Mr. Trautman is an accomplished interior designer with teaching experience in both the academic and professional design worlds. With nearly 20 years professional practice, Mr. Trautman’s interior environment experiences include both residential and light commercial projects in his private design practice and range from design to marketing to project execution and procurement.

In addition to teaching in Mercyhurst’s Interior Architecture & Design program, Mr. Trautman is employed at Erie Insurance in Erie, PA where he currently is a Project Planner (Interior Designer) in Workplace Services. Prior to joining Mercyhurst and The Erie, Mr. Trautman was Educator & Mentor within the Hajoca Management Development Program. He shares his vast experience in the design world with his students while engaging in the design studios.