I grew up on the prairie of western North Dakota in the city of Mandan, North Dakota.  Mandan was named after a band of Sioux Indians that wintered Lewis & Clark on their journey to the Pacific Ocean.  Mandan is also famous for being adjacent to the Army post that General George Armstrong Custer was headquartered prior to the Battle of Little Big Horn in Montana.   
I moved on to college at North Dakota State University in Fargo where I graduated with a degree in Business Economics.  After a few years in the real world I returned to academia getting my professional degree in Architecture.  I remained in Fargo for the beginning of my career.  Highlights of this period are a residence for a group of Catholic Sisters and a Lutheran Church. 
Wanderlust overcame me 25 years ago, the flatness of the plains gave way to a desire to live in the mountains and I moved to Salt Lake City and found a home . My professional time has been spent enjoying my passion, for design.
Salt Lake City, Utah