 He also is an Adjunct Professor at the College of Architecture and Planning, University of Utah.Becker has had a career that has spanned serving in the National Park Service as a garbage man, firefighter, and ranger (law enforcement and EMT) (1971–76), Utah State Planning Coordinator under Governor Scott Matheson (1981–1985), and Salt Lake City Planning Commissioner (1988–1996).He is one of three people in Utah to be a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners.