He has been working in the field of architecture since graduating from Iowa State University in 1991. He currently resides in Cedar Rapids where he works for Primus Construction, a design-build firm, and serves on the Czech Village/New Bohemia Main Street Board. In Dubuque, he continues to serve on the Dubuque Main Street Board of Directors and the Dubuque Museum of Art Board of Trustees. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of SaveCRHeritage, the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions (NAPC) and the Dubuque Historic Preservation Commission