2004 Master of Fine Arts, Metalsmithing / Sculpture
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado

1999 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Metals and Jewelry
School for American Crafts
Rochester Institute of Technology
Minor in Glassblowing and Woodworking
Rochester, New York

1997-99 Albert Paley Studios Ltd.
Rochester, New York
Internship
The position included grinding, welding, machining, positioning, assisting with layouts for drilling, general metalwork, working slide files, photo albums, video library, scrapbooks, resumes, and proposal packages.

1993/96 Touchstone Center for Crafts
Farmington, Pennsylvania
Raised Vessels and Hollowware Workshop
3-D Forms of Jewelry Workshop by John Cogswell

1992 Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Deer Isle, Maine
Embellishments for Jewelry Workshop by John Cogswell
Attended a glassblowing workshop

Technical Skills
Skilled in jewelry, steel fabrication, woodworking, and glassblowing. Skilled and experienced in joining processes, which include riveting, silver and gold soldering, welding, and tap and die. Forming skills include angle raising, sinking, forging, grinding, blacksmithing and casting. Working knowledge of silver, gold, brass, copper, bronze, and steel. Skilled and experienced in the operation of polishing machines, metal lathes, milling machines, and hand tools for metal and woodworking. Other acquired skills include sand casting, anodization of aluminum, chasing/repousse, and electroforming. Also skilled in model making.