 y love of windsurfing brought me to Portland, Oregon with its close proximity to the Columbia River Gorge. I was employed as an Interior Designer for ten years and gained a wealth of experience in client contact, presentations, construction documents, and the application of the design fundamentals that I learned at Kansas State. While working on design projects that ranged from small residences to large corporate headquarters, I continued to design and build furniture and developed additional skills in metalworking and welding. I have been designing and building furniture full-time since 1998.
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design and build custom furniture by commission. Working in both wood and metal, I frequently combine the two materials to create contemporary furniture which is refined in both proportion and detailing.
s with most designers, it is the sum of my experience which defines my creative work. Growing up in western Kansas I found few examples of where to go with my interest in furniture design. Upon graduation from high school I decided against going directly to college, electing instead to work with my hands. For five years I developed skills in all phases of residential construction, focusing on the more detail oriented finish carpentry and cabinetmaking. Evenings and weekends were spent learning to build furniture. 
