Jason is an Environmental Designer and Associate Professor from Otis College of Art and Design where he has taught 2D and 3D design in the Product Design, Toy Design, Foundation and Continuing Education Departments. In 2014 his peers, graduates and students elected him as the recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award at Otis. His art and design work expresses a strong commitment to the environment and how it informs the fundamental and unifying principals of design. His wide range of experience in different fields of design and teaching has shaped a multidisciplinary approach to his work. He studied graphic design and illustration at Palomar College, architecture at Southern California Institute of Architecture, received a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Environmental Arts at Otis College and is on track to earn an MBA from CSU Fresno. His art, sculpture and furniture designs have been featured in various galleries and publications, most notably Architectural Digest. Jason was a designer for R&D Architects in Venice California from 2003 to 2013 and is the founder of JBstudio.