-Professional Experience-

Virtuoso Design + Build // 2023-current // Detroit, MI

-I am currently both a bench carpenter and finisher for custom architectural build-outs and home built-in furniture.

-My tasks include:

  • Reading architectural renderings

  • Fabrication of projects using mostly solid hard woods

  • Millwork

  • Using stain, paint, sealant, and top coats with rollers and atomizers

  • Laminates and edge banding

  • On site installation

DG3D / Display Group // 2021-2023 // Detroit, MI

-I worked as a general fabricator and carpenter, sometimes prototyping and processing.
-My general tasks included:

  • Refining and finishing of CNC and hard coated styrofoam sculpture using Bondo 

  • Refining and finishing 3D printed plastics using UV acrylic gels

  • Carpentry and construction of wooden structures

  • Finish set painting e.g. faux finish, patinas, and pattern work

  • Mold making with silicones and epoxy resins

  • Adhering and routering laminates

  • Large scale vinyl application

  • On site installation

  • Operating heavy machinery

  • Operating industrial hot wire machine

-Clients included Playstation, Pinnacle, Ford, NFL, Somerset Mall, Portland Zoo, MSU

Woodward Throwbacks // 2021 // Hamtramck, MI

-I was a full time carpenter mostly milling reclaimed wood from which I would build custom furniture.

One Hat One Hand // 2018-2020 // San Francisco, CA
-I was a full time carpenter and sometimes in the finishing dept. when needed.
-Lead fabricator of ceiling treatments at the San Francisco Twitter HQ.
-Creating large scale plant and moss walls.
-Clients included SFMOMA, San Francisco Airport, Uber, Twitter, FaceBook, Google

Freelance Work // 2008 - current
-Belo Woodworking - Gainesville, FL 2020 // Okeechobee Music Festival executing large scale stage design, flex areas, and habitable structures for Insomniac Productions.
-One Dome Inc - SF, CA 2018 // scenic and sculpture fabrication and carpentry for
Unreal Garden and LMNL immersive experiences.
-Exit Reality - Oakland, CA 2017 // general fabricator (wood, fabric, foam, metal) for fully functional immersive virtual reality room

-SF Shakespeare Festival - SF, CA 2015-16 // Prop Master and Artisan for A Winter Tale and Hamlet.

-Kulturhaus - Oakland, CA 2008-17 // scenic and sculpture fabrication for large venues.

-Qualifications-

  • I have 15+ years experience in fabrication, carpentry, and art dept. production

  • Wide versatility in skillset

  • Honesty about both strengths and weaknesses

  • I am dedicated, resourceful, and always ready to learn.