1. Samuel L. M. Hopkins
210-100 Champagne Ave. S, Ottawa ON, K1S 2E8
(613) 979-0620
www.shoeboxstudio.ca sam@shoeboxstudio.ca
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EDUCATION
• Advanced Diploma, Applied Museum Studies, Algonquin College, Ottawa, ON 2013-2015
• Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Queen’s University, Kingston, ON 2009-2013
• Ontario Secondary School Diploma, Mother Teresa High School, Ottawa, ON 2005-2009
AWARDS
• Technical Services Award, Algonquin College, Ottawa, 2015
• Dean’s List, Algonquin College, Ottawa, 2013-2015
• Ontario Scholar 2009
• Director of Education Graduate Student Award 2009
• Honour Roll 2006-2009
• Academic Excellence Awards: Religion 2005, Cooperative Studies 2008
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Owner, Shoebox Studio: Photographic Restoration & Archival Solutions
Ottawa, ON, September 2015 - Present
• Provides specialized services in digitization, restoration, and archival storage of photographic
and archival materials for heritage organizations
Studio Assistant, Digital Art & Restoration
Ottawa, ON, November 2015 - Present
• Digitally restore damaged photographs for clients
• Produce professional quality archival prints for photographers and exhibits
• Design large-scale commercial signage
• Digitally edit photographs to client specifications; colour, brightness, content
• Supervisor: Dave Andrews, Owner
Teaching Assistant, “MUS2026 Digital Design for Museums”, Algonquin College
Ottawa, ON, September - December 2014, September - December 2015
• Tutor students in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and Tribble SketchUp
• Teach weekly classes, as required; curriculum includes: basic design principles, colour theory,
and typography
• Supervisor: Michael Wheatley, Instructor and Academic Coordinator
Technical Services Intern, Canadian War Museum
Ottawa, ON, January - May 2015
• Participated in the restoration of two Second World War tanks
• Designed, fabricated, and packed customized shipping containers for works on paper and
canvas
• Fabricated custom mounts for war medals and memorabilia
• Assisted in constructing and designing a temporary, stand-alone exhibit

2. • Acquired skills in industrial conservation, artifact packing and handling, mount making, display
techniques and fabrication and art shipping
• Supervisor: Michael Miller, Artifacts Restoration Preparator
Conservation Technician, Conservation of Sculptures, Monuments, and Objects (CSMO)
Kingston, ON, May - September 2014
• Treated ten public and private monuments in Kingston, Scarborough, Barrie, and Toronto
• Treated variety of sculptural materials including: bronze, fibreglass, granite, and steel
• Responsible for entire treatment process including: condition assessment, proposal,
preparation, treatment, photo-documentation, and treatment report
• Treatment of monuments included: surface cleaning, consolidation/repair, waxing, polishing,
refinishing, parging, and restoration.
• Acquired skills in the treatment of monumental sculpture, writing condition assessments,
writing treatment reports, and consolidating/repairing small objects
• Supervisor: Alexander Gabov, Owner and Conservator
Conservation Intern, Caere Excavation Project
Cerveteri, Italy, May-June 2012
• Tasks included: Assist Principal Conservator, document wall paintings using multispectral and
infrared photography, catalog images, wash hypogeum floor, make educated hypotheses
using context and data
• Principal Investigator: Dr. Fabio Colivicchi, Archaeologist, Queen’s University at Kingston
Student, Torre di Satriano Archaeological Project
Basilicata, Italy, June-July 2011
• Tasks included: General excavations, catalog and label finds, pottery drawing, record
elevation measurements, wash artifacts, make educated hypotheses using context
• Principal Investigator: Dr. Fabio Colivicchi, Archaeologist, Queen’s University at Kingston
Volunteer, Archeology Club, Queen’s University
Kingston, ON, September 2011 - March 2012
• Bone Cleaning Project: tasks included: meticulously cleaning bone fragments unearthed at
excavations in Jordan using precision tools, differentiating between mammal and avian bone
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
• Lead Graphic Designer, BGP Team, Alma Mater Society Election Campaign, Queen’s
University, 2013
• Classical Studies Departmental Student Council, Queen’s University, 2011-2012
• Social Coordinator/Marketing Officer, Queen’s University Archaeology Club, 2010-2011
• Orientation Week Leader, Queen’s University, 2010
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Photographic Restoration Skills
• Advanced skills in repairing damaged photographs (rips, tears, mold, staining, discolouration,
fading, water damage, fire damage); high-resolution scanning techniques; fabrication of
archival storage mounts; true-to-original reproductions

3. Applied Museum Skills
• Accessioning; cataloguing; artifact handing; emergency preparedness planning; educational
programming; storage techniques; preventive conservation techniques; conservation
treatments (paper, photographic, textile, iron, ceramic, and silver artifacts); mounting of three-
dimensional and two-dimensional objects; exhibition design; framing; design and construction
of display cases; interpretive panel design (design, author and fabricate); writing condition
treatment reports, operating museum databases (KE-EMU)
Graphic design
• Advanced skills in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator, knowledge of proper layout
technique, extensive experience in yearbook publication, portfolio available upon request
Photography
• Operate digital SLR, antique, 35mm SLR cameras
• Skill in photo composition, lighting techniques, and artifact staging
REFERENCES
Available upon request