Rob has been an assistant professor of art/sculpture at Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, Illinois. He has taught at Harper College in Palatine, Illinois and at Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois. As a graduate assistant under sculpture professor Bruce White, he has taught scultpure at Northern Illinois University. He is mid 30's. He has an extensive resume of exhibitions and awards. Beside solo work he does, he has worked as a fabrication apprentice for three different metals-intensive sculptors. He has his Bachelor of Fine Arts from University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa and holds a Masters of Fine Art from Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, Illinois. Presently, Rob is working on his doctorate at Northern Illinois in education.