Holder of Masters Degree in Production from The University of Iowa and Masters of Fine Arts in Broadcasting/Cinema from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, his areas of specialization are film history, theory, and analysis, film and digital production, and screenwriting. He has worked as a production assistant, videographer, video editor, script supervisor, and script reader. One of his early scripts, Time Trap, was optioned by MagnusFilms a Los Angeles production company.