- Professional Market Rep for Canon Cinema EOS line of motion picture cameras

- Chronic tinker-er, designer and builder of cameras

- Department Chair, Photography, Harrington College of Design, 2004-2016

- Filter Photo Festival, board president 2013-15, board member 2012-16, advisory board 2010-12

- ASMP Chicago/Midwest board member 2003-2009, general member 2001-2016

- Author of Digital Photography Lighting for Dummies, 2010

- Staff Photographer, The Museum of Science and Industry, 1999-2004

- MFA, Independent Filmmaking, Governors State University, 2009

- BA, Brooks Institute of Photography, 1995

- Husband and father

- Year-round griller, rain or shine (over charcoal)

- Compound bow archer

- I make images most every day