He was raised to pursue the arts and so he attended The Brooklyn Museum School of Fine Art. He had artist apprenticeships and then a scholarship to Parsons School of Design. From fine art, he began majoring in Fashion Design being swept up by Studio and working on th Avenue. He began designing for private clients and did the costumes for The Geoffry Ballet. Then he moved to LA to live the dream of "The Old Studio System" design films but "Hollywood" was gone, so he returned to New York a freelance designer. He made collections for Bendals on th st, and continued to do costumes for dance, theatre and Indy films. Events in led to him joining the Theatrical Wardrobe Union to learn more craft and make connections. The expertise of his skills began years as a department head for films and TV. So frustrated by his own design ambitions he took a hiatus from wardrobe. In he achieved a costume designer position and joined with USA. That same year he joined SAG.
