A graduate of VCU’s Theatre Pedagogy MFA program, he now teaches acting courses at the College of William & Mary and Christopher Newport University, as well as working as a professional fight director, actor, and armourer, the latter through his company Fight Designer, LLC. In 2012 he received a special RTCC Artsie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Fight Choreography for his work with Richmond Shakespeare on Macbeth, and his first book, The Theatrical Firearms Handbook, is scheduled for publication in Spring of 2014.