Fine artist specializing in charcoal drawings in a magic realist style. Pastel or charcoal portrait commissions accepted.Gallery director at Mangelsen Images of Nature, Park City, UT 2015 to 2017.Maintained a private art studio at Chicago's Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan Avenue, 2004 to 2009. Member of the Fine Arts Building Gallery, 2006 to 2007. Member of 33 Contemporary Gallery, Chicago, 2007 to 2011. Curator and gallery director at the Irish American Heritage Center - 2007 - 2008. Curated several exhibitions at the Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, 2007 - 2008.

Retail management, customer service, food handlers management certificate, staffing, ordering, marketing, production.

Manage staff and daily operations at the downtown tasting room. Attend meetings with owners and general manager for events. Order all wine transfers from the vineyard to the downtown location. Hire and train employees and schedule staff shifts using When To Work program. Restock wine and make sure the premises remain clean, safe and up to code. Coordinate events for Wine Club pick up parties and special seasonal events. Organize and merchandise gift shop items. Promote the wine club to visitors and conduct wine tastings. Run the register during busy times. Process and make daily cash deposits. Process Marketplace orders for local businesses and process and package all online wine orders for shipment. Assist with social media promotions. Answer phone and email inquiries.

Assist store leader in day to day management of the outlet store, including training sales and receiving staff, leading daily team meetings, and communications with higher management regarding daily goals and sales figures. Also greeting and assisting and following up with customers with sales of luxury furniture in the outlet setting, assisting designing the layout of the store, and receiving of new merchandise as well as answering phone inquiries.

Greet residents and visitors, support leasing team and management, direct phone calls and emails, handle deliveries.

Director of fine art sales. Relationship sales for fine art photography gallery: Provide world-class customer service; develop collectors; manage and collaborate with sales team; in-home and office consultations; interior design; merchandising; follow-up.

Owner, interior designer, curator and manager of a full service espresso bar and art gallery on Main Street in historic Galena, Illinois.