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EDUCATION:

Penn United, Saxonburg Pennsylvania

2000:  Basic Precision Tool & Die Making Course (12 week)

Madonna High School, Weirton West Virginia   

May 1999 graduate, GPA 3.978, 3rd in class

Touchstone Center for the Crafts, Farmington Pennsylvania

1996:
Glenn Horr “Irons in the Fire” (Intermediate)

1997:
Dan Boone “Blacksmithing for fun and profit” (Intermediate)

1998:
Ivan Bailey “Hand-forged Small Animals” (Intermediate/Advanced)

Fred Crist “Details in Joinery”

Bob Becker “Traditional Forging”

Jymm Hoffman “18th Century Hearth Equipment” (Intermediate)

1999:
Michael Saari “Sculptural Furniture” (Intermediate/Advanced)

George Dixon “Chase, Chisel, and Repoussé” (Intermediate/Advanced)

Tom Latane “Ornamental Lockwork” (Advanced)

Mike Boone “Forging a Decorative Grille” (Intermediate/Advanced)

Glenn Horr “Using a Hand-held Air Hammer” (Intermediate/Advanced)

2000:
George Dixon "Architectural Ironwork - The Railing"  (2 week Intermediate/Advanced)

Dr. James Batson "Damascus Steel"

Peter Ross "Historic English Decorative Iron" (Intermediate/Advanced)

2001:
Michael Bendele "Architectural Blacksmithing" (Intermediate/Advanced)

Dr. James Batson "Damascus Steel"

Tom Latane "Decorative Lock Work" (Advanced)

Richard Prillaman "Chasing and Repoussé"

2002:
George Dixon  “Chase, Chisel, and Repoussé” (Intermediate/Advanced)

Tom Latane "Chasing and Carving a Gothic Figure" (Advanced)

2003:
Kirsten Skiles "High Relief Chasing" (Advanced)

2005:
Jerry Hoffman " Sundials" (Intermediate/Advanced)

The Center for Metal Arts

2003:
Uri Hofi "Comprehensive Fundamentals of Blacksmithing"

2004:
Uri Hofi "Advanced Comprehensive Fundamentals of Blacksmithing"

B2 Power Hammer School

2005:
Uri Hofi "Free Form Power Hammer"

Goethe Institute, Munich Germany

January - March 2001:  Super-intensive 8 week German Course. Equivalent of 2 years college German

Work Experience

Blacksmith Studio Assistant -- Summer/Fall 2001: Touchstone Center for the Crafts, Farmington, Pennsylvania  

Work Study- February- May 2001: International Teaching Center for Metal Design, Aachen, Germany 

Resident Manager -- Fall 2000; Summer/Fall 2001: Touchstone Center for the Crafts, Farmington, Pennsylvania.

 Assistant Instructor- June 21-26, 1999: Touchstone Center for the Crafts, Farmington, Pennsylvania. Demonstrated for Roberta Elliot’s Class “Playing with Fire”

 Blacksmith — September 1996 - present: self-employed; shop at Weatherbury Farm, Avella Pennsylvania. Creation & production of hand-wrought items. Commission work done to customer specifications.

 Apprentice Blacksmith (junior volunteer) — June - December 1995: Meadowcroft Museum for Rural Living, Avella Pennsylvania. Work/study program. Forged reproduction pieces for museum use.

Honors

Demonstrator at the 2004 Biannual ABANA Conference in Richmond, Kentucky

Selected by ABANA (American Blacksmithing Association of North America) to participate in the renowned Aachen Work Study Program at the International Teaching Center for Metal Design . 

1996 Scholarship, Touchstone Center for the Crafts, Glenn Horr's Class "Irons in the Fire"

1997 Scholarship, PABA (Pittsburgh Area Blacksmith Association), Dan Boone's Class “Blacksmithing for fun and profit” 

Awards

1st place, Juried Show. SOFA (Southern Ohio Forge Association) September 2005

2nd place, Forging Competition, Sofa (Southern Ohio Forge Association) September 2005

2nd place, Forging Competition, Sofa (Southern Ohio Forge Association) September 2003

2nd place Forging Competition, Sofa (Southern Ohio Forge Association) September 2002

2nd place, Juried Show, Junior Division. SOFA (Southern Ohio Forge Association) September 1997

2nd place, Juried Show, Junior Division. SOFA (Southern Ohio Forge Association) September 1998 

Press

“Area teen forging hobby into potential career”  Observer Reporter, September 21, 1997

"Meet the Master Metalsmith" Observer Reporter, November 29, 2004

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