David Crowell

After my daughter was born in 2012 my wife and I decided to transition to working full-time on the eBay business she had been running part-time on her own. My wife suffers from a chronic disease and eBay provided the opportunity to earn more money than I had in woodworking while working fewer hours. This provided me the ability to support her and our daughter at home. While not applicable to my woodworking skills I felt it was necessary to explain the long gap in my resume. My time as a self-employed retailer further honed the customer service skills I practiced during my time with previous employers and provided me the opportunity to further develop my self-motivation and time management skills. During this time I would still occasionally assist my previous employer Nate Danforth, owner of Timeless Pieces, and my friend Tony Fuhrman, owner of Summit Woodworking when they required extra help.

I was responsible for taking measurements and layouts of installation spaces, translating blueprints for high-end custom cabinets and furniture into parts lists, occasional design input, fabrication, finishing, delivery, and installation. Clients included noted UofA benefactor Thomas Keating for whom my coworkers and I fabricated and installed custom cabinetry throughout his home and built a full custom mesquite dining set when the cabinetry job was completed. A significant portion of my time at Pearlwood was spent as the sole employee on the shop floor where I was responsible for every part of the job except bidding the jobs and designing the cabinets/furniture. I worked with numerous species of woods and manmade materials. I was fully trained on all major stationary tooling and skilled in hand work as well.

Timeless Pieces shared a large warehouse space with Pearlwood Design and J. Swiss and Co. The space functioned as a woodowrking co-op. While my primary employer was Pearlwood Design I occasionally did work for Timeless Pieces and J Swiss and Co. as needed when they required extra help or when the entire shop was working co-operatively on a large project. My duties when working for Timeless Pieces and J. Swiss and Co. were fabrication and installation.

J. Swiss and Co. shared a large warehouse space with Pearlwood Design and Timeless Pieces. The space functioned as a woodworking co-op. While my primary employer was Pearlwood Design I occasionally did work for Timeless Pieces and J Swiss and Co. as needed when they required extra help or when the entire shop was working co-operatively on a large project. My duties when working for Timeless Pieces and J. Swiss and Co. were fabrication and installation.

From 2003 to 2006 I took leave from Pearlwood Design to work at Turnkey Corporation. The reason for my departure from Pearlwood Design was to seek a job with health benefits which Turnkey provided and I left Pearlwood on good terms. Turnkey Corporation specialized in industrial cabinetry primary for hospitals and medical clinics around the Tucson area. I was responsible for cutting sheet goods, milling holes for hardware, assembly, delivery, and installation. Notable project while I worked there included manufacturing cabinetry for new patient wings at St Joseph's Hospital and retrofitting all of the cabinetry for the west wing of St Mary's Hospital. I also fabricated and installed the reception desk in the main entry of St. Mary's Hospital. I also operated a forklift at Turnkey though I do not hold a forklift certification.