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Ren Gregoric

Conservator | Fine Art

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Hi, I'm Ren Gregoric. Welcome to my profile!

Ren Gregoric's Bio:

Ren Gregoric's Experience:

• Mortgage Customer Service Consultant at ANZ

  October 2011 - August 2013

  Resolving customer problems and handling customer complaints; Providing guidance to customers; Advising about Mortgage products; Taking notes of conversations with customers; Selling ANZ Mortgage products through referrals; Customer retention; and, Exceeding KPIs in all metrics.

• Volunteer Visitor Services Officer at Australian Centre for the Moving Image

  February 2012 - March 2013

  Provide excellence in customer service demonstrating ACMI's values, enthusiasm and pro-activity, and ensuring a consistently first-rate experience for all visitors; Deal with first level enquiries and issues, problem solve and, where necessary, competently direct visitors to various sources for further or more detailed information; and, Ushering visitors and encouraging them to engage with ACMI exhibits; Assisting ACMI staff deliver education programs, school holiday workshops, film festivals and other events; and, Delivering school briefings and conducting tours.

• Volunteer Visitor Services Officer at Old Treasury Building

  March 2012 - February 2013

  Promoting and interpreting Victoria's history; Greeting visitors, direct them to exhibits and answer and questions about the Old Treasury Building its history and exhibits; Support front of house staff by answering phones and other admiration tasks; and, Support gallery curator with conservation and exhibition related projects when required.

• English Teacher at Japan Exchange and Teaching Program(me) (JET)

  April 2010 - August 2011

  Working for a grassroots cultural exchange programme facilitated by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Designing, coordinating and delivering English language programmes to of students at Yumoto and Iwaki Senior High School; Collaborating with Japanese Teachers of English (JTEs) to deliver lessons; Delivering training and professional develop programmes to JTEs; Assessing student engagement; Engage the boarder community as a cultural ambassador for Australia; Organise and participating English language clubs and events; Participate in cultural-exchange events and programmes; and, Proving assistance to Rotary Club exchange international students.

• English Teacher and Cultural Integration Coordinator at Cambridge International College

  May 2008 - February 2009

  Delivering English language classes to international students; Designing and coordinating cultural events and programmes; Reception, general administration tasks and enrolment.

• Conservation Assistant at Narrabeen RSL LifeCare Project

  October 2013

  Working as a volunteer conservation assistant with Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation Masters staff, students and alumni at the RSL LifeCare ANZAC Village War Museum in Narrabeen, New South Wales. Engaging within stakeholders to prepare collection displays; Documenting oral histories; Condition reporting; Undertake research on collection items; Interventive and preventative treatment; and, Exhibition preparation and installation.

• Contributor at Student Conservators for Timor-Leste (SCTL)

  October 2013

• Conservator and Researcher at City of Port Phillip

  October 2013

  Search, discover, interpret and develop systems to improve knowledge through cultural materials conservation of content created and located within the City of Port Phillip. Designing new research projects; Outlining objectives; Managing discovered data; Creating detailed reports for presentation; Production and publication of journals, texts, digital-media and other media; and, Delivering presentations, symposia and other public programmes related to research undertaken.

• Editor and Proof-reader at Self-managed

  February 2013

  Verify publications; Motivate and develop writers; Proofreading texts, editing articles and offering suggestions; and, Cross-checking facts, spelling, grammar, writing style, design pages and photos, cross-checking citations and examining references.

• Gallery Assistant at Self-managed

  January 2008

  Assisting with hanging and installation of artworks; Mounting and preparing artworks for display; Receiving, shipping, packing and unpacking exhibits; Writing biographies and artwork labels; Onsite documentation of performance and ephemeral art; and, Gallery administration and opening night support.

• Freelance Private Tutor at Self-employed

  January 2008

  Provide students with skills, experience and encouragement; Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) English tuition; International English Language Testing System (IELTS) tuition; Provide ongoing feedback, advice and suggestions; and, Design individual learning strategies and content.

Ren Gregoric's Education:

• The University of Melbourne

  2013 – 2014
  Master of Cultural Materials Conservation

• Australian National Trust

  2013 – 2013
  Non-award
  Concentration: Restoring Timber in Historic Buildings Workshop

• The Australian Red Cross

  2013 – 2013
  Certificate
  Concentration: Capacity Development Across Cultures

• Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)

  2009 – 2009
  Certificate II in Applied Languages
  Concentration: Spanish

• Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)

  2009 – 2009
  Certificate I in Applied Languages
  Concentration: Japanese

• Victorian College of the Arts

  2007 – 2009
  Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
  Concentration: Sculptural and Spatial Practice