He received his Master of Fine Arts in Lighting Design from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Design and Production from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Professional lighting and scenic design credits include Long Wharf Theatre, Springfield College, the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, the Cincinnati Fringe Festival, Town Hall Theater, Monmouth Theater, the Carnegie Visual & Performing Arts Center, Long Lake Camp for the Arts, and various events at Conseco Fieldhouse and American Legion Mall with Mid-America Sound Corp. Assistant design work includes the Cincinnati Ballet, the Toledo Ballet, Wright State University, and the national tour of In Love With Tyrone.