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Kathy Delker’s
Credentials as a Jewelry Appraiser
Kathy’s
Gemological Laboratory
Listing of Lectures Kathy Heard at
Educational Conferences
Kathy
Delker’s Credentials as a Jewelry Appraiser
EDUCATION
Graduate Gemologist,
Gemological Institute of America (GIA) 1997
Master of Business Administration (Marketing), Indiana University
Master of
Library Science, Emporia Kansas
State College
Bachelor of Arts
(English), University of Kansas
Continuing Education: (SEE Listing of Lectures Kathy Heard at Educational
Conferences)
August
2005 NAJA Mid-Year Education Conference, Cincinnati, OH
February 2005 NAJA Winter
Educational Conference, Tucson, AZ
August
2004 NAJA Mid-Year Educational Conference, Philadelphia, PA
August
2003 NAJA Mid-Year Educational Conference, Boston, MA
August
1998 GIA Advanced Diamond Grading Lab
Regular
reading of industry/trade publications
JEWELRY
EXPERIENCE
Jewelry Appraiser / Owner, Your
Jewelry Consultant 2004-pres.
Kansas City, MO.
Appraise jewelry and consult with people to help
them prepare to make jewelry purchases.
Special Projects Associate, The Diamond Cellar
2000-2001
Columbus, OH. Led the special project team that created
the
framework for a preferred
customer program targeting top customers.
Jewelry Sales Associate, The Diamond
Cellar
1994-1999
Columbus, OH. Sold fine jewelry, provided customer
service, and
developed long-term relationships
with customers.
OTHER
EXPERIENCE
Reference Librarian (part-time), Maple Woods Community College 2002-pres.
Kansas City, MO. Provide reference service, teach information
literacy, and select books.
Marketing Specialist, OCLC Online Computer Library Center
Columbus, OH. Prepared communications to inform staff and
customers about product changes
and enhancements to OCLC
FirstSearch. Served as a liaison between OCLC and
selected
regional networks.
Product Manager, Chemical Abstracts Service
Columbus, OH. Served
as product manager for selected products.
Led the product development team
that created 12th Collective
Index
on
CD-ROM and served as the
liaison with the contractor that
did the programming for the
product and produced the CD-ROMs.
Librarian, Martin Marietta Energy Systems
Oak Ridge, TN. Provided reference services with focus on
computerized information
retrieval. Promoted to head of a medium-
sized technical library. Assumed supervisory responsibility for
three satellite engineering
libraries. Promoted to site coordinator
of
four sci/tech libraries.
Librarian, Midwest Research Institute
Kansas City, MO.
Provided reference services with focus on
computerized information
retrieval. Promoted to head of the
sci/tech library and the economics reference center.
ASSOCIATIONS
GIA Alumni Association 1995-
National Association of Jewelry
Appraisers 2003-
Kathy’s Gemological
Laboratory
Portalab, a portable
laboratory including
Binocular Microscope
Refractometer
Electronic Gemstone Gauge
Dichroscope
Polariscope
Diamond Tester
Gold Tester
Ohaus Scale
CZ Master Stones Set
for Color Grading
GemDialogue for Color
Grading
Electronic Calipers
Ott Light
Colored Stones Filter
Sets
Ivory Identification
Kit
Listing of Lectures Kathy Heard at Educational
Conferences
August 2005 NAJA
Mid-Year Education Conference, Cincinnati, OH
Testifying Skills for Jewelry
Appraisers: How to Succeed as an Expert Witness
Light Performance / Cut Grading
on Diamonds – the Explanation
What is Happening to the Diamond
Trade with More Information?
Anatomy of a Cuff Link . . . and
Much More
How Appraisers Can Make Money at
Auction
Successful Selling Secrets –
Stuff You Can’t Learn in a Classroom
Turbo Networking
By Referral Only: A Dance-Card Approach
The Fourth “W” of the World Wide
Web
Appraisal Software Has Evolved –
Have You?
Quality Solutions for Your Bottom
Line
Introduction to Digital Imaging
for the Jewelry Appraiser
Field trip to Thompson Enamel
manufacturing company, including hands-on workshop
February 2005 NAJA
Winter Educational Conference, Tucson, AZ
Putting
the “Gee” back into Gemology
Explore
and Conquer the Spectroscope
Circa
Dating for Appraisers: How Jewelry Changed with Time
The
Windsor Jewels – A Story of Love
Emerald
Gemology – Emerald Marketing: How to Profit from the Public’s Love of Emerald
Green
The
Good, the Bad and the Ugly – A Synopsis of Stone Setting Quality Factors
American
Indian Jewelry – Appraisal Guidelines
Criteria
for Evaluating a Gem Carving
Diamond
Treatments
August 2004 NAJA
Mid-Year Educational Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Pre-Owned Rolex Watches
All You Wanted to Know about
Watches and Were Afraid to Ask
Mogul & Indian Jewelry
Charm Bracelets: Their Forms and
Meanings of Our Time
Against the Machine: Jewelry of
the Arts & Crafts Movement
Diamond Cut Grade Analysis
Refresher Training and Workshop
Theory of Diamond Grading and Its
Effect on Appraisers
New Diamond Cut Grading Standards
include the Analysis of Light
Actual Catastrophic Damage Claims
and Non-Recovered Hypothetical Loss Claims
Introduction to Digital Imaging
for the Jewelry Appraiser
A Lapidary’s Eye
Gem Color Description by Matching
against Actual Colors
Digital Photography of Gems &
Jewelry
Making Money from Repairs
Replication of George
Washington’s Watch Key
Does Restoration Affect Value
August 2003 NAJA
Mid-Year Educational Conference, Boston, MA
Legal Requirements of Expert
Reports
Report Formatting
Requirements and Research
Documentation
Qualifications of the Expert
Properly Expressing Your Opinion
Catching Your Mistakes before
They Catch You
Drafting a Powerful, Defensible
Report
Defending Your Report during
Cross-Examination
Appraising Watches
Appraising Montana Sapphires
Victoria and Edwardian Jewelry
Embellishments
Overview of Nomenclature and
Grading Standards Used in the Pearl Industry
State of the Current Auction
Market
NAJA Diamond Cut Grading and
Brilliance
Appraising a Multi-Color Diamond
Bracelet
Appraisal Theory Review
Appraising Silver
Your Jewelry
Consultant
Kathy Delker
816-686-5922
PO Box 901791
Kansas City, MO 64190
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Kathy Delker
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