TEACHING EXPERIENCE
| 9/08 – present | Assistant Professor Craft/Material Studies , School of the Arts Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, US |
| 9/07 – 5/08 | Collateral Assistant Professor Craft/Material Studies , School of the Arts Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, US |
| 9/05 – 5/07 | Assistant Professor Head of Art Metal Jewelry Program, School of the Arts Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas, US |
EDUCATION
| 2002-2005 | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign MFA in Jewelry Design and Metals Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, US |
| 1998-2001 | Indiana University, Bloomington BFA in Jewelry and Metalsmithing Design Bloomington, Indiana, US |
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
| 2008 | SNAG 2008 Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Savannah, GA |
| 2007 | Heroes, workshop with Ted Noten BIAD, Birmingham, England Rhinoceros Software Workshop for Teachers, organized and attended Stephen F. Austin State University |
| 2006 | Now Tree, workshop with Ruudt Peters Opere Private School, Ravenstein, Netherlands Signs of Life, workshop with Lin Cheung KORU2 Symposium, Lappeenranta, Finland KORU2 Symposium Lappeenranta, Finland SNAG Chicago 2006 Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Chicago, Illinois, US |
| 2005 | SNAG Cleveland 2005 Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, US |