I served over a decade in the military where I jumped from airplanes and deployed twice to Iraq with special operations. In 2018, I founded Cry Wolf Wrestling, a nonprofit organization, providing free developmental opportunities for person-athletes and I am one of a hundred USA Wrestling Gold Certified Coaches. At the age of six, I took a picture of my parents on an Olympus OM-1 35mm that mom carried everywhere and I have been addicted to photography ever since.