University of Nebraska, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Concordia University, Dana College, and many churches. In addition to my duties at Bedient Pipe Organ Company, I serve as Director of Music Ministries at First Christian Church and Organist of Congregation B’nai Jeshurun, in Lincoln, Nebraska.

I began my career at Bedient with building wooden pipes and key action parts while attending college. In my free time I enjoy woodworking and anything outdoors. My family of 4 keeps me busy the rest of the time.

I received my Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in piano and organ performance from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. I also have had numerous experiences both performing and teaching both in Nebraska and internationally. I have lived in Taiwan, teaching piano and organ. I also have been serving as organist for Saint Paul United Methodist Church in Lincoln, Nebraska since 1996.

They came back telling me about all of the quality craftsmanship and woodworking. A couple of years later, I found myself needing a job and saw an opening at Bedient. I applied and was told it was for pipe making, not woodworking; but I would get to do some of that also. They hired me as a pipe maker, which I still do 16 years later.Pipe organ building seems like a very good combination of art and craftsmanship for wood, metal and music. It has been a rare opportunity to work for a company that has allowed me to practice my ‘art’ in so many ways.

I was raised on a farm in Stone Ridge NY. Though mostly a self taught woodworker, I graduated from State University of New York with bachelors in Earth Science / Biology. I lived in Tucson AZ for ten years prior to moving to Lincoln. I have a wife (Meghan) and two children. I enjoy oil painting landscapes and still life. I also build craftsman furniture.