Ross has been working with glass for the past 16 years. He graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Glass, and a minor in Metals. He has studied and worked at both the Penland School of Crafts and the Pilchuck Glass School. In 1997 Ross began working as an apprentice to William Morris, becoming a member of his team in 1999. Ross' pieces are typically narrative, working mainly with figurative elements and symbolic objects. His work currently shows at a number of galleries around the country, and he teaches in the U.S. and Canada.