Education

University of Arizona: Tucson, Arizona
Master of Fine Arts, Studio Art, Specialization in Photography: (August 2007- Present)
• Program of Study Grad Point Average: 3.5
• Research Assistantship for Frank Gohlke (Spring 2009)
• Graduate Assistant: ART 241 Intro to Beginning Black and White Darkroom
• Teaching Assistant for Frank Gohlke: ART 241 Beginning Black and White Darkroom

Southern Illinois University: Carbondale, Illinois
Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and Photography, Specialization in Photography: Graduation May 2007
• Minor: History
• Program of Study Grade Point Average: 3.1
• Teaching Assistant for Gary Kolb: Color Photography (Spring 2007)
• Teaching Assistant for Daniel Overturf: Introduction to Black and White Photography (Fall 200 6)

Work History

Museum Assistant (Scanning, image handling, etc..)
Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, Arizona (August 2007 – Summer 2008)

Commercial Photography Assistant
Steve Adams Studio, St. Louis, Missouri (July 2007)
Meoli Studios, St. Louis, Missouri (April 2007)

Photography Lab Assistant
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (August 2007 – December 2007)
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois (August 2006 – May 2007)

Wedding Photographer
2005-2008

Presentations

• Union Gallery Tucson, Arizona (December 2008)
• Union Gallery Tucson, Arizona (May 2008)
• Todd Walker Gallery Juried Show Tucson, Arizona (November – December 2007)
• SPE Regional Juried Show Tucson, Arizona (November 2007)
• Senior Photography Show Murphysboro, Illinois (May 2007)
• SPE Regional Student Show Nashville, Tennessee (October 2006)
• SIUC Student Health Center Exhibit Carbondale, Illinois (August 2006 – August 2007)
• Cedarhurst Student Show Mt. Vernon, Illinois (February 2006 & February 2007)
• SPE Regional Student Show St. Louis, Missouri (October 2005)
• SIUC Student Show at The Mix Gallery Carterville, Illinois (August 2005 – December 2005)

Equipment Knowledge

Cameras
• 35mm, Medium Format, Large Format up to 8x10, Digital SLR’s, Kodak DCS Back, Phase One Backs

Digital Input and Output
• Adobe Photoshop, Nikon Scanners and Nikon Software, Epson Scanners, Silver-fast Software and Printers (2400-7800), Kodak DCS Software, Capture One

Studio and Technical Equipment
• Speedotron Power Packs and Strobes, White Lightning’s, Broncolor Power Packs and Strobes, North Lights, Chimera’s, Varity of Stands and Booms, X-Rite and Eseco Densitometers

Leadership

Graduate Assistant
GA Teacher at the University of Arizona (Fall 2008)
• Taught ARH 241 Beginning Black and White Darkroom
• Lead a semester long photography course in traditional photography
• Created lesson plans, assignments, and hands on laboratory days

Photogenesis Photography Club
President & Treasurer (Fall 2005 – Spring 2007)
• Organized and led weekly meetings to facilitate the recruitment and education of club members
• Led fundraising efforts to finance club trips to photography conferences such as SPE