Chris is currently a percussion instructor and arranger at Brownsburg High School in Brownsburg, Indiana.  He also serves as an arranger and teacher for the Plainfield Percussion program, directed by Derrick Shannon.  Chris is also serving as the Front Ensemble Caption Head at Legacy Indoor Percussion based out of Indianapolis, Indiana and the Front Ensemble arranger for Orange County Independent, a PIO group based out of Costa Mesa, California. 

He received his Master’s degree from Indiana University, and his Bachelor’s degree from Middle Tennessee State University, where he also served as an Adjunct Professor of Percussion in 2014. During his time at IU he served as the associate instructor for the Marching Hundred Drumline. His responsibilities included teaching and writing for the drumline throughout the fall season. His responsibilities at MTSU included teaching private lessons, working with the MTSU drumline, and teaching percussion ensemble.

Chris marched with Spirit of Atlanta in 2008 and The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps in 2009 and 2010.  He also marched with Music City Mystique in 2010.  He worked with the Troopers front ensemble in 2011, Phantom Regiment from 2012-2014 and is currently on staff with the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps serving as a front ensemble manager for the 2017 season. 

Throughout his career Chris has performed in several solo and ensemble competitions, most notable being his performance with the IU Percussion Ensemble PASIC showcase concert in 2013.  He’s also competed in the PASIC marching competition in Keyboard Individuals and Small Ensemble.  He was also a performing member of the MTSU PASIC Clinic Drumline in 2009 (snare) presenting a clinic on incorporating world percussion styles into the drumline setting.  He has performed as a featured soloist for several groups including the MTSU and Indiana Percussion Ensembles.  His major influences include Erik Johnson, Kevin Bobo, Michael Spiro, John Tafoya, Lalo and Julie Davila, Alan Miller, and Leigh Howard Stevens.