Jeffrey J. Maurer

Personal Data Sheet

Jeffrey J. Maurer, GG

Jeff Maurer is a Graduate Gemologist (GG) with his diploma from the Gemological Institute of America and is trained in the identification and valuation of diamonds, colored stones and other jewelry items.

Jeff Maurer has over 15 years of full time experience in the jewelry business, including working as an appraiser, jewelry broker, jewelry store manager, goldsmith and divisional materials manager. He is owner of Jeffrey Maurer Appraisal Services, an appraisal company that serves the public remotely throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

His other qualifications related to the appraisal of gems and jewelry includes experience with high volume manufacturing, high quality manufacturing, jewelry wax design, CAD/CAM design and goldsmithing.

General Background

Business Management Diploma, Cedar Falls, Iowa 1995

Goldsmith and Manufacturing Bench Jeweler, Egan, Minnesota, 1996

Jewelry Store Manager and Appraiser, Charles of Switzerland Jewelers, Edina, Minnesota, 1996 - 1998

Diamond broker, S K Diamonds, Los Angeles, California, 1998 - 1999

Computer Graphics, Jostens, Burnsville, Minnesota, 1999 - 2000

Divisional Materials Manager/Gemologist, Jostens, Denton, Texas 2000 – 2004

Manager in Training, Zale Corporation, Southlake, Texas 2005

Owner, Jeffrey Maurer Appraisal Services, 2005 to present

Auction Cataloger, Heritage Auction Galleries, Dallas, Texas 2006

Auction Cataloger, Superior Auction Galleries, Beverly Hills, California, 2007

Owner Atlas Jewelry Appraisals, 2009 to present

Auction Cataloger, Heritage Auction Galleries, Dallas, Texas 2011

Gemological and Appraisal Background

Diamonds Certificate, Gemological Institute of America, 2000

Diamond Grading Certificate, Gemological Institute of America, 2004

Colored Stone Essentials Certificate, Gemological Institute of America, 2004

Colored Stones Certificate, Gemological Institute of America, 2005

Gem Identification Certificate, Gemological Institute of America, 2006

Graduate Gemologist Diploma, Gemological Institute of America, since 2006

Completed International Society of Appraisers (ISA) Core Corse, April 1 st , 2008

Completed 15-hour course and examination on the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, 2011

Awarded accredited member of International Society of America