Native of Saint Louis, Missouri - Crestwood & Mehlville, attended Mehlville Senior High and went to O'Fallon Technical Center recieved my High School Diploma and a Certificate of Attainment in Culinary Arts.
In 1990, I moved to San Diego to join the US Navy and have been all over the world from the Pacific Rim to Southwest Asia to the Mediterranean Sea, Europe, Africa, Central & South America.
I have served in Operation Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Bosnia, Operation Restore Hope, and Operation Continue Hope and most recently Operation Iraqi Freedom (Global War on Terrorism).
I have served on numerous ships and with operational commands active and reserve status: USS Missouri BB-63