An expat of Maine where the lobster is cheap and the winters are brutal, I attended Houghton College and Fuller Theological Seminary where I graduated with degrees in Religion and Historical Theology respectively. In an effort to find a job that pays actual money I picked up web development and later PHP. I have been a professional developer for the past 19 years.

My wife and I have foster-adopted three boys. Spurring a desire to better the foster system, both in Washington and across the U.S. In the January of 2021 I submitted my dissertation to the Doctor of Ministry program at Portland Seminary focusing in how the discipline of hospitality can help us stem the foster care crisis.

When not doing web development or school work I am a hobbyist woodworker, a lover of Scotch, and a fan of German hunting dogs.