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Stephen V. Jaskowak
331 8th Street
Cartlstadt, N.J. 07072
(201) 933 - 8737

Objective: To pursue an exciting and challenging position in the field of fine arts that exposes me to a wide variety of process that will help me mature as an artist.

Experience:
Director of Education Program/ Studio Manager (July 2003 - present)
IM International pottery - Highland Park NJ
- Design educational curriculum.
- Maintain studio, repair and construct equipment, keep glazes and stocked.
- Teach beginning and advanced classes.
- Monitor studio during open studio.

Adjunct Professor (January 2002-present)
Undisclosed location
- Teach Beginning thru Graduate Level Ceramics
- Ceramic Sculpture 1,2,3 & 4
- Ceramics Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced, Graduate levels
- Hand building
- Wheel throwing
- Glaze Calculation
- Kiln Construction
- Maintain Studio and Equipment
- Order and stock clay

Adjunct Professor (January 2002-present)
Undisclosed location
- Teach beginning ceramics, basic intro course.
- Helped with set up of new art building, ceramic area.
- Taught magnet high school, 9-12 sculpture classes.

Director of the Clay Education Center/ Warehouse Manager (March 2001 - March 2003)
Ceramic Supply - Lodi, NJ
- Setup professional visiting artist workshop series.
- Test and or help develop new products
- Created and taught a continuing education series for registered teachers, (K-12).
- Advise customers on technical questions.
- Book and teach in-services for teachers in public or private schools for their district art teachers and students.
- Built and maintained classroom/ ceramic studio on premises
- Maintain and supervise warehouse

Ceramic Technician, Clay and Glaze Production Supervisor (March 1999-2001)
A.R.T. Studio Clay Company - Sturtevant, WI
- Maintain quality control of clay and glazes through hands on testing
- Maintained production schedule for clay, glazes and Alpine equipment
- Repair damage equipment
- Develop new products, clays and glazes
- Keep Production records up to date
- Maintain material safety data sheets
- Community outreach
- Empty bowls events
- In-service for customers

Head of ceramics department/ Instructor (1999-2001)
Wustem Museum - Racine, WI
- Assisted in the design of community art access programs
- Taught workshops in the following techniques, Raku, Majolica, Mid-range, (cone 5-6), High-Fire.
- Taught adult wheel throwing.
- Maintained equipment and kept studio supplied with clay glaze materials

Graduate Assistant/Instructor (1996-1998)
Miami University - Oxford, OH
- Taught beginning ceramics
- Monitored Studio, kept supplies stocked and current
- Mixed clay and glazes for all intro classes
- Repaired studio equipment, general and major repairs
- Advisor to the Visual Arts Club

Ceramics Instructor (1994-1996)
Wustem Museum - Racine, WI
- Taught children K-12, adults wheel throwing
- Maintained kiln room
- Mixed glazes

Education:
1996-1998
- Teaching assistant, awarded 1996-1998
- Concentration in ceramics with side focus in sculpture and printmaking.

1990-1996
- Concentration in ceramics, with focus in printmaking, art metals, and sculpture.
- Work-study awarded for university graphics department
Awarded Batchelor of Art Geography
- Urban Development primary focus