I grew up in a small town in Mississippi. I worked on the family farm with my dad until I was 12 years old. When I was 15, I started working for Greenville Gravel Company on a custom unloading barge. I spent some time on the Greenville Gravel Company tow boat, the Mary Francis Rodgers. I continued to work at Greenville Gravel Company throughout my high school career during summers and on weekends. I attended Baylor University from 2001 - 2003, then transferred to Texas A&M Galveston to pursue a Marine Biology Degree. During my college career, I worked at bait shops, bar tended, and helped a friend with his carpentry business. I also went back to Mississippi for a summer to work at the Thad Cochran Warm Water Research Lab. Where we did disease research in Aquaculture Catfish. After College, I got into the Seismic Industry. I started at the bottom as a gun mechanic trainee, and worked my way to a the gun mechanic department head in just a 5 years. I have a excellent mechanical skills, but I learned computer skills along the way. I am very proficient with Microsoft Windows and Microsoft office, and I have some experience with linux systems. I have assisted with the set up of wireless networks on the vessels and in some of my neighbors houses.