{"id":1727,"date":"2020-04-05T21:37:25","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T03:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jleko.com\/weblog\/?page_id=1727"},"modified":"2020-12-31T15:55:01","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T21:55:01","slug":"curriculum-vitae","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jleko.com\/weblog\/curriculum-vitae\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>J. Leko<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Furniture Maker, Designer &amp; Instructor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Professional Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2009 &#8211; 2021 Designer\/Craftsman\/Proprietor, J. Leko Furniture Maker, LLC., Huntsville, AL<\/li><li>2009 &#8211; 2015 Special Assistant Instructor, Marc Adams School of Woodworking, Franklin, IN<\/li><li>2011 Woodworking Instructor, Greengate School, Huntsville, AL<\/li><li>2007 &#8211; 2011 Staff Instructor, June M. Hughes Arts and Crafts Center, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Professional Affiliations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2018 &#8211; 2021 Red Seal Endorsement, Cabinetmaking<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2008 Master Woodworker, Marc Adams School of Woodworking, Franklin, IN<\/li><li>2002 PhD, Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL<\/li><li>1997 MS, Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL<\/li><li>1994 MS, Space Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL<\/li><li>1992 BS, Space Sciences (Computer Science Minor), Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Grants\/Awards\/Residencies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2017 CERF+ \u201cGet Ready\u201d Grant<\/li><li>2013 &amp; 2012 Artist in Residency, Marc Adams School of Woodworking, Franklin, IN<\/li><li>2013 Kickstarter, Re-creating an 18th-Century Oeben Mechanical Table<\/li><li>2012 Marc Adams School of Woodworking Excellence Through Education Award<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Exhibitions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2015<em> ArtFields<\/em>, Jarrito&#8217;s Restaurant, Lake City, SC<\/li><li>2014 <em>Red Clay Survey: 2014 Exhibition of Contemporary Southern Art<\/em>, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL (catalog)<\/li><li>2014 &amp; 2013 Monte Sano Lodge, Monte Sano Art Festival, Huntsville, AL<\/li><li>2012 <em>Emerging Artist<\/em>, Panoply, Huntsville, AL<\/li><li>2011 <em>pARTy &#8211; a benefit for The Arts Council<\/em>, Huntsville, AL<\/li><li>2011 <em>Wood Expo<\/em> at the New England Home Show, Boston, MA<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bibliography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Michael Steeber, \u201cMade on iPad: creative workflows and insights offered by professionals\u201d, 9to5Mac.com, 29 November 2018. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2018\/11\/29\/ipad-pro-creative-workflows-tips-stories\/\">https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2018\/11\/29\/ipad-pro-creative-workflows-tips-stories\/<\/a><\/li><li>Justin McFarland, Interview, WAAY TV 11 A.M. News, Huntsville, AL, 15 October 2014<\/li><li>Christopher Schwarz, \u201cPlease Support J. Leko\u2019s Campaign to Build a 1750 Table\u201d, <em>Lost Art Press Blog<\/em>, 22 January 2013. <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lostartpress.com\/2013\/01\/22\/please-support-j-lekos-campaign-to-build-a-1750-table\/\">http:\/\/blog.lostartpress.com\/2013\/01\/22\/please-support-j-lekos-campaign-to-build-a-1750-table\/<\/a><\/li><li>Lucy Berry, \u201cChallenge accepted, Huntsville carpenter recreating an 18th-century French masterpiece\u201d, The Huntsville Times, Huntsville, AL, 15 May 2013, p 12A<\/li><li>Beth Norwood, Among Friends, Talking about Art, WLRH Public Radio, 6 &amp; 13 November 2009<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Publications as Author<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&#8220;Design and Formation of a Louis XV Leg&#8221;, Furniture &amp; Cabinetmaking, 288, October 2019.<\/li><li>&#8220;Are Winding Sticks Necessary?&#8221;, Lost Art Press, 2012. <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lostartpress.com\/2012\/09\/13\/are-winding-sticks-necessary\/\">http:\/\/blog.lostartpress.com\/2012\/09\/13\/are-winding-sticks-necessary\/<\/a><\/li><li> &#8220;Plane Both Faces Equally When Thicknessing by Hand&#8221;, Fine Woodworking, 221, 82, September\/October 2011. <\/li><li>&#8220;Why you should get really hammered&#8221;, Letter to the editor, <em>Popular Woodworking<\/em>, 178, October 2009. <\/li><li>&#8220;Brother can you spare a dime?&#8221;, Shortcuts, <em>Woodworking Magazine<\/em>, 13, Spring 2009.<\/li><li>&#8220;Q&amp;A: Can a miter-saw blade be used on a tablesaw?&#8221;, <em>Fine Woodworking<\/em>, 202, Tools &amp; Shops 2008\/2009.<\/li><li>&#8220;Are joinery floats useful?&#8221;, Letter to the Editor, <em>Woodworking Magazine<\/em>, 9, Spring 2008.<\/li><li>&#8220;What\u2019s the difference? Bevel-up vs. bevel-down planes&#8221;, <em>Fine Woodworking<\/em>, 197, 26, March\/April 2008.<\/li><li>&#8220;Fundamentals of sharpening&#8221;, <em>WoodTalk On-Line<\/em>, 2007.<br \/><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Teaching Venues<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> Northern Alabama Wood Crafters, Huntsville, AL<\/li><li> The Arts Council, Huntsville, Huntsville, AL<\/li><li>Greengate School, Huntsville, AL<\/li><li>Marc Adams School of Woodworking, Franklin, IN<\/li><li>Florida Institute of Technology, Huntsville Site, Huntsville, AL<\/li><li>University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL<\/li><li>Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u00a9 2009 &#8211; 2021 J. Leko<br \/>All Rights Reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>J. Leko Furniture Maker, Designer &amp; Instructor Professional Experience 2009 &#8211; 2021 Designer\/Craftsman\/Proprietor, J. Leko Furniture Maker, LLC., Huntsville, AL 2009 &#8211; 2015 Special Assistant Instructor, Marc Adams School of Woodworking, Franklin, IN 2011 Woodworking Instructor, Greengate School, Huntsville, AL &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/jleko.com\/weblog\/curriculum-vitae\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1727","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P4m6pM-rR","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jleko.com\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jleko.com\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jleko.com\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jleko.com\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jleko.com\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1727"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/jleko.com\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2464,"href":"https:\/\/jleko.com\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1727\/revisions\/2464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jleko.com\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}