I like learning how to make things as much as I like making them. I studied engineering, business, fine arts, industrial design, and furniture design across more than two decades at six different institutions across the US before receiving my BFA from the University of Central Oklahoma. A few years later. I received my MFA from the Herron School of Art and Design in Indianapolis. I taught graphic design at the University of Central Oklahoma from 2014-2022. I taught Furniture Design and Industrial Design at Kansas State University from 2022-2024. Currently, I teach Furniture Design, and Industrial Design at Appalachian State University.
As a professional, I have worked as a graphic designer, web designer, hi-tech project manager, business consultant, and even an ice sculptor. I played guitar for the industrial metal band Ministry during the 1992 Lollapalooza Tour, and I was also in several other bands during the 90s. I was an audio and video producer for RollingStone.com from 97-99 and then transitioned to streaming media project management during the early to mid 2000s. I worked as a volunteer on an organic farm in Maine, and I lived in the Pacific Coast of Nicaragua for a couple of years in the late 00s. I went back to school after that, and I have been designing, teaching, and making ever since.