Work Experience
Specialty Contractor — Self-employed (CCB# 130570),
July 27, 1998 - July 27, 2000, Feb. 2002 to present.
Job contracts: Deck and fence building/repair and all-phase
rough/finish carpentry. Primary clients included Van Zante Construction,
Pacific Northwest Development, J.M. Doyle Construction, Performace
Properties, Inc., A.T. Roofing, and private homeowners. See my
BDS Construction page for
details.
Carpenter/Foreman/Job Supervisor— Van Zante
Construction, 17335 Lake Haven Dr., Lake Oswego, OR 97035, Oct.
1993-June 1995, June 1997-Sept. 1997, March 1998-July 26, 1998.
Responsibilities: Rough/finish carpentry, deck-building,
siding (LP, T111, cedar bevel, cedar lap, cedar board-and-batten,
cedar tongue-and-groove), drywall hanging, roofing, limited painting,
and concrete forming in a variety of residential remodeling projects
and custom home constructions. Supervised junior employees and
sub-contractors when necessary.
Journeyman Carpenter — Antarctic Support Associates,
61 Inverness Dr. East, Suite 300, Englewood, CO 80112, Sept. 1997-Feb.
1998.
Responsibilities: Assigned to the Carpenter Shop in
McMurdo Station. Involved in a multitude of projects including
building maintenance and remodeling, science-related shop projects,
and remote field-camp support. Field-camp responsibilities included
erecting and removing remote-field shelters and structures for
use by science grantees and their support team and installing/repairing
building amenities (outhouses, kitchen workspaces, science workstations,
furnaces, etc.). Field camps included: Siple Dome camp, McMurdo
Dome camp, Williams Field NASA camp, Lake Fryxell camp, and Razorback
Island camp. Supervised junior employees when necessary.
Carpenter — Pacific Northwest Development, 9725
SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy., Beaverton, OR 97005, July 1995-June
1997
Responsibilities: Rough/finish carpentry, deck-building,
fence-building, siding (LP, cedar bevel, T111), drywall hanging
and taping, painting, and concrete forming in a variety of residential
and commercial remodeling projects.
Carpenter — Holmes Enterprises, 7825 SW Gearhart
Dr., Beaverton, OR 97007, April-Oct. 1993
Responsibilities: Rough/finish carpentry, siding (T111,
cedar bevel), deck-building, fence-building, structural dryrot
repairs, and some painting in a variety of residential remodeling
projects. Supervised junior employees when necessary.
Carpenter — The Hansen Co., Inc., 5665 Greendale
Rd., Suite A, Johnston, IA 50131, July-Dec. 1992
Responsibilities: Rough/finish carpentry, and concrete
forming in a historic hotel restoration and remodeling project.
Supervised junior employees when necessary.
Carpenter Helper/General Assistant (see below) —
Antarctic Support Associates, 61 Inverness Dr. East, Suite
300, Englewood, CO 80112, Oct. 1990-Jan. 1992
Responsibilities: As a General Assistant (Oct. 1990-Jan.
1991), I was assigned to the Carpenter Shop in McMurdo Station.
After my promotion to Carpenter Helper, I was assigned first to
a specialized remodeling crew (Jan. 1991-Sept. 1991) and then
returned to the Carpenter Shop (Sept. 1991– Jan. 1992). In
both cases, I was involved in a multitude of projects including
building maintenance, building remodeling, science-related shop
projects, and remote field-camp maintenance at the New Harbor
camp as well as the Marie Byrd surface camp.
Apprenticeship with Ervin Somogyi, Oakland, CA, Feb.-Dec.
2001
Advanced training in the construction of professional-quality
acoustic guitars. Emphasis on design, soundboard bracing, material
selection, and french polish.
Apprenticeship with Frank Ford, Palo Alto, CA, April-Dec.
2001
Advanced training in repair techniques including set-ups,
structural repair, pick-up installation, bridge reglues, neck
resets, and history of Martin Guitars.
Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery, Phoenix, AZ, Aug.
2000-Jan. 2001
Studies included construction and repair of solid-body electric
and steel-string acoustic guitars. Luthier certificate awarded
with final grade of A-.
Portland State University, Portland, OR, Jan. 1993
– June 1997
Major: General Studies: Arts & Letters
Minor: Computer Science
Bachelor of Arts degree earned June 1997
Reed College, Portland, OR, Aug. 1988 – June
1990
Major: Chemistry
Transferred to PSU (see above) 1/1/94
Liebigschule Gymnasium — Giessen, Germany, Sept.
1987 – July 1988
Foreign-exchange student. Winner of Congress-Bundestag Foreign-Exchange
Program scholarship
Mt. Pleasant Community High School — Mt. Pleasant,
IA, Sept. 1984 – June 1988
Diploma earned in 1988, in spite of spending my senior year abroad
(see above)
Writer — Volunteer basis, Dec. 1999 to present.
Past and current projects include contribution of reviews,
articles, and music for AllJazzGuitar.com
and the Portland
Guitar Society. Future plans include contributions to American Lutherie magazine. Articles
generally include written music with analysis, reviews are often
centered around method books aimed at jazz and jazz guitar, and
interviews are with guitarists, teachers, and luthiers.
Musician — 1988 to present
See my Evolving Musician page
for details.
Webmaster — 1999 to present.
Currently maintaining this web site dedicated to the free
proliferation of jazz guitar music and lutherie information. Also
authoring the David Stuntzner
-- Abstract Artist site for my father.
