He has been the resident designer with Portland’s Do Jump Movement Theatre since 1992, designing the lighting and rigging for national tours in 2000, 2001, and 2007. He received a Theatre LA Ovation award for best lighting design for Do Jump’s Openings and Doors in 2002. His design work has been seen with many regional dance and theatre companies in Portland and San Francisco. He received his Ph.D. in Systems Science from Portland State University in 2007.