed and
implemented curriculum, which taught students the importance of preserving heritage and history
through archaeology. Created workbook and lesson plan. Scheduled itinerary and instructed hands-
on exercises, which demonstrated the archaeological process.
EXPERIENCE IN TYPES OF ARCHAEOLOGY:
• Prehistoric human interment excavations and NAGPRA mitigations
• Prehistoric Archaeology (American Southeast)
• Southeastern Mound Complexes
• Historic architecture (American Southeast)
• Salvage Archaeology
• Plantation Archaeology
• Impacted viewshed photo-survey for historical conservation
TECHNICAL / COMPUTER SKILLS:
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General office detail Digital SLR Canon XTi series
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Simplex CCTV Aerial site mapping
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Microsoft Office Suite Multiple phone line / radio
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Collections Management Inventory POS Record-Keeping
Software (i.e. Past Perfect) • KeyZ (Key Cataloguing Database)
• Report Writing • IRIMS (Incident Reporting and
• Garmin GPS Investigative Management Software)
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Read / Interpret Topographical Maps First Aid, CPR/AED certified