Peter Kirkiles 

dba PKDF,LLC

26 Bald Hill Road

South Kent, CT 06785 

Tel: 860-601-8126

EDUCATION 

BFA [1989] Tufts University, Medford, MA 

College of Special Studies, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

MFA [1998] Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI 

EXPERIENCE 

[1989 - 1991] Versteeg Art Fabricators, Bethany, CT 

     - Employed as sculpture fabricator under Peter Versteeg

[1991 - 1992] Dan Blue Inc., Chicago, IL 

      - Employed as sculpture fabricator / welder-machinist.

[1990 - 1992] Breakfast Woodworks, Guilford, CT

       - Employed as machine operator and finisher, assistant to Ken Field.

[1992 - 1993] The Connecticut Valley Railroad, Essex, CT

        - Employed as fabricator and machinist's assistant, under David                     Conrad, and Bill Wolf.

[1993 - 1994] Studio Dell’arte, New York, NY 

- Employed as custom architectural fabricator, and installer.

[1994 - 1996] Milgo-Bufkin Inc., Brooklyn, NY 

- Employed as architectural metalwork fabricator. 

[1996 - 1998] Kirkiles Metal Studio, Bloomfield Hills, MI (Owner)

- Business during graduate school studies; exhibit design.

[1998 - 2004] Perfect Circle Metalworks Ltd., Brooklyn, NY (Co-owner)

- Custom architectural metalwork.

[2003 - 2004] Material Process Systems Inc., Brooklyn, NY (Co-Founder)

- Architectural millwork and metalwork services.

[2004 - Present] PKDF, LLC., Kent, CT (Owner)

SERVICES 

Custom architectural fabrication in metal, wood and engineered materials: Furniture - Stairs - Railings - Doors - Windows - Countertops - Sinks - Cabinetry

Art fabrication: Engineer Coordination - Project Management - Industrial Design - Material sourcing - Cutting - Welding - Polishing - Patinas - Freight services - Crating - Site Installation - Conservator Consulting - Restoration - Warehouse