Born, raised, educated, and began my career in Maryland. My father worked for NASA, so I grew up in the aerospace industry. I started out as a co-op student at a low speed wind tunnel working on all kinds of projects. After graduation, I started working for the Navy working as a test engineer and eventually a systems engineer on various aircraft missile systems. Also worked on a mission planning software program. I recently switched to work for the Air Force on the JASSM program.