Education:

I was trained primarily as an engineer in the U. K. and received no formal art education.

Lanchester Polytechnic, Coventry, England
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Coventry University, England
Master of Science, Engineering Manufacture - MBA with specialization in the Manufacturing Industries

Career:

Employed in a number of Engineering positions, ranging from Research Engineer at Rolls Royce Aero Engine Division to Director of Engineering at Guest Keen Nettlefold in the UK. After moving to the U. S. employed as Vice President of Engineering at Gross-Given, a leading manufacturer of vending equipment.

Helped to found a start-up company with a unique pizza program for the foodservice market with involvement in engineering and marketing and then joined the U. S. leading foodservice Advertising Agency (division of WPP) as Account Director managing a number of key accounts, including Sweet N Low, Wampler and Norwegian Seafood.

Currently president of a marine accessories company, Performance Metals, that manufactures a range of patented anti-corrosion sacrificial anodes in the U. S. and many overseas countries.

President of the Greater Norristown Art League

Awards/Publications:

September 2002 – 1st Place Non-Pro Painting GNAL 61st Annual Fall Exhibition
March 2003 – 1st Place Non-Pro GNAL Annual Show
September 2003 – 1st Place Professional GNAL 62nd Annual Fall Exhibition
April 2003 – 2nd Place and People’s Choice NPAA 9th Annual Member’s Show
April 2003 – 2nd Place PVAC 48th Open Juried Exhibition
2003 Art of the Portrait (Portrait Society of America Magazine) “Thoughts of Home” featured.
May 2004 – Pat Kilgour Memorial Award – GNAL 62nd Annual Open Juried Exhibition
September 2004 - Philadelphia Tri State Artist Equity Juried Fall Show
April 2004 - 2nd Place Graphics Arts NPAA 10th Annual Member’s Show
June 2004 - Philadelphia Tri State Artist Equity 55th Anniversary Exhibition “To Be An Artist”
September 2004 – Pat Kilgour Memarial Award GNAL 63rd Annual Fall Exhibition
April 2005 - 1st Place Media under Glass - Lower Providence Township Bicentennial Art Show
April 2005 - 1st Place Oils – NPAA 11th Annual Member’s Show
September 2006 - 2nd Place Professional GNAL 65th Annual Fall Exhibition
April 2007 - Honorable Mention - Mill Grove Art Show
May 2007 - Marie McFarlane Memorial Award - GNAL 65th Annual Open Juried Exhibition
November 2007 - 2nd Place NPAA 20th Anniversary Exhibit
February 2008 - Immaculata Siver Anniversary Art Show
April 2008 - Best of Show NPAA Members' Exhibition
May 2009 - Immaculata Anniversary Art Show
September 2009 - GNAL Honors Award - GNAL Annual Fall Exhibition
October 2009 - ThemeShow Special Award - GNAL
November 2009 - Honorable Mention PVAC Open Juried Show
November 2009 - 2nd Prize Meadowood Annual Juried Show

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Updated March 6, 2010