From studying drafting and drawing in high school and 2-year vocational school, Gus began his career as a draftsman working for a consulting engineering firm. Gus worked for several years with a Kansas City engineering firm after graduating from vocational school. Then Gus was hired on as a draftsman to a consulting engineering firm in Salina, Kansas for nine years and moved to their Chicago office as Assist Project Manager for 5 years and then moved to their Kansas City office for 32 years. Ending his career in 2022 as a Senior Engineer in their transportation department doing civil design engineering, detailing, drafting, surveying, mapping, construction cost estimating, and construction inspection. So, after retiring Gus began exploring the fields of photography and Plein-air Event competitions. Focusing more on architectural-style pencil drawings with a touch of watercolor.