Born and raised in Sacramento, California. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from California State University at Sacramento I joined the United State Air Force. I moved to Okinawa, Japan where I worked as a Crew Chief on the F-15 Eagle. After serving my time in the Air Force I moved back to California where I began a career in insurance and later real estate investing. 

I have three extremely smart and beautiful kids I enjoy spending time with and traveling with. In 2019 I started Buendia, a tequila brand, with my best friend from high school. In 2020 I decided to pursue a long-time dream of mine of going to culinary school. I completed my training in the spring of 2022. I then continued my education with classes at the International Tequila Academy and am currently a full-time student working on a Bachelor’s degree in Latin American Studies and International Relations.