01/2006-01/2007: master class at Institut Francais de la Mode, Paris, France
2000- 2005: BA in International Fashion Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York
1998-1999: Fine Arts Foundation Northern Essex University, Boston

Spring 2003: Style Max Apparel, New York. worked as designer for a company that produced Bridge items for several American designers as well as maintaining their own brands.
08/2001-06/2003: Designer for SFE Tokio. Designer for private knitwear label label (David J.) retailed in 7 high end boutiques in Tokyo from 2001 to 2002.

ITS#FOUR: Fashion Institute of Technology

Fashion project presented at ITS#FOUR

2004: Winner of the Ferragamo Prize in Florence, Italy involving senior students from various international Fashion Design schools.
2002: One of the 10 winners from the Izukura contest held in NY by Fellissimo design Gallery.

2003: worked as a coordinator for a pilot project from Adobe in a project intended to merge computer technology and fashion design
2003: Had designs showcased in an exhibit in Fellissimo, New York.
Had design mentioned in Time Out NY magazine