Carpenter & Architectural woodworker
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Qualifications and experience : Reproduction and Architectural woodworking;
2015-(June-july): Most recently I were employedat Peninsula Builders, of Gouldsboro Maine, as a
carpenter: doing demolition and homerenovation work.
(May-june): were employedat EZ’ millwork of Walpole Massachusetts, this work included milling and cabinet
and counter top component preparation, as well as cabinet panel saw cutting operations.
(Jan-March): Neu Traditionalists millwork of Holyoke Massachusetts, as a mill worker of various recycled PVC
composites, (pergolas and well as other Architectural detailing).
2014-(Aug-Oct): Crane woodworking company, of Norwalk Connecticut, Worked as a cabinet maker. Work included
milling, sub-assembly glue up’s, and molder operations.
(Jan-May): Herrick and White Architectural Design and Woodworking, in Manville RhodeIsland, as a
cabinet maker; work included cabinet assembly and face frame application, cabinet door and drawer fitting and various hardware
installations, as well as precisehardwood preparation and application.
2011-2012: Northern Timber Framing, Whitenden Vermont ; Assembly of timber frame & pre-cut homes,site clean up
and production flow preparations and assembly work. This jobs also included weekly commuting to various north-east area job sites.
2010-2011: J.S.Benson Woodwork and Design, Brattleboro Vermont ; Work included; custom millwork and
materials processing (rough to finish), molder machine operations, bench work: joinery, assembly, sanding and scrapping. Also door
hanging and window fitting, deliveries, and on sight tune up’s as required.
2003-2009: Architectural Components, Montague Massachusetts, Reproduction and custom woodwork, including; the
building of custom doors and windows, selection and the milling of lumber, set-up’s and operation of industrial grade machinery
e.g., mortising and tennoning machines, shapers, four siding molders, various types of saws and also router operations for hardware
as needed. Work types also included: custom sill making, the lay out and building of curved and arched work, bent lamination
procedures,various types of door and window fabrication (from the rough milling processesthrough assembly) door hanging and
window fitting. Also- hand planeing, tool sharpening and jig making, as well as shop problemsolving.
2002-2003: Eastern Design inc ., Manville RhodeIsland, Custom millwork shop; materials processing and fabrication of
cabinetry and millwork details, sanding and sweeping.
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2001-2002: J.S.Benson woodwork and Design, Brattleboro Vermont, custom
woodworking; materials processing and massproduction style (rough to finish) fabrication of doors and windows. Including stave
core style construction, Mortise and tennon joinery and assembly and sanding procedures.Also door and window hanging and
fitting, site
deliveries and somesite installation work.
2000-2001: Osprey Construction, Boulder Colorado, Carpentry and millwork; Shelving
and laminate work for the Boulder co-operative supermarket: including the design and production line assembly of store shelving
units, sanding operations, as well as several clear polyurethane coats. Also included laminated counter top design, production and
installation.
Another Osprey Const. job involved condominium renovation work: radiator valences’ with perforated metal grate inserts for venation, individually sized and fit to accommodate the
pre-existing steam heating system. Also a custom piedmont style wooden entranceway which overhung the front door. As well as traditional stick style re-framing and some
wallboard patching.
1999-2000: The Jim Mizar house, Warwick Massachusetts.
Accomplished the drafting, fabrication and assembly of 19 th century reproduction style (doors and windows) for the Mizar colonial
reproduction home. Including: true divided light windows units, (sash and frames)as well as stormsand screens.Also the frame and
panel door construction style for the entirety of the Mizar colonial home. Also various other small custom woodworking projects:
other storm and screenjobs, and somefurniture refurbishing- which can be found in an historical hotel reopenednear the Becan hill
district in Boston; This job also included: a walnut and maple (frame and panel construction style) reception desk.
1998-1999: Brothers woodworking, Westfield Massachusetts. Custom architectural woodwork and cabinetry. Work
included: bank style counter stations, layout, fabrication of parts and pre-assembly. And other cabinetry work, cleaning and
sweeping as well as sanding.
1993-1998: Architectural Components, Montague Massachusetts . Including custom woodwork. The selection and the
milling of lumber. Machinery set-up’s and their operation; mortising and tennoning machines, shapers, saw’s and routers procedures.
I also built various types of solid wood reproduction doors and windows, including hand planning and pegging detailing. I Also
helped too established and maintain a more accelerated shop production flow.
1992-1993: Bradford woodworking, of FlorenceMassachusetts, Who’s work included European style cabinetry, parts
processing, drawer face and hardware installation. Also the fabrication and assembly of Baltic birch & dove tailed joined drawer
boxes.
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1991-1992: Amherst woodworking, Northampton Massachusetts. This work included window and door fabrication and
assembly procedures- machine set up’s and theire coordination (joinery preparation) as well as sanding. Also molder machine
operations.
1989-1990: Architectural Components, Montague Massachusetts (a helpers position).
Assisting other woodworkers with the fabrication and assembly of custom colonial style
reproduction windows and doors, 18 th & 19 th century . Sharpenedtools, hand planed, pegged,
sanded, and swept and shoveled the shop. I Also loaded and delivered the products.
1988-1989: Herrick & White woodworking, Manville RhodeIsland, (an entry level woodworking position). The Work
included; milling lumber, parts processing and assembly, and machine operations. Lamination processes(cabinets and counter tops):
edgebanding, sheet application, routing, fileing and scribing where needed. Also- cabinet door and drawer front hinging & hanging,
& inline boring operations. And also the Milling and the massproduction style assembly of De’Angelo’s restaurant (solid oak sided,
and bent forest green laminated) bench seat units.
I also assisted with the processing and gluing up of parts regarding: brick lamination, and the circular assembly of window jamb
units, as well as other stack lamination style work in the round. I also were involved in the listing, cutting out, machining and
assembly of numerousplywood drawer boxes. And (as always) sweeping, cleaning and tending to scrap boxesas required to maintain
a safe work environment.
Education : Graduated in 1986 with honors from the Amherst regional high school in Massachusetts, an industrial arts
proficient ‘jack of trades’ and I also received a certificate of excellencein electronics.
Further (collegelevel) education included:
1986-1988: The University of Massachusetts, Amherst Mass ., Completed three semestersof general liberal arts
education courses.
1988-1989: The New England Institute of Technology, of Warwick RhodeIsland, with a major concentration of
Building construction and Cabinet making: Including drafting, conventional and traditional houseframing theory, coderegulations,
print reading, cost estimating and project fabrication.
I Left the program with a 3.97 GPA after attending night school for one quarter and securing a full time entry level woodworker
position with the Herrick & White millwork Co.
1990-1991: Greenfield Community College, Greenfield Massachusetts,
Earned a certification in computer aided drafting and design; trained in Auto CADD Release10 (PC version) and Claris CADD 2.0
software (an early Macintosh program).This program included a strong emphasis on traditional drafting methodsand print reading,
as well as technical writing courses.
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Background : Personally: I enjoy live music, good food, fresh ale, and most outdoor recreation; camping, bicycling and hiking.
Professionally: I enjoy high end woodwork, seeing it, utilizing it and very much so fabricating it. As well as tactical intermingling
to get the project done efficiently.
In the future I hope to becomea more efficient woodworker (with regard to product assembly and proficiency of milling practices),
work different variations of wood and enjoy a more financially rewarding career.
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