Early Music Performer

viola da gamba, baroque cello, medieval fiddle, ensembles, hundreds of live performances in recent years, chamber music, solo appearances, CD recordings, recital & concert program production, recording credits (Centaur & Koch record labels), awards, education, teaching, coaching. Early Music America member profile. For complete current musician's biography or resume, send e-mail to Founder@RipMeister.com

Music Publisher & Editor

founder and editor of RipMeister Publications, fourteen performance editions of printed music available from three U.S. retailers, U.S. and European mail-order customers, research & writing for preface material, Finale music notation software, advertising, invoices, small business management

Desktop Publisher / Graphics Designer

business identity materials (business cards, signs, logos, graphics, brochures, letterhead, forms, advertisements, invoices), recital & concert programs, CD artwork (packaging, design, photography, booklets, labels), editions of printed music, research papers, promotional materials

Photo Editor

digital photo editing, vintage photo restoration, color correction, artistic rendering, collages, digital archiving, resizing, digital camera photography, web photos, photo CDs, family photo displays for memorial events, promotional photo mass-production

Sound Editor

CD production and digital sound editing, award-winning demo CD, ensemble and solo CDs, multi-track recording & mixing, re-tracking, removal of tuning & long pauses, noise reduction, volume adjustment, musical phrase editing, adding effects and room ambience, PC sound bytes, packaging & design

Craftsman / Artisan

clocks, lamps, faux finishes, graphic design, photography, photo editing & artistic rendering, studied art & drafting, water colors, spray paint, pen & ink, model building, refurbishing/redesigning old furniture, bonsai, sewing

Software Developer

Logicon, Northrop Grumman, project life cycle, IBM PCs and mainframe, Lotus Notes application programmer, database and e-mail applications, website development, HTML, Windows-based PCs, technical writing, customer training, presentations, education, desktop PC trouble-shooting, installing & removing software, periodic maintenance

Customer Service

front desk, meeting & greeting, explaining products & services, coordinating services, telephones, managing the appointment book, customer registration, selling products and services, shop cleaning, errands, promotions, incentives, conflict resolution