In my hometown of Peoria, Illinois, I studied theatre and television production at Illinois Central College. After three years of working for a steel factory, I left my job to take a position at a local NBC affiliated television station. A year later, I moved to Chicago to study film and graduated with a BA in Cinematography from Columbia College Chicago. While at Columbia, I shot and directed dozens of student films and often worked as an assistant cameraman on larger productions. I also worked as a teacher's assistant teaching underclassmen about 16mm and 35mm motion picture cameras. Since graduation, I have worked as a Director of Photography on several shorts including Macbeth (HD), Night of the Fireflies (HD), Never (16mm) and Thicker Than Water (HDV). In addition, I do a lot of work in documentaries including Solo No Puedo (HD), The Colorado Plateau (16mm) and my personal project, Beta (HD). My story for Beta has gotten a lot of publicity worldwide - my footage has aired on NBC and CBS national news. I have been featured in Best Friends Magazine and Chicagoland Tails Magazine. I am always on the lookout for new projects and constantly developing my own - I am a co-founder of To the Moon Productions (a company specializing in travel videos).

I enjoy camping, biking, hiking, traveling and exploring. I'm also an avid photographer and have had my work displayed in galleries in Chicago.