Philip Repp has worked in higher education for more than twenty-four years; eleven of those years in administration. He has served as a department chairperson, associate dean, director, and interim executive assistant in information technology. Presently, he is associate vice president for information technology at Ball State University.

Repp has taught design at Ball State University, Michigan State University, and Virginia Tech. He currently holds the rank of associate professor in the Department of Art at Ball State University where his teaching and creative endeavors have centered on 3D modeling/visualization and digital presentation. Repp was a co-author, along with Scott Olson and Beverley Pitts, of the $20 million iCommunication: The Media Initiative grant Ball State University received from the Lilly Endowment, and, with co-author David Ferguson, the $20 million follow-up grant titled, Digital Exchange, also from the Lilly Endowment. Recently, he led the digital media storage project, in collaboration with corporate partner Network Appliance, which received an award from InfoWorld as an example of outstanding enterprise innovation and information technology leadership.

His professional writing has been in leading journals, including LOOP: AIGA Journal of Interaction Design Education, Change and Design Issues. His essay on teaching in a digital learning environment was reprinted in Looking Closer 2, edited by Michael Bierut. Mr. Repp received his bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University and his master's degree from Michigan State University.