I became involved in furniture building and design, cabinetry, and carpentry in college. After graduating from the University of North Carolina in 2006, I began working for a small cabinet shop in Saluda, NC, cranking out bathrooms and kitchens. Moving to Maine a year later to work as a rock and ice climbing guide, I worked part time and in the fringe seasons assisting an aging cabinet maker in town who's traditional building styles and emphasis on craftsmanship was engrossing. It wasn't long before I found myself thinking more and more about what to build next instead of what adventure to go on next. Enrolling in the Nine-Month Comprehensive Program at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, ME, I have since dedicated myself to producing the finest furniture I can while exploring different aesthetics and principles of design.


Awards and Distinctions

• 3rd place winner of the Furniture Society's Faculty Select's competition, 2012.
• Awarded full scholarship from the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship to attend any 2-week workshop in 2013.

• Published in Fine Woodworking's Reader Gallery, Nov. 2013

Woodworking Education and Experience

• 2004 to present. Various carpentry and cabinetry jobs. Lasley Construction Company, Asheville, NC. Tim Bell Designs, Saluda, NC. Alan's Custom Woodworking, Bar Harbor, ME. 
• 2011 Nine-Month Comprehensive, the Center for Furniture Craftmanship. Rockport, ME.

• 2012 Apprenticeship with Joe Tracy at Joseph Tracy Woodworking, Llc. Mt. Desert, ME.
• 2013 Exploring the Curve with Matthias Pliessnig at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship. Rockport, ME.
• 2014 Co-Instructor, Basic Woodworking with Peter Korn at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship. Rockport, ME.