Tammam Khasawneh, Operations Manager

Tammam Khasawneh

Operations Manager

The Royal Tank Museum

Location
Jordan - Amman
Education
Master's degree, Preventive conservation / Applied Science in Archaeology
Experience
18 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 3 Months

Operations Manager at The Royal Tank Museum
  • Jordan - Amman
  • My current job since July 2017

- Daily Museum operations.
- Research and Documentation.
- Museum Exhibition designing.
- Story-line writing follow up.
- Interpretation of the museum collection.
- Policies and Procedures preparation.
- Contractors follow up.
- Team leading.

Museum Environment specialist, collection management and conservation, Exhibition desing at The Jordan Museum
  • Jordan - Amman
  • July 2007 to July 2017

* Monitor and control of the museum’s environment, including temperature, humidity, dust, lighting, insect and pests control, visitor impact on the museum environment, and indoor air quality and Gaseous pollution
* Supervise the artifacts' mounting in museum showcases.
* Establish museum environment standards, including policies and procedures.
* Establish and monitor museum safety and security policies.
* Following up with consultant and contractor on all exhibition installation of museum galleries facilities.
* Participate in supervision and implementing of special and temporary exhibitions .
* Responsible for all museum media production including posters, brochures, catalogs and museum publications.
* Contribute to research policy of the museum through publishing scientific articles and participate in conferences (local and International).
* Responsible of museum photography and 3D applications.

Head of Museums Directorate at The Department of Antiquities of Jordan
  • Jordan - Amman
  • November 2010 to July 2011

In loan from the Jordan Museum, and returned back. workin in the following:
1. responsible of technical and administrative of 14 Archaeological Museums in Jordan.
2. Establishment of new museums, mainly Museum at the Lowest place on Earth (the Jordan Valley).
3. writing policies for museums including environmental control, saftey, security, education, special exhibitions).
4. activating the educational role in museums.
5. contribute in research in museum studies.
6. finding funding sources for museums.
7. making projects and with other partners (national and international).
8. special exhibitions (national and international).

Teaching / Research Assistant at Yarmouk University
  • Jordan - Irbid
  • February 2006 to June 2007

1. Teaching Course of Jordan contribution in the human culture.
2. Teaching Course of Jordan contribution in the human culture.
3. work on research projects fuded by the European commission on conservation of organic artifacts.
4. give training courses for conservation students on analyzing organic artifacts.

Education

Master's degree, Preventive conservation / Applied Science in Archaeology
  • at Yarmouk University
  • January 2006

Published master thesis under the subject Museum Environment Control as a Tool for Preventive Conservation.

Specialties & Skills

Museum Studies
Curatorial
Museums
Museum Education
Adobe Photoshop
Archaeological Excavations
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Illustrator
Museum documentation systems
3D laser scanning and 3D printing

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

Friends of Archaeology and Heritage
  • Member
  • June 2005
Wittness the Past (European Commission funded Program)
  • Partner / Representative
  • April 2011

Training and Certifications

Museums development and management in the United States of America (Training)
Training Institute:
USAID economic growth through sustainable tourism project
Date Attended:
May 2014
Duration:
90 hours
Museum Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2011
Valid Until:
May 2011
Emergency Planning and response in Museums (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2011
Valid Until:
September 2011