▁security ▁of ▁the ▁Oscar ▁stat ues ▁for ▁the ▁Academy ▁Awards . ▁His ▁position ▁was ▁a ▁year - round ▁responsibility . ▁Mi ess ner ▁would ▁take ▁responsibility ▁of ▁the ▁Oscar ▁stat u ettes ▁upon ▁their ▁arrival ▁at ▁the ▁Academy ▁from ▁the ▁R . S . ▁O w ens ▁& ▁Company ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁which ▁manufact ures ▁the ▁awards . ▁Following ▁their ▁arrival , ▁Mi ess ner ▁would ▁enter ▁each ▁individual ▁Oscar ▁into ▁a ▁computer ▁file ▁to ▁keep ▁a ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁Academy . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁O sc ars ' ▁safety ▁and ▁security ▁until ▁the ▁awards ▁ceremony . ▁Mi ess ner ▁could ▁be ▁seen ▁each ▁Oscar ▁night ▁pol ishing ▁and ▁inspect ing ▁each ▁statue ▁with ▁white ▁glo ves ▁before ▁they ▁were ▁handed ▁out ▁to ▁recip ients . ▁▁ ▁Additionally , ▁Mi ess ner ▁created ▁a ▁database ▁and ▁record ▁of ▁each ▁Oscar ▁that ▁has ▁ever ▁been ▁awarded ▁by ▁the ▁Academy . ▁He ▁function ed ▁as ▁a ▁l ia ison ▁between ▁the ▁Academy ▁and ▁R . S . ▁O w ens ▁& ▁Company , ▁the ▁found ry ▁which ▁makes ▁the ▁stat ues , ▁when ▁an ▁older ▁Oscar ▁needed ▁repair ▁or ▁ref urb ishment . ▁Mi ess ner ▁also ▁worked ▁as ▁the ▁executive ▁assistant ▁for ▁both ▁Academy ▁President ▁Sid ▁Gan is ▁and ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁executive ▁director ▁Bruce ▁Davis . ▁A ▁sp ok esp erson ▁for ▁the ▁Academy ▁described ▁Mi ess ner ▁as ▁" central ▁to ▁the ▁day - to - day ▁operations ▁of ▁the ▁organization " ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9