He is a veteran of the United States Army (1983-1986) 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) and the CT Army National Guard (1986-1992), where he graduated from Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia in 1988. Upon leaving the CT Army National Guard, he held the rank of First Lieutenant. He obtained his Bachelors of Science with a Concentration in Business Economics from Southern Connecticut State University in 1990. He later obtained his Juris Doctorate from Quinnipiac University in 1996, while working full time as a police officer for the City of Bristol, CT. He is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association Workers Compensation Section, as well as Real Estate Section.