Professional Experience

2000 - 2003 Cornell University Ithaca, New York

s Technician, Department of Preservation. Performed complex treatment on special collections material such as paper repair, leather rebacking and constructing clamshell boxes.

1998 - 2000 Kevin Auer Bookbinder & Printer Portland, Maine

s Proprietor, bookbinder, printer. Specialized in restoration bookwork, letterpress and fine art editioning.

1995 - 1999 Wolfe Editions Portland, Maine

s Co-owner of print shop. Performed all aspects of a letterpress and fine art editioning.

Education

2003 - 2004 University of Texas Austin, Texas

s Conservation program, Masters of Library Science. Expected date of graduation: May 2006.

2000 - 2003 Cornell University Ithaca, New York

s Coursework included history and chemistry.

1997 - 1998 Zygot Bookworks Portland, Maine

s Apprenticeship in restoration bookbinding with Scott Mullenburg .

1993 - 1995 Maine College of Art Portland, Maine

s Coursework included lithographic and intaglio printing techniques.

1987 - 1991 Connecticut College New London, Connecticut

s Bachelor's degree in Asian Studies, with an emphasis on Asian art and literature.

Professional Activities

1998 - present Dale Guild Type Foundry Howell, New Jersey

s Casting foundry type for printing and foil stamping. This is the last foundry in the United States that produces foundry type.

1997 - 2001 Dartmouth College Hanover, New Hampshire

s Taught letterpress printing and design at The Dartmouth College Summer Graphic Arts Workshop.

Awards

2003 University of Texas Austin, Texas

s UT Academic Competitive Scholarship.

2003 Cornell University Ithaca, New York

s Received grant from Cornell Council for the Arts to produce limited edition letterpress book.

2002 University of Virginia Charlotteville, Virginia

s Received the Jim Davies Scholarship for Rare Book School to attend Nicholas Pickwoad's class on European Bookbinding from 1500 - 1800.

Representative Collections

A list of my clientele includes Leonard Baskin, Nieman Marcus, The Portland Museum of Art, The Typophiles, The Philobiblon Club, Harvard University, and Smith College.

Books I have printed, bound, designed or published are in the collections at The New York Public Library, The Club of Odd Volumes, Harvard University, Dartmouth College, and The Portland Museum of Art, among others.

Languages

I have a working knowledge of Norwegian and Portuguese.