A native of Los Angeles, CA, he received his Bachelors of Science in Architecture from the University of Southern California and his Masters of Architecture from Yale. His professional practice in the American Southwest includes multi-family housing, commercial, institutional, and adaptive reuse projects. His recently completed professional projects include a sustainable recreation facility and residences in Tucson, AZ, as well as residential projects in Los Angeles, CA. His architectural projects in the American Southwest have appeared in regional and national publications and also won regional design awards.