Prior to his appointment in Portland, he was an Assistant Professor of Music at UW-Marshfield/Wood County (Wisconsin), where he conducted the concert choir and orchestra, and taught various music courses. He was also the music director and pit orchestra conductor for the campus musicals. Some of his previous conducting engagements include the Rocky Mountain Chorale (Boulder, CO), the Jewish Community Orchestra (Portland) and various All-Conference and All-State ensembles in the Midwest. He is a frequent choral and instrumental guest-clinician and adjudicator.