John graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1990 with his Bachelor of Architecture degree. Upon graduating he worked in a prominent design firm in Oklahoma specializing in both public and private sector design. While in Oklahoma, John also worked on retail projects from Alaska to Florida. Since moving to Charlotte in 1994, John has worked for design firms that have specialized in office, retail and entertainment projects. Many of those projects have been adaptive reuse projects ranging from facade modifications of unattractive dated buildings to historic renovations of existing buildings. In addition, John has been involved with higher education projects throughout North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia before forming Insight Architects in 2003.

John is currently on the Charlotte Historic Landmarks Commission Design Review Committee, and on the Board of Directors for NCDDA (North Carolina Downtown Development Association). He has been on the Board for the Charlotte Arts and Sciences Today (CAST) acting as Director of External Communications, and has been involved with a number of community and volunteer organizations. He believes that giving back to the community is a vital part of his personal development.

His experience has given John extensive knowledge of how challenging projects are designed and constructed. He has a talent for looking at both the big picture of each project and also paying attention to details related to the scope and budget of the client. John strives to provide service that exceeds the expectations of all parties to provide a completed product that everyone can be proud of.