For the past 13 years his creative career has included such areas as freelance design, art direction, illustration, portrait painting, art gallery management, comic book art and education. He received his BS degree in Graphic Design from Mississippi College and MA degree in Advertising from the University of Texas at Austin. In 2009, he started teaching and has had the pleasure of instructing design courses at four central Texas universities: The Art Institute of Austin, University of Texas at Austin, St. Edward's University & Texas State University. Currently, he is working on an MFA in Communication Design at Texas State University.