My passion to create and invent started as a child building with Legos, drawing, making movies, photography, making art, model making, painting, sculpting, and performing magic tricks.  As a teenager I started to understand machines and engineering by working on cars.  I continued to develop my creative and technical skills by taking drafting and art classes in high school and college.  Working at Michael Curry Design brought all of my skills together.  I was very fortunate to be mentored in the art of puppetry and stage craft at the highest level.  I developed into a world class problem solver, mechanical designer, fabricator, engineer and inventor, building  dynamic props and puppets for live theatrical productions worldwide.  I continue working in the entertainment industry as a freelance Creative Consultant and Custom Fabricator.  I am currently working on my UX Design certification and expanding my Design Thinking skillset. 

• Metal fabrication, machining, welding
• Mechanical engineering  
• Craft work 
• Composites 
• Carpentry 
• Electronics
• Pneumatics
• Puppetry 
• Costumes 
• Human interface and ergonomics 
• Robotics and Animation
• Design Thinking 
• Industrial design
• Interaction and Experience design
• Graphic design (CAD, Sketch)
• Prototyping, workshopping concepts and collaborative design 
• Technical writing and documentation
• Installation and Customer support. 

• Biomechanics in animals and nature
• Industrial Design
• Graphic Design
• Design Thinking, Critical Thinking, Scientific Method
• Philosophy
• Physics, engineering, mechanics
• Technology and innovation
• Architecture, visual arts 
• Kinetic art, sculpture
• Theater, Film & Photography 
• User Experience Design