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CV and Resume

Education

  • 6/2022-5/2025 — Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI.  BFA Sculpture

  • 8/2021-5/2022 — Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY.  Dean's List

  • 9/2020-6/2021 — University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Certificate in Photography

Awards

  • 2025 — RISD Senior Invitational partcipant

  • 2022 — Dean's List, Bard College

Work Experience

  • 2025 - Present — Builder/Performer, Big Nazo (https://bignazo.com)

    • Featured creature performer

    • Repair pre-existing costumes

    • Build new costumes and props 

    • Complete commissions for clients

  • 2018, 2019 — Props Assistantship, Seattle Children’s Theater

    • Worked under the direction of Master Props Artisan, Daphne Maurides, to create and craft props for summer season shows.  40 hours per week.  Competitive application.

    • Attended designer run and production meetings.   

    • Worked back-stage crew for summer season shows.

Relevant Coursework & Training

  • Rhode Island School of Design:

    • Spatial Dynamics; Studio: Design; Studio: Drawing; Sculptural Practices I; Sculptural Practices II; Theater production workshop; Digital design and additive fabrication; Spatial audio;
      Puppetry Wintersession; Digital design and subtractive fabrication; Surrealism; Advanced playwriting workshop

  • 2026— Stephen Mottram Puppetry Workshop, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England

  • 2022 -2025 — Annual National Puppetry Conference, Eugene O’Neill Theater Center

    • Trained with: Kurt Hunter, Jim Kroupa, Alice Gottschalk​

Skills

  • Silicone mold making

  • Plaster mold making

  • Resin casting

  • Rubber casting

  • Hand sculpting

  • Woodworking

  • Basic coppersmithing and jewelry work

  • Sewing, costuming

  • Painting

  • Faux finishes and weathering

  • Scale models and dioramas

  • Puppet building, marionettes

  • CAD

  • Improv

  • Suit Performance

  • Bunraku style puppetry

  • Foam fabrication

  • Clowning/Improv

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