EDUCATION

• M.F.A. in sculpture, Montana State University-Bozeman, May 2004
• B.F.A. The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, May 2001 Sculpture major with Drawing and Art History minors
• Fine Arts Teacher (Maestro de Artes Plasticas), Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, October 1996

LANGUAGES

• Spanish (mother tongue)
• English (mother tongue)
• German

WORK EXPERIENCE

• ESL and SSL Teacher. Berlitz School of Languages, Bonn, Germany. 2008-present
• Academic Consultant. National Pedagogical University (Universidad Pedagógica Nacional “Francisco Morazán”), Tegucigalpa, Honduras. 2008
• Visiting Professor for Anatomy-Drawing. National Autonomous University (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras), Tegucigalpa, Honduras. 2008
• English as a Second Language Teacher. Europa Institut, Reutlingen, 2007–2008
• English and Spanish as a Second Language Teacher. Kinderhaus Französische Allee, Tübingen, 2007–2008
• Spanish and English as a Second Language Teacher. Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut Tübingen. Tübingen, Germany. 2006–2008
• Technical Assistant. Riverside Tileworks. Union City, New Jersey. 2005
• Fabricator, Patineur, model and mold maker. Tom Otterness Studio. Brooklyn, New York. 2004–2005
• Casting and fabrication technician. Northwest Art Casting. Bozeman, Montana. 2004
• Teaching Assistant. Montana State University School of Art. Bozeman, Montana, September 2001–2004
• Studio Assistant. Schmidt/Messenger Studios, Toledo, Ohio, 2001. Fabrication, model and mold-making, patination
• “It’s Reigning Frogs”, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, winter 2000–2001. Designed and modeled the two original 5 ft frogs for the project
• Daedalus Art Foundry, Petersburg, Michigan, Summer 2000. Casting, chasing and patina technician
• Public commission, University of Toledo’s Lake Erie Center. 1997–98. Commissioned to sculpt a 7- ft bronze and steel sculpture as part of the percent for the arts program
• Illustrator, Land Use and Productivity of Earth (LUPE) Project, Ministry of Natural Resources, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 1996
• Head Designer and manager, Moral Revolution mural, National Children’s Institute, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 1995–1996. Largest mural in Honduras

HOBBIES

• aikido, reading, cooking, hiking, backpacking, cartooning, origami, organic gardening, bird watching, cross-country skiing