2004-2007 Ah Haa School for the Arts
Instructor
Telluride, Colorado
Responsible for teaching basic metalsmithing techniques to students, preparing and performing demonstrations. Involved in discussing designs with students. Creating a working syllabus and teaching students shop safety. Classes Taught: Copper Forming, Beginning Sculpture, Intermediate Sculpture, Advanced Sculpture, Found Objects, Steel Furniture, The Three Legged Stool, Wire Sculpture (7th grade and up), Welding for Women

2004-2007 Ah Haa School for the Arts
Facilities Coordinator / Special Projects
Telluride, Colorado
Shop Tech - The American Academy of Bookbinding
Heavily involved in setting up, tearing down, and coordinating volunteers for the school’s annual art auction. Responsible for the maintenance of shop equipment, studio facilities, and school grounds. In charge of delegating duties to college interns and work-study students. Also involved in the studio preparation before each class begins.

2005/06/07 Pinhead Institute
Celebrating Biodiversity Through Art and Science
Telluride, Colorado
Sculpture Instructor
CBAS is part of the 7th and 10th grades curriculum at the Telluride Middle / High School. This program allows children to explore and discover nature through art. Introducing children to the collaborative style of real-life, team based projects. Involved in creating a working syllabus for both grades. Responsible for preparing and performing demonstrations of different metal fabricating techniques. Teaching students shop safety and the correct way to use power equipment and hand tools.

2004-06 Back Of Nowhere Engineering
Telluride, Colorado
Metalsmith / Metal Fabricator
Creating custom metalwork for homes.

2000-2004 Colorado State University
Metalsmithing Department
Fort Collins, Colorado
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Teaching and overseeing undergraduate students, both beginning and the advanced level in Metalsmithing classes. Prepared and demonstrated various metalsmithing and blacksmithing techniques. Also participated in critiques and grading. Responsible for teaching students about shop safety.

2000-2003 Colorado State University
Metalsmithing Department
Fort Collins, Colorado
Shop Technician
Responsible for the maintenance of shop equipment and studios.

2002 Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado
SNAG Conference Workshop Assistant
Prepared the Metalsmithing studio with materials needed for the workshop, and assisted the teacher with the class.

2002 Casper College
Metalsmithing Department
Casper, Wyoming
Visiting Artist / Instructor
Hollow Construction, Fabrication, and Forging - Workshop Teaching undergraduate students welding, forging, and hollow construction techniques in steel. Also presented my own work during a slide lecture.

2002 Colorado State University
Metalsmithing Department
Fort Collins, Colorado
SNAG Conference
Fabricating Boxes - Workshop Assistant
Prepared the metalsmithing studio with materials needed for the workshop, and assisted the teacher with the class.

2002 Metalsmithing Workshop
Fort Collins, Colorado
Volunteer Teacher
This class was for teenagers with special needs. Taught basic jewelry techniques to students.

2001 Colorado State University
Continuing Education / Metalsmithing Department
Fort Collins, Colorado
Instructor
Steel Fabrication and Sculpture
In charge of teaching students about the fabrication of steel sculptural objects and basic blacksmithing techniques. Responsible for preparing and performing all demonstrations, running critiques, and grading.

1999 University of Arizona
Theater Department
Tucson, Arizona
Shop Tech / Instructor
Teaching undergraduate students skills in making scenery and props for the University’s plays. Also teaching woodworking, structural fabrication, and shop safety.

1999 Fickbolm Studios
Tucson, Arizona
Metal / Wood Fabricator
Wood and metal furniture maker. Involved in packaging and shipping.

1997-99 Albert Paley Studios Ltd.
Rochester, New York
Metal Fabricator
Job entailed grinding, welding, machining, positioning, assisting with layouts for drilling, and general metalwork. Trained in the operation of the forklift and certified in overhead crane safety and operation. Involved in the packaging and shipping of large- scale sculptures.

1996 Metalmorphosis Studios
Sodus, New York
Metal Fabricator
Job entailed forging, grinding, and welding as well as sculptural and architectural metalwork.

1996 International ABANA Conference
Alfred, New York
Exhibition management

1994-95 Arnold’s Jewelry
Rochester, New York
Jewelry finisher