BRIEF CHRONOLOGICAL PERSONAL BIO

• Born in Culver City, California
• Attended local elementary schools in West Los Angeles.

• Family moved to Klamath Indian Reservation, Beatty, Oregon.
• Attended schools in Bly and Bonanza, Oregon.

• Family moved to Fontana, California.
• Attended local schools in San Bernadino and Ontario, CA

• Family moved to small farm in Rogue River, Oregon.

• Graduated high school, Rogue River, OR.

• Worked at Kaiser Steel, Fontana, CA
• Member of Steelworkers Union.

• Enlisted in U.S. Navy during Korean Conflict
  • Served as Crash Boat Coxswain, Air/Sea Rescue, Alameda Naval Air Station, Alameda, CA
  • Served aboard U.S.S. Logan, A.P.A. 196. Amphibious Operations, Western Pacific Division, Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia.
  • Ship Decomissioned at Todd Shipyards, Seattle, Washington.

• Honorable Discharge from U.S. Navy

• Entered San Jose State University

• San Jose State University, B.A. Degree, Industrial Arts and Teaching Credential.

• San Jose State University, Equivalent B.A. Degree in Art

• Lockheed Space and Missile, NIROP Division

• Built first bronze casting studio in San Jose area at 327 Martha Street, San Jose, CA

• San Jose State University, M.A. Degree in Art.

• San Jose City College, Art Department, Adjunct Instructor of Drawing.

• Presenter, Bronze Casting Workshop, Fig Garden Art Center, Fresno, CA,
• Martha Street Studio facilities used for casting of work for workshop.

• Part of expansion of Martha Street Studio to Siren Works Studio, Reed Street, San Jose, CA

• San Jose Water Works, Engineering Department.

• Set up larger bronze and aluminum casting studio, Morgarn Hill, CA.

• Gavilan College, Gilroy, Adjunct Instructor of Sculpture.

• Cabrillo College, Art Department, Adjunct Instructor of 3D Design and Jewelry
• Built bronze casting equipment for Cabrillo College.

• Presenter, Workshop on Aluminum Casting by Positive Displacement from styrofoam Models, American Craftsman's Council Southwwest Regional Conference at San Jose State University.
• Morgan Hill Casting facilities used for constructing models and metal casting during work shop.

• Cabrillo College Art Department, Full Time Instructorof 3D Design and Sculpture.
• Established program in direct processes in sculpture, and bronze casting.
• Moved personal studio and bronze casting facilities to Corralitos, CA.

• Cabrillo College Visual Arts Division, Chair.

• Santa Cruz County Fair, Visual Arts Department, Chair.

• Developed Moldmaking, one semester course, for art program.

• Retired in June after 30 years of teaching, Cabrillo College Art Department, Instructor of 3D Design and Sculpture.

• Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Philippines, Okinawa

• France, Spain, England, Ireland

• Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia

• Italy

• Oaxaca, Mexico and environs.