After teaching High School Social Studies in Washington, DC for three years, I moved to Vermont in 1986 with wild dreams of learning to build my own home.  I began my first building experience as a laborer with a small carpentry crew, taking on all of the tasks given to the inexperienced, the “apprentice” on the team.  Determined to learn the difficult and complicated process and the trade, I began to take my studies of homebuilding, architecture & woodworking seriously, and absorbed all that I could of the art of working with wood and homes and homeowners.

In 1990, I started my own carpentry business.  I built my first house from scratch for a an enterprising couple and learned the long process of building a house from site clearing in mountainous terrain to placing the final touches on the finished home.  The original owners still live in that house and we’ve remained close friends ever since.  To date, I’ve completed over 15 homes, half of which I designed.  Furniture and cabinet making is something I also enjoy and bring to the home building process.

I have been very fortunate throughout my career to work with wonderful people and talented individuals.  One of the most satisfying rewards of my work has been to watch families grow in homes which I helped them build.