Architect, Frank O. Gehry, Architect, Santa Monica, CA; Architect, Hellmuth Obata and Kassabaum, (HOK); Architect, Charles Kober Associates; Principal, Carlson Architects PS, Seattle, WA, 1984-c. 2006; Architect, Mithun, Seattle, WA, c. 2008;

Member and Chair, King County Arts Commission, Seattle, WA, 1990-94; Member, Kansas State University Professional Advisory Board, Manhattan, KS, 1989-present; Member, University of Washington Architecture Professional Advisory Council, Seattle, WA; President, American Institute of Architects (AIA) Seattle Chapter, Seattle, WA, 1999-2000; President, American Institute of Architects (AIA) Seattle Chapter, Seattle, WA, Fellows/Honors Council, 2003-05;

Fellow, American Insititute of Architects, 1994; Carlson's nomination sponsored by Thomas L. Bosworth, FAIA.

B.Arch., Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 1968, M.Arch., University of California, Los Angeles, 1972;