I was born and raised in Cleveland, OH. I attended and graduated from St. Peter Chanel High School in Bedford, OH. I graduated from The University of Akron in Akron, OH (home of Lebron James), with a Bachelor of Science in Education. I have a degree in Sport and Exercise Science with a concentration in strength & conditioning and coaching. I first started working with young people as a football and strength & conditioning coach at a high school in a Maple Heights, OH. I moved to Houston in 2005, where I began a career as a fitness professional and nutritional consultant for a regional health club. I began my teaching career in Hitchcock ISD in 2009, where I worked for 6 years as a PE teacher, coach and athletic coordinator on both the middle and high school level. I started working for Cy-Fair ISD, specifically Watkins, in 2015. I am the Principles of Applied Engineering teacher, as well as, 7th grade football and track coach. My beautiful wife is a counselor at an elementary school in Aldine ISD. I have a daughter and two sons ages 15, 13 and 2.