PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2015-present
Board Director
The Crucible
Oakland, CA

2013-present
Board Director
The Bently Foundation
San Francisco, CA

2012-2014
Artist Fellow
The de Young Museum
San Francisco, CA

2012-2013
Curator/ Artist
Five Ton Crane Arts Group exhibition
SFMOMA Window Gallery
San Francisco, CA

2007-present
Five Ton Crane Arts Group
Co-Founder/ Creative Lead/ Instigator
Oakland, CA

2006-present
Engineered Artworks
Founder/ Artistic Director
Oakland, CA

2012- 2014
The Exploratorium
Public Programs Production Coordinator
San Francisco, CA

2010- 2012
Chabot Space and Science Center
Experience Design Project Developer
Exhibit design and development
Oakland, CA

2004-2010
Studio Manager/ Events Coordinator/ Faculty
The Crucible
Oakland, CA

2005-2008
Co-Founder/ Artist/ Instigator
Kinetic Steam Works
Oakland, CA

2005
Construction & Installation Assistant
J. Ignacio Diaz de Rabago, Babel Library IX
Gardner Stacks, University of California
Berkeley, CA

1998-2002
Architectural Graphics Fabrication/ Installation
-Lahue and Associates: San Francisco, CA
-Lauretano Sign Group: Terryville, CT

1995-1997
Aesthetic Entomologist
Evolution Nature Co.
New York, New York
Creation and preservation of rare insects for display and sale for prominent SOHO natural history gallery

LARGE SCALE PROJECTS

2019
Gertie’s Ghost
Lead Artist
Large-Scale public art installation commissioned through the Sound Transit 1% for art program. Tacoma, Washington

2017
Engine 32- 1/2
Lead Artist
Site-integrated large-scale art installation commissioned through the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture 1% for art program. West Seattle, Washington

2018
Capitol Theater
Lead Artist
1920s art deco movie theater on wheels. Commissioned by the Renwick Gallery, Washington DC

2015
Storied Haven
Construction Manager/ Project Lead
Storied Haven is a grant funded, large-scale group installation piece, fiscally sponsored by the Flux Foundation Foundation.
website

2011
The Nautilus
Creative Director/ Lead Artist
(Private commission by Christopher & Amber-Marie Bently)
Artist interpretation of The Nautilus from Jules Vernes novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. The Nautilus is a land submarine that can carry up to 15 passengers.
website

2009
The Raygun Gothic Rocketship
Lead Artist/ Artistic Director/ Project Manager
Temporarily installed at Pier 14, SF on the Embarcadero until October 2012
The RAYGUN GOTHIC ROCKETSHIP is a grant funded large-scale group installation piece, fiscally sponsored by The Crucible and the Black Rock Arts Foundation
website

2008
The Lumbering Contraption
Five Ton Crane Group Project
A kinetic human powered sculpture built for the Great West End Handcar Regatta
website

2007
The Steampunk Tree House
Lead Artist/ Artistic Director/ Project Manager
Permanently installed at Dogfish Head Brewery in Milton, Delaware
The Steampunk Tree House is a grant funded, large-scale group installation piece, fiscally sponsored by The Crucible and the Black Rock Arts Foundation.
website

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

2013
Guest Speaker
Mini Maker Faire
“Collaborative Making in Large Scale”
Oakland, CA
website

2012
Guest Speaker
SPUR (San Francisco Planning and Urban Renewal Association)
San Francisco, CA
website
Panel Discussion on West Oakland’s Industrial Arts Corridor with Karen Cusolito, American Steel Studios; Steven Young, The Crucible; and Leslie Pritchett, Friends of the Gateway.

2012
Guest Speaker
The Crucible
“Made in Oakland” Fireside Lounge Series
Oakland, CA
website
Panel discussion featuring Maurice Cavness, Karen Cusolito, Dorothy Lenehan, Natalie Nadimi, Sean Orlando, Tyrone Stevenson Jr., a.k.a. Scraper Bike King, and other innovators.

2012
Featured Artist/ Lecturer
Open MAKE at The Exploratorium
San Francisco, CA
website
A collaboration with MAKE Magazine, the Tinkering Studio and Pixar Animation Studios

2011
Featured Artist/ Lecturer
Landor and Associates
San Francisco, CA
website

2011
Featured Artist/ Lecturer
American Welding Society
Oakland, CA
website

EDUCATION

2006-2011
University of California at Berkeley
Bachelor of Arts, Practice of Art
College of Letters & Sciences
Berkeley, CA

2004-2006
San Francisco City College
Fine Art and Metal Fabrication
IGETC Certification
San Francisco, CA

2002-2004
Academy of Art University
Fine Art & Design
San Francisco, CA

1997-2000
Northwestern Connecticut Community College
Fine Art & Design
Winsted, CT