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Education

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Furniture Design - 2008

Skills

Metal: Extensive shop experience, including proficiency with TIG welding, soldering, fabrication with sheet metal and rod, jewelry-making, enameling, and hydraulic die forming.

Wood: Extensive shop experience, including proficiency with machines and hand tools; skilled at solid wood furniture construction, bent lamination, and woodturning.

Upholstery/Fabric: Experience with traditional and experimental upholstery techniques; skilled at hand and machine sewing, pattern making, and hand knitting.

Design: Experience with hand and computer-aided drawing, drafting, modeling, and rendering; skilled at creating presentation boards, sketch models, and prototypes.

Computer: Proficient in Solidworks, Adobe Photoshop & InDesign, Ashlar Graphite, Microsoft Office; Familiar with Rhinoceros, Adobe Illustrator, Ashlar Cobalt, HTML.

Experience

Beehive Kitchenware, Fall River, MA
Studio Assistant- 2009-present
Responsibilities include finishing, assembling, and packaging cast pewter products, assisting owners with new product development and prototyping, preparing wholesale and website orders for shipment, monitoring inventory levels, studio maintainence, and general office tasks.

Utrecht Art Supply, Providence, RI
Store Associate- 2008-09
Responsiblities included customer service and sales, ringing up purchases, taking and following up on special orders, unloading shipments, restocking, and store maintainence.

RISD Department of Furniture Design, Providence, RI
Wood and Metal Shop Monitor - 2007-08
Oversaw and assisted students with shop procedures; performed basic shop maintenance.

Fleet Library at RISD, Providence, RI
Reference Assistant - 2005-08
Assisted patrons with library navigation and the efficient use of library resources.

Window Box Interiors, East Greenwich, RI
Intern - 2007
Assisted with the design, fabrication, and installation of window treatments and bedding.

Exhibitions & Press

100% Design, Shanghai, China - 2009
Habitat, Valencia, Spain - 2008
Designer Days, Paris, France - 2008
RISD Senior Invitational Exhibition, Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI - 2008
RISD Furniture Department Senior Exhibition, Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI - 2008
RISD and Jam Factory Collaborative Show, Jam Factory, Adelaide, Australia - 2008
Fine Furnishings & Fine Crafts Show, Providence, RI - 2007
RISD Furniture Department Triennial Exhibition, Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI - 2007
Student and Teacher, Silo Gallery at Hill Hunt Farm, New Milford, CT - 2007
Crystal Connection, International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), New York, NY - 2007
Florida InsideOut Magazine, July/August 2007