Academia:
B.A. Philosophy & Religion, Magna Cum Laude
San Francisco State University
Work experience:
Woolsheds, restaurants, offices, lifeguarding on beaches, coffee shops, ranches, classrooms, metal shops, and farms.
Special Skills:
– Formally trained as a sheep shearer in New Zealand, apprenticed in Austria. Seasons worked in New Zealand, Australia, Austria, and the United States.
– Wool handling (sorting, fleece throwing, skirting)
– Welding (Oxy-Acetylene, MIG, ARC) and Metal Fabrication
– Knife Sharpening on Japanese Water Stones
– Heavy Duty Sewing
Photo above:
Austria. Shearing Valais Blacknose Sheep (Walliser Schwarznasenschaf).
Photo Credit: Connor Hollenback