Skills & Abilities
Strong finish carpentry skills including high end pre-finished cabinet & millwork installation, stair & baluster layout and installation, jobsite cabinet/built in fabrication, laminate fabrication & installation, solid surface experience.
Extensive remodeling skills: Wood framing, structural repairs/modifications, plumbing, electrical modifications, tile installation, drywall
Hands on project management, trade & shop co-ordination, creative problem solving, communication
Residential design experience/training, material & cost estimation, hand drawing, rendering skills
Computer literacy in Microsoft Office, Internet, Planit Millennium Cabinet Software,


Major Professional Achievements

Owner of successful 2 man cabinet remodeling & installation business. Projects included 6 figure cabinet/built-in installation packages
Creative design & installation of several museum displays including projects for Cranbrook Institute of Science, St. Louis Historical Museum, The Automotive Hall of Fame at Henry Ford Museum ($2.5 million exhibit budget)
Complete renovation of 100 year old house from design through rough frame & repairs, mechanical, millwork, and a winding staircase (2005-present)
Graduating with Honors from the University of Michigan


Professional Experience
2005-Present, Sales Rep, Local Millwork Shop, Petoskey MI
Cold Call, Generate leads, prepare bid packages, project manage client orders
Create design & shop drawings, templates, design stair railing systems and order raw materials for millwork packages
Manage showroom, marketing new clients
2001-2005 Sole Proprietor, Creative Millwork Installations, Orlando FL
Install high end custom casework & semi-custom cabinets for homeowners & cabinet dealers including exclusive prefinished packages in Windermere, Lake Nona, and Winter Park for Busby Cabinets, Grande & Figlio, Gale Interior Solutions, Palmers Cabinet Designs
Independently design, & install custom cabinet packages for homeowners
2001-2003 Field Sales Rep, Masco Contractor Services Cabinet Division, Orlando FL
Field measure, revise, place cabinet orders for production/semi-custom homebuilders
Design (on Planit Millennium), estimate, order semi-custom cabinet packages
Schedule installations, service trips, quality inspections of installations
Train builder design staff on Masco cabinet products, pricing structures

1996-2001 Sole Proprietor, Benchcraft Interior Solutions Fenton, MI. Full and part time millwork/renovation business
Install cabinet packages, laminate tops, millwork including LJ Smith handrail systems
Shop fabricate and install Plastic Laminate & Surell Solid Surface countertops
Fabricate custom casework for residential/commercial clients
Start to finish kitchen & bath renovations
1998-2000 Lead Installer, KSI Kitchen & Bath Waterford, MI
Perform all carpentry tasks on complete kitchen & bath renovations: Demolition, framing, drywall (new & repair), cabinet & millwork installation
Pull required permits, hire & schedule sub-contractors
Supervise assistant & advise staff designers on installation requirements
1995-1998 Exhibit Designer, Cranbrook Institute of Science Bloomfield Hills, MI, & Exhibit Works Livonia, MI
Produce concept sketches, specify materials, plan spaces for museum exhibits
Interpret research & content for exhibitions, present concepts to clients, meet with science staff to brainstorm display concepts
Fabricate display parts, assist in installation of exhibits, co-ordinate design with graphic designers, vendors
Lead research/development of $2.5 million Automotive Hall of Fame exhibit
1987-1995 Carpenter for various builders in Genesee/Lapeer/Oakland/Washtenaw Counties, MI
1987-1990 Carpenters Union member Local 1373 Flint MI
Performed rough framing on residential/commercial projects
Learned residential finish carpentry including making moldings, interior doors and cabinets
Retail store fixture installation
1985-1987 Preparator, Flint Institute of Arts Flint, MI
Install fine art exhibits in rotating galleries
Mat & Frame fine art prints & drawings
Fabricate & maintain wood pedestals, lexan vitrines, artifact mounting devises, shipping crates
Supervise student workers on installation rotations.
Fine art handling training Oberlin University

Education & Certification
AA-Fine Art Mott Community College Flint MI 1982-Award 3--d design
BFA-Industrial Design, University of Michigan Ann Arbor 1995-Magna cum Laude