I received a Bachelor's of Architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1987.  I worked in several prestigious Chicago  firms   doing residential high rise projects.  I became a licensed Architect in 1993 and moved to California that same year.  My experience in San Francisco firms focused primarily on commercial tenant improvement projects. 

   In 1997 I became a licensed General Contractor (ca lic. b-734309) and in 1999 I completed building my own house. I subsequently free lanced as an Architect, working on large scale housing projects and high end single family residences.  I started my own Architectural practice in 2003.