Born and raised in East Freedom PA. I was raised by businessmen who were outdoorsman. I hunted and fished since I was a child with relatives, friends and local groups. My grandfather started Blair Tool & Plastics when my father was a child so I luckily got to grow up working every angle of the business. My grandfathers vision for me was to be his sales rep. I was sent off on business trips with the salesman and sat up at convention centers to do Tool Shows. On the business trips, I sat with many business owners in their offices and specifically one told me I was different and would be going to great places in my life. This was at Macafee tool if my mind serves me right. I raced amature mottocross with my father and younger brother from the age of ten to before I left for the military. I received mentorship from motocross/supercross champion Jeremy Mcgrath’s personal trainer Gary Semics. Received sponsorship from Oniel clothing, scott goggles, alpinestars, loc tite, wd 40, klotz moter oil and others. I qualified 2nd in my district to race at the national championship but got run over at thefirst turn where i had got the wholeshot and as I picked my bike up another rider came through the dust cloud 5th gear wide open hit me causing the race to stop just a week before having to prepare for the national event. I was tough enough to serve in the military in spite of my injuries I signed the waiver and passed the fitness tests. Served onboard the aircraft carrier Uss Carl Visnon CVN-70 in Combat in the middle east. Launched aircraft on the flightdeck as I went to A School for flight deck school. However I transitioned into the S-1 supply department which was logistics. The mastercheif of supply department came up to air department recruiting for an office position and supply clerks to work in storage areas. After the interviews, I was known at the hotshot in Supply Department who the mastercheif handpicked for his S-1 Crew. I earned my Airware Specialist Medal while underway by passing a verbal test infront of a board of Master Cheifs. I started my college career onboard the ship by taking courses in business and western civ. Having crossed the privelage to cross the equator I was initiated into the shellback community by their own hazing ceremony.