Namaste Lochrie

Key Responsibilities:

• Valuing: modern, vintage and antique unbranded jewellery
• Valuing and authenticating: modern, vintage and antique branded jewellery.
• Grading diamonds, assessing coloured stones and pricing according to global market value.
• Identifying: treatments, defects, alterations and triaging gemstones for laboratory testing.
• Advise and negotiate: providing estimates and terms of sale for the public and trade.
• Conducted: cataloguing, condition reports, sale viewings, telephone bidding, and after sale support. Data collecting and being part of the greater team in a very busy high functioning reputable international auction house.

Key Responsabilities:

• One of two valuers in a small team.
• Performing on the spot walk-in and appointment valuations in a busy auction house.
• A supporting role towards my manager and liaising with the Birmingham office and the greater team.
• Valuations: branded & unbranded fine jewellery, antique jewellery, costume jewellery & watches.
• Delivering advice and support to existing sellers & buyers via email and phone. Responding to new incoming valuation enquiries via email and the online valuation service.
• Participating in viewing & valuation days.
• Organising and ticketing lots for auction sales.
• Off-site client visits, including on the spot valuations and offering advice on recommended lowest reserve prices.
• Identify, grade & price gemstones and diamonds.
• Research prices using internal archives, key skills and the global external market.

Key Accomplishments:

• Outstanding performance related to one to one and online consultations.
• High rate of consignments, including managing vip customers.
• Ability to address high levels of workload and to adapt when required.

Key Responsabilities:

• Lead in-house gemmologist and diamond grader applying a qualified approach using key skills and qualifications.
• Managed and trained new gemmologists, using policy & procedure implemented whilst building up the department.
• Authenticated & valued unbranded & branded fine jewellery, including vintage & antique pieces. Identified, tested and evaluated metals, diamonds and coloured gemstones including design and workmanship. Performed calculations and designed working formulas to match market value. Assessed authenticity against paperwork & inscriptions.
• Authenticated and valued second-hand luxury watches.
• Managed and build database documents. Curated (catalogued) and built Master Templates for Jewellery and Watches.
• Produced Policy & Procedure alongside Risk Management. Managed and build location & storage logs. Monitored lab equipment and order supplies as needed.
• Referred to management, liaised with customer services & responded to customer enquiries. Provided training and delivered updates across all departments

Key Accomplishments:

• Set up a Gemmological Laboratory
• Set up the Vault, built process around storage, safety and location.
• Designed a detailed tracker on Google sheets for department items.
• Building Policy and Procedure for the FJ&W department.
• Designed Master Templates for curating Jewellery & Watches.

Consultant Gemmologist contacted to identify and authenticate branded and unbranded jewellery. Authenticating metals, coloured stones, diamonds and providing reports. Advising and liaising with the authentication & quality control team leader. Offering a transportable mini gemmological laboratory.

Key Responsabilities:

• Appraisal & authentication: unbranded and branded jewellery, luxury watches and handbags, art, cars, gold and more.
• In-house gemmologist and diamond grader applying a qualified approach using key skills and qualifications.
• Calculated prices for loans and buy-ins based on fast paced, accurate and up to date research.
• Liaised with specialists and auction houses.
• Generated new sales for the retail department.
• Controlled stock levels, performed internal stock audits and collaborated with multiple teams across the banking and stock departments.
• Managed client correspondence and enquiries directly while operating various in-house phone and computer systems.
• Drove social media campaigns

Key Accomplishments:

• Reached company targets consistently and increased revenue and profit.

Key Responsibilities:

• Offered jewelry design services and consultations.
• Sourced/purchased diamonds and coloured stones Internationally.
• Conducted market value assessment, built inventory and ensured all gemstones were certified by reputable gemmological laboratories.
• Offered technical drawings and design options.
• Managed production, finish processes & quality control.
• Marketing & branding; website optimisation, content, layout keyword research, managed social media and performed market research activities.
• Organised product photoshoots and managed creative product placement.

Key Accomplishments:

• Built and designed a jewellery brand.
• Developed an extensive international professional network of gemmologists.

Key Responsibilities:

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