Close Enough Engineering

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About Steve

  • Artist:                                                                                   Resident Artist for the City of Seattle.                                                                   Exhibited at the Seattle Art Museum, Bellevue Art Museum, COCA. PONCHO etc.
  • Kinetic Sculpture:                                                                     Jack Ogle & Co.; IF Theater Co.; Pioneer Square Theater Co.; One Reel Vaudeville, Bumber Shoot Bumbernationals (two time champion), PANACA

 

  • Illustrator:                                                                                "The Drac," Scribners                                                                                                 "The Book of Dragons," Push Pull Press,                                                        National Lampoon, Time, The United Nations Interdependent, Andy Warhol's Interview,The Arts, Chic, Hustler, The Weekly, Cole and Weber, Kraft Smith, Washington Natural Gas, Bell Telephone, Rainier Bank, Woodland Park Zoo, KISW Radio

 

  • Murals:                                                                                    Seattle Arts Commission, Washington Transit Advertisint, Borden Chemical, Alpina West, Cirque Theater, etc.
  • Theater sets, prop and costume design:                           Pioneer Square Theater, Red Earth Theater Co., Nightingale Dance Co., New York Theater Ensemble, Seattle Opera
  • Animation:                                                                                      B & B Studios, Krogstad Studios, National Lampoon, Dagum.com Animation
  • Related Employment:

Director, Close Enough Engineering, 1999-present                                             Fabricating shop and arts resource center.  Facility includes custom welding, brazing, casting, thermoforming, fiberglass, sheet metal work and carpentry.

Industrial Arts Teacher, Coyote Arts School, 2002-2005                                                    Taught tool safety while coaching students through the design and construction of their projects (sculpture, racing coasters, tree houses etc.)

Fabricating Shop Foreman, Bouillon Inc.  1998-2001                                               Initiated Bouillon's fabricating shop.  Managed production of prototypes, proof of concept models and short production runs of new products and fabricated special application mountings for customer installations.

Demolition and Rehab foreman, SATO Corporation                                                    Served directly under the General Contractor directing a three man problem solving team to accommodate special needs, problems encountered by sub-contractors.

Dock worker, Hatch Loading Boss, Deckhand, Western Pioneer Shipping               Directed loading of customer cargo.  Served as dock safety representative.

Piano Mover, Northwest Cartage,                                                                                Piano moving specialist for Northwest Cartage, delivering new pianos for Sherman Clay.

Graphic Artist, City of Seattle, Office for Long-Range Planning,                            Illustrated and produced public notification, outreach and EIS documents for the  Executive Brance of the City of Seattle.

Other:                                                                                                                       Custom car builder, numerous award winning show cars                                                  Pit crew, ten years, 7 liter class hydroplane; two years Formula Ford