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Education
International Center of Photography • Workshop on Inkjet Printing: Color Management and Calibration 2005
Master of Fine Arts in Photography • Cranbrook Academy of Art • Bloomfield Hills, MI 2003
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Photography • SUNY College at Buffalo 1994

Professional Experience
Photography Instructor • New England Institute of Art, Brookline, MA 2007 to Present
- Classes:
  Principles of Photography - Introduction to Photography
  Image Manipulation - Creative usage of camera and Photoshop in the creation of photographic images
  Professional Development - Manage their photographic practice both financially and logistically
  Post Production – Image Correction, Printing, and Color Management techniques
  Staged Photography – Photographs from film still and still life to performance art and tableau

Freelance Photographer • North Bennington, VT 2001 to Present
- Portrait, Wedding and Architectural photography, framing, digital retouching.
- Digital Photography and Photoshop consulting.

Photography Instructor • North Bennington, VT 2006 to 2007
- The Digital Darkroom: a class in Digital Photography utilizing scanning, digital SLR cameras and Photoshop in the production of photographic   images. 

Assistant Photography Instructor • North Bennington, VT 2005 to 2006
- Assistant taught courses entitled: Introduction to Photography and the Digital Darkroom, Advanced Color and Portfolio, and Photography   Foundations.

Photography Technician • Bennington College, Bennington, VT 2004 to 2007
- Worked closely with professors to update facilities and in the creation of a digital darkroom.
- Maintained equipment including 35mm, medium format, large format, and digital SLR cameras, Colenta RA4 color processor, Epson High End   printers, Nikon Super Coolscan Scanners.
- Responsible for ordering inventory of chemistry and maintenance to the facilities and equipment.

Art Handler • The Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY 2004 to 2007
- Assist preparator and curator with the installation of exhibitions.
- Assist artist in the creation and installation of their artwork.

Color Technician-Drum Scanner • NancyScans Inc., Chatham, NY 2003
- Scanning of color film and  negatives 35mm to 8x10 on a Heidelberg Tango Drum Scanner.
- Color correction, photo-retouching and file management.

Drawing Instructor • Bloomfield Hills, MI 2003
- Private drawing tutor.

Photography Department Teaching Assistant • Cranbrook Academy Of Art 2002 to 2003
- Responsible for the operation of scanners, computers and printers.
- Assisted students in learning Adobe Photoshop and printing on a 7600 Epson Printer.

Media Lab Teaching Assistant • Cranbrook Academy Of Art 2001 to 2002
- Assisted students in learning computer programs, computer maintenance.

Computer Imaging Technician • Quad Graphics Inc., Saratoga Springs, NY 1996 to 2000
- Responsible for drum scanning, color correction and retouching.
- Page layout for National magazine clients: C.N Traveler, Food & Wine, Allure, Brides, Travel and Leisure.

Photographer’s Assistant/Lab Technician • Buffalo Big Print, Buffalo, NY 1995 to 1996
- Assisted studio photographer and maintained a full photo lab.

Solo Exhibitions
Because a Fire Was In My Head • MIT Sydney Pacific Art Gallery, Cambridge, MA 2006
Raised By Pine Martens • Barn East Gallery • Bennington College, Bennington, VT 2005
Primitive Hut • Graduate School of Design at Harvard, Cambridge, MA 2002
Senior Exhibition • Gallery 234, Buffalo, NY 1994

Group Exhibitions
Badlands: New Horizons in Landscape • Mass MoCA • North Adams, MA 2008
Photography Exhibition • Gallery 668 Greenwich, NY 2007
4K • Usdan Gallery • Bennington College, Bennington, VT 2005
EarthWorksNow • International Biennial Exhibition, Hi Desert Nature Museum, CA 2005
Clocha Na Boirne • Burren College of Art, Ireland 2004
Juried Summer Graduate Degree Exhibition • Cranbrook Academy of Art 2003
Graduate Degree Exhibition • Cranbrook Academy of Art 2003
Drawing Conclusions • Curator and Participant • Cranbrook Academy of Art 2002
12 and under • Revolution Gallery, Ferndale, MI 2003
Instant Gratification • Recent Polaroid Works • Cranbrook Academy of Art 2002
46th Annual Western NY Exhibition • Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY 1996
CEPA Gallery • Members Exhibition• Buffalo, NY 1995

Grants & Internships
Artist in Residence • Burren College of Art, Ireland 2004
Charles and Ray Eames Merit Scholarship 2002
Revolution Gallery Internship • Ferndale, MI 2002

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