Family Business & Apprenticeship

 

1982 - 1990: Custom swimming pools, artificial rock features, custom underground homes, dome homes, and structural shotcrete.

 

1990 - 1993: Worked with fiberglass, urethanes, sculpting epoxies, clay, micro-cement, latex, silicones, polyurethane modeling boards, foams, plaster, metals, and a variety of paints... you name it!

 

Lead Artist, Jolly Miller Construction

1993 - Northern Trails - Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA (1995 AZA Award Winner)     

1994 - Pallas Cat - Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA

1994 - Hyena Exhibit - Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA                              

1995 - Elephant Exhibit - Washington Park Zoo, Portland, OR                        

1995 - Trail of Vines - Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA                              

1997 - Sea-life Center - Seward, Alaska (An Exxon-Valdez contribution project)        

1997 - 1999 - Congo - Bronx Zoo, Bronx, NY (1999 AZA Award Winner)                    

1998 - Beluga Whale - Point Defiance Zoo, Tacoma, WA                                

1999 - Stellar Cove - Washington Park Zoo, Portland, OR

 

1999 - Bill Gates Private Residence - Seattle, WA                             

1999 - Strangler Fig - National Aquarium, Baltimore, MD                       

2000 - Chimp Exhibit - John Ball Zoo, Grand Rapids, MI                                

2000 - Mukilteo Casino - Tacoma, WA       


Lead Artist, Cemrock Inc.                                 

1995 - 1996 - Emerald Forest - Denver Zoo, Denver, CO                            

1996 - Bonobo Exhibit - Columbus Zoo, Columbus, OH                                

1996 - African Savannah - Oklahoma Zoo, Oklahoma City, OK                       


SDC Sub-contracted Team, Metro Parks, Portland, OR               

2001 - 2002 - Amazon Flooded Forest - Washington Park Zoo, Portland, OR  

(AZA award winner)


Senior Lead Artist, Cemrock/Jolly Miller

2000 - African Village - Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA

2002 - Vanishing Species - Buffalo Zoo, Buffalo, NY             

2002 - Pebble Beach Golf Course - Monterey, CA   


Senior Lead Artist, Cost of Wisconsin

2002 - 2003 - Tulalip Casino - Marysville, WA                                    

2003 - 2004 - Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - Hollywood, FL                  

2004 - Great American Tobacco Project - Durham, NC                               

2004 - Bass Pro-Shop Aquarium and Climbing Wall - Harrisburg, PA                

2005 - Big Cat Country - Milwaukee Zoo - Milwaukee, WI                               

2005 - Big Cat Falls - Philadelphia Zoo - Philadelphia, PA (2006 AZA Award Winner)

2006 - 2008 - Madagascar - Bronx Zoo - Bronx, NY (2009 AZA Award Winner)                   

2008 - Snow Leopard - Central Park Zoo - New York, NY

2008 - Elephant Exhibit - National Zoo - Washington, DC

2009 - Great Bear Wilderness - Brookfield Zoo - Brookfield, IL


SDC Sub-contracted Team, Waterfalls of Wisconsin

2009 - Residential Swimming Pool Surround - Westport, CT

 

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Field/Scenic Artist, Universal Studios

2009 - Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Orlando, FL

 

SDC Sub-contracted Team, Dodson Studios

2010 - The Downing Children's Garden - Wichita Botanical Gardens, Wichita, KS


SDC Sub-contracted Team, Imagineering AD

2010 - 2011 - Al Ain Zoo & Safari Park Resort - Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
(Best Shotcrete for an Artistic Project - ASA Award Winner 2011)


SDC Sub-contracted Team, Amusement White Water AE

2011 - 2012 - Building Facades - Sofitel Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2011 - 2012 - Darsait Cave Restaurant Complex - Muscat, Oman


SDC Sub-contracted Team, Land Expressions

2012 - Pool Surround - Red Lion Inn, Spokane, Washington


SDC Sub-contracted Team, Colorado Hardscapes

2012 - African Exhibit - Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs, Colorado
 

SDC Sub-contracted Team, Imagineering AD

2012 - 2014 - Al Ain Zoo & Safari Park Resort - Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

SDC Misc Field Art Directing/Consulting & Design Projects

2014-2019 - Independent SDC directing/consulting/ design/build to completion projects. Boracay, Philippines themed hotel. Singapore Zoo, UAE-Al ain and Sharjah Safari parks. Qatar-consultancy. The Netherlands-private resort and spiritual retreat. Costa Rica-large themed hotel. USA-multiple private and commercial projects, including SDC's work for Park County Hollywood Studio’s refurbishing of an entire themed restaurant that seats 1,000 people. Houston Zoo Pantanal exhibit. Talahassee living museum's alligator exhibit.

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References

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Marinos Azas
Imagineering, AD
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  
(971) 052 777 7183
marinos@imagineering.ae

Sue Chin
Walter G. Deichmann
John Gwyn (Landscape Architect)
EGAD / Bronx Zoo
Wildlife Conservation Society
Bronx, NY
(718) 220-5191
wcssue@yahoo.com

Jon Dohlin
Vice President and Director
New York Aquarium
Wildlife Conservation Society
jdohlin@gmail.com

Lee Ehmke
President & CEO

Houston Zoo
(713) 533-6500
lee.ehmke@state.mn.us

Keith McClintock
Landscape Architect, Portico Group
Seattle, WA
(206) 621-2196
info@porticogroup.com

Tony Vecchio
Director - Jacksonville Zoo
Jacksonville, FL
(904) 757-4463 ext. 105

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Bruce Ora
EDSA
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
(971) 050 231 5946
BOra@edsaplan.com

Pat Janakowski
Principal, PJA Landscape Architects
Seattle, WA
(206) 442-9702
patj@pjarchitects.com

Rick Haas
Nassal
Orlando, FL
(407) 648-0400

April & Darren Dodson
Dodson Studio
Warrenton, Virginia
(703) 758-2555

Torrey DeMasters

Colorado Hardscapes

(303) 710-9580

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Mike Schmuhl

Cost of Wisconsin

(262) 707-5041

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