BackpackingLight.com (Bozeman, MT)
Retail Merchandising Manager
Product photography, catalog copy writing with future expansion into product acquisition and merchandising duties.

50 Below Sales and Marketing (Duluth, MN)
Marketing Coordinator
Coordinator of new client marketing task requests. Fluent with Adobe Photoshop, HTML, CSS, and Web maintenance.

W-Trek Outfitters (Duluth, MN)
Sales Associate
Sales and customer service in locally owned store-front and online operation specializing in backpacking and rock climbing gear.

Glacier National Park (West Glacier, MT)
Trails Laborer
West Lakes Backcountry Trail Crew laborer. Performed trail tread and site element maintenance and construction under varying conditions while maintaining dexterity and safety.

Winter Sports Inc. (Whitefish, MT)
Lift Operator
Provide ski and snowboard lift service to patrons of The Big Mountain Ski and Summer Resort.

Roman Meal Milling (Fargo, ND)
Laborer/Mixer
Controlled computerized mix station alonside plant miller. Assisted in day-to-day mill operations including filling custom and multiple-flour mixture sacks, palletizing and cleaning.

Strata Block and Masonry (Fargo, ND)
Landscape Leadman
Lead and worked alongside a crew of laborers in the construction of small-scale residential, commercial and municipal landscapes.

Sundog (Fargo, ND)
Production Artist
Worked closely with project coordinators and clients in finding solutions for their online software development needs. Work consisted of Web Site content and architecture maintenance as well as graphic design and editing. Position required a high level of customer service and technical knowledge of computer networking, graphics and maintenance.

The Spectrum (Fargo, ND)
Graphic Artist
Designed and produced advertisements and logos to meet client standards for the North Dakota State University newspaper, The Spectrum. This work was performed in a team environment consisting of designers, sales representatives and layout editors all working closely with clients.

North Dakota State University
B.S. in Environmental Design
Core classes included; Landscape Architecture Studio I - IV, Planting Design, Woody Plants, History of Landscape Architecture, Site Development and Detailing I - IV, Landscape Planning Theory (Montreal fieldtrip) and Professional Seminar.

S.T.A.R. Award
December 2003 recipient of the S.T.A.R. award from The Big Mountain. Standing for Success, Teamwork, Acievement and Recognition the award is given for excellent work ethic, teamwork and attitude to two Big Mountain employees per month.

Audrey Miller Scholarship
1994 recipient of the Audrey Miller scholarship for excellence in community activity.

Type II Wildland Firefighter
Educated in prescribed burning, wildfire suppression, fire preparedness and regular maintenance on various equipment.

Trail Maintenance Volunteer
Volunteer trail work with the Superior Hiking Trail Association, maintaining and building new trail in and around the Duluth area.

Snowboarding, ultralight backpacking, rock climbing, computers, reading and living simply.