I am a JA Certified Senior Benchjeweler, at the bench full time since 1975. Trained formally at the old Bowman Tech in Lancaster, PA, I had first began jewelry making while earning my BA at SUNY, Plattsburg, and have continued with course work through GIA, Parsons, Johnson Matthey ect. Mostly I do diamond setting and general repair work in Gold and Platinum, and I've logged over 600 hours using a laser in the last two years. The large jeweler that I work for has begun to carry several new silver lines such as David Yurman and Robert Lee Morris and I am looking to expand my expertise in this metal. I have not worked in Sterling very much in over twenty years, and as it will now become a greater part of my work load, I wish to deliver a quality product. A local Artist suggested that I would find your organization very informative.