Born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri he moved to Cumberland, Kentucky after getting his Masters of Science in Physics. There he's been educating Kentucky's young and underprivileged minds in hope of preparing them for the future. He's also an avid reader, writer, gamer, and amateur BBQ chef. His charity work includes being a faculty sponsor for the local chapter of Extra Life, an organization of gamers that raises money for children's hospitals. He currently lives with his wife Elana Scopa and a rather large black lab named Ozzy.