From his early days as an Industrial Design graduate at Detroit’s College for Creative Studies to the present as design principal at Illuminart, Robert has been creating innovative lighting design solutions for over 30 years. His extraordinary range of experience informs his creative design flare, technical expertise and a collaborative spirit. 

Robert has received several Edwin F. Guth Memorial Awards of Excellence for the Qatar National Convention Centre interior lighting and the Detroit McNamara airport terminal. He also received the Control Innovation Award for the Qatar National Convention Centre. He has received over 50 other individual awards of recognition, his work has been featured in a variety of industry publications including; Lighting Dimensions, Mondo, LD&A, Architectural Lighting, Metropolis, Illuminator (Russia), Interior Design, and he has been featured in Illumni online magazine and most recently published in LD+A. 

Robert is an adjunct faculty lighting design instructor for College for Creative Studies, Eastern Michigan University and Lawrence Technological University and is a long standing board member for Detroit's IES chapter.