He holds a B. Arch degree from the University of Cincinnati and an M.Arch degree from the University of Pennsylvania. At IIT he teaches advanced undergraduate design studios and directs graduate-level comprehensive studios. He also serves as chair of thesis projects and conducts advanced technology courses. In 2011, he was appointed director of IIT’s Master of Integrated Building Delivery degree program. In 2010, he was named PCI’s Young Educator of the Year for his work in establishing and conducting the PCI Foundation’s Funded Architecture Studio Program.