- Bachelor of Music in Music Performance with a Jazz Influence, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI, 1990-94
- BEA WebLogic Server 8.1 System Administration, BEA Education Services, St. Paul, MN August 2006
- BEA WebLogic Troubleshooting Methodologies, BEA Education Services, Dayton, OH, January 2006
- Completed 3-Day Green Belt Training for Six Sigma at GE and passed Green Belt competency test, St. Paul, MN, March 2005
- Attended many different seminars and lectures ranging from project management techniques to application level security, Web2001 Conference, San Francisco, CA, September 2001
- Attended many different seminars and lectures ranging from wireless technologies to cultivating a creative environment in the workplace, Web2000 Conference, San Francisco, CA, October 2000
- Attended many different seminars and lectures ranging from online promotion to web site design & usability, Web98 Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 1998
- Graduate work in Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1994-95
- Traditional fundamental graphics arts course work, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN, June - August 1997
- UNIX fundamentals course, Hewlitt-Packard Education Services, Minneapolis, MN, December 1997