Expertise:  I can answer questions about gemstone physical attributes, uses in jewelry, cleaning concerns, and synthetics and treatments.

Experience in the area
I own a gemstone wholesale and retail company that operates from the world's colored stone center in Chanthaburi, Thailand. I specialize in ruby, blue sapphire, and other fine collector-quality stones like rare garnet and tourmaline. I am constantly seeking the best values in gemstones for my customers who are other wholesalers, individual collectors, and retailers in North America, Europe, South Africa, and Asia.

Organizations
Gemological Institute of America Alumni Association

Education/Credentials
I have earned a Graduate Gemologist Diploma with the Gemological Institute of America. I have studied rocks, minerals, and gemstones for most of my life- beginning in elementary school. I have worked in jewelry retail and wholesale for over fifteen years.