He received his B.F.A. in theatre from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is a graduate of the Dell' Arte School of Physical Theatre in Blue Lake, CA. He served as instructor, fight director and Associate Director for the Academy of the Sword in San Francisco for 10 years. He has taught thousands of students and choreographed over 100 productions throughout the Bay Area, Seattle Puget Sound region, and many points in between. He has been fortunate to work with Pellissippi State and its community since 2011 as instructor, movement designer and fight director for various productions.