RESUME
    John C. Leeke,                                       26 Higgins St.
    Preservation Consultant                              Portland, ME  04103
                                                         207 773-2306
    Skills and Services:

    -Consulting: advice for homeowners, contractors, architects,
     institutions
    -Writing: research, articles, specifications, instructions
    -Training: methods & techniques for tradespeople, students,
     do-it-yourselfers
    -Education: workshops & seminars for local, state & national
     organizations
    -Photography: clear, revealing, architectural photo-documentation
    -Drawing: interpreting ideas into mechanical drawings & 3-dimensional
     sketches
    -Restoration: careful renovation or preservation of historic buildings
    -Wood-Epoxy Repairs: renewal of decayed architectural woodwork
    -Masonry: plaster restoration (injected adhesive bonding),
     hand plastering
    -Woodworking: traditional hand-tool work, hand carving,
     modern shop machinery

    Work Experience:

    1983-2010--Preservation Consultant and Writer
    1993-2010--Instructor for The Preservation Institute, Windsor, Vermont
    1993-2010--Registered building assessor for the federal Heritage Preservation,
               Conservation Assessment Program
    1999-2004--Instructor for Assoc. for Preservation Technology International
    2001-2003--Historic Building Specialist, Middlesex Mutual Insurance Co.
    1971-2008--Owner-Manager of contracting firm and woodworking shop,
               specializing in furniture, cabinetwork, and architectural
               preservation/restoration of historic buildings
    2000-2001--Instructor for Maine Technical College, Maine preservation program
    1981-1984--Instructor, Advanced Woodworking, Sanford Adult Education,
               Sanford Regional Vocational Technical Center
    1981-1983--Demonstrator of early woodworking techniques, New Hampshire
               Farm Museum, Maine Festival of the Arts (Folk Art Dept.)
    1968-1970--Part time work in art dept. of commercial printing company
    1961-1970--Apprenticeship in cabinetmaking shop

    Education:

    -Ongoing self-directed study of historic preservation.

    -Courses in Metal Machining Trades and Residential Electrical Wiring,
     SRVTC, Adult Education Programs (1978-1980)

    -Fellowship Grant from Historic Deerfield, Mass., research and museum
     work in their Early American Decorative Arts Program, studied
     pre-industrial revolution woodworking tools and methods (1970)

    -Undergraduate studies at the University of Nebraska, Dept. of Art,
     drawing, printmaking, and commercial art (1967-1971)

    -Apprenticeship in father's cabinetmaking shop (1960-1970)

    Member:
    -Preservation Trades Network
        
    Publications:
    Over 180 articles in Old-House Journal, Family Handyman, Fine
    Homebuilding, Fine Woodworking, Journal of Light Construction, Building
    Renovation, Smart Homeowner and Custom Builder. Past Contributing Editor 
    at The Old-House Journal. Currently publisher of the Practical Restoration
    Reports.