- Fiddle/brass instructor at Old Town School of Folk Music
- Master of Music degree from DePaul University
- Did Masters degree work in brass pedagogy
- Founding member of award-winning V3NTO Brass trio as well as Alloy Horn Quartet
- Has performed with Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Illinois Symphony, Quad City Symphony, Oistrakh Symphony, Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra, and freelance groups around Chicago and Wisconsin