He has a Masters degree in architecture from the University of Cincinnati, and a Bachelors Degree in Architecture from the Lebanese American University. He also has a PhD in architecture from the University of Sydney in Australia focusing on the theoretical framework of modernism in Lebanon. He has worked in the fields of construction, project management and architecture in the USA and the Middle East since 1999, including some high profile projects such as the new World Trade Center in New York as well as the Empire State Building. He has designed and managed hundreds of projects in the United States and the Middle East. He also has several publications in the field of architectural theory and history.