Position:
Shop Manager and Repair Technician at Andy's Guitar Shop, Massage Therapist (Traditional Thai Massage) at Pacific Center of Health and The Healing Point, Preservation and Repair Technician at New York String Service
Work:
Andy's Guitar Shop
- San Diego, CA since 2010
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Shop Manager and Repair Technician
Pacific Center of Health and The Healing Point
- Mission Valley, San Diego since Aug 2010
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Massage Therapist (Traditional Thai Massage)
New York String Service
since Jul 2009
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Preservation and Repair Technician
University of California San Diego
Aug 2005 - Jun 2008
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Teaching Assistant
National Gallery of Art
May 2005 - Jun 2006
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Serials Technician
Library of Congress
May 2003 - May 2005
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Collections Care Technician
Education:
Pacific College of Oriental Medicine 2010 - 2014
MSTOM, Acupuncture, Herbology, Massage
Harvard University Graduate School of Design 2008 - 2008
University of California, San Diego 2006 - 2008
MA, History of Science and Art
University of Maryland College Park 2000 - 2002
BA, Art History, French
Corcoran School of Art 1999 - 2000
BFA, Fine/Studio Arts, General
The University of Manchester 2008
MA, Fine and Decorative Arts
Skills:
Antiques, Calligraphy, Art, Editing, Library, Research, History of Comparative Anatomy, 18th Century, George Stubbs, Lutherie, Musical Instruments, Rare Books, Thai Massage, Books, Cataloging, History
Interests:
Pedagogical theory; socio-cultural effects on learning and comprehension; empirical theories and rhetoric of beauty, taste, and composition; the transference of knowledge across cultures.
Sherlock Holmes; typography and calligraphy; comparative anatomy; historical nautical fiction; 20th-century Mexican literature; French history and the history of the Franco-luxury trade.