GALLERY
The following are projects that I have been involved with, have gained experience from, or am currently pursuing.
As a licensed FAA drone pilot, I take every opportunity to expand my skills while exploring new ways to document and interpret historic resources. Aerial photography provides a unique perspective on historic structures and cultural landscapes, allowing features and relationships that may not be visible from the ground to be better understood and recorded.
The above video represents unedited drone footage of the Bernhardson Cabin and demonstrates the potential of aerial documentation as a tool for preservation, site assessment, and public interpretation. As drone technology becomes increasingly integrated into preservation practice, it offers valuable opportunities for documenting historic properties, monitoring site conditions, and engaging the public with historic resources from new perspectives.
 Disassembly of the Hanson cabin. The roof was not being saved due to its recent update. North Dakota |  Plaster and mortar samples from the Hutmacher house sent to lab for content identification. North Dakota State University |  Copy of original material list, from the late 18th-century, for the Christian Davy slave dwelling. Winsto-Salem, North Carolina. Middle Tennessee State University |
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 Maymester Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Middle Tennessee State University |  Aerial view of Ebony Recreation Spot. Corpus Christi, Texas |  It's all about looking important. |
 Drawing proposal for exhibit entrance. North Dakota State University |  Final exhibit entrance. North Dakota State University |  Finished trench at Fort Abercrombe, North Dakota. |
 Fort Abercrombe, North Dakota archaeological dig. |  Makeshift backdrop for photos. Upper Mississippi locks and dams. Wisconsin |  Wooden Patterns inventory. Upper Mississippi locks and dams. Wisconsin |
 2025 Landmark Commission Awards Ceremony. Corpus Christi, Texas |  Custom built bathroom window vents at Ten Mile Lake, Minnesota. |  Spent the night at the Hutmacher Farm on the summer solstice to record the relationship between the sun and the orientation of the home. |
 Bernherdson Cabin. The original log cabin is the two story section running left to right at the top of the image. Minnesota |  Bernherdson Cabin |  Poster submission at Western Social Science Conference. North Dakota State University |
 Aerial view of the courthouse square in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Middle Tennessee State University |  Skeletal remains of the cavity-filled Dolynick home. Photo by Dr. Tom Isern. North Dakota |  2025 Preservation Month art contest winner. Corpus Christi, Texas |
 Original "Doc" McGregor photo. Corpus Christi, Texas |  Trying to keep a positive attitude on a rainy day at the Hutmacher Farm. North Dakota State University |
Teaching Experience
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Standard Duties: Grade papers, proctor exams, lead study sessions and discussions, hold office hours, and lecture.
-- 20th Century American History (3 semesters)
-- Early American History
-- Philosophy
-- Great Plains History
-- Germans from Russia (assisted professor in field work preservation project)
Conference Presentations
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"Among the Stone and Clay: The Hutmacher Experience" Rural Studies Section of the Western Social Science Association Conference, Houston TX.
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"Sod and Stone: Earthen Homes on the Northern Plains" Poster presentation for the Western Social Science Association Conference, Solt Lake City, UT.
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"Architecture on the Northern Great Plains: A Study in Earthen Homes" Rural Studies section of the Western Social Science Association Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.
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"Prairie Earth, Prairie Homes: The Field School Experience" Preservation North Dakota Conference, Dickinson, ND.