As a youngster ...I bounced around between Boston-area suburbs and Lowell, Mass. - birthplace of beatnik author Jack Kerouac and boxer Mickey Ward (see "The Fighter").In high school ...I was in a metal band called the Cannibal Poets. We played our one and only show in a church basement to a small crowd of angst-ridden teenagers. I recall us playing “Whiplash” by Metallica and little else.In college (a nine-year, three-university journey) ...I landed at North Adams State right out of high school then jumped to UMass before finally finding my place in Crested Butte, CO. At nearby Western Colorado U, under the mentorship of author and professor George Sibley, I fell in love with writing and storytelling. I did the college newspaper thing at Western, and after graduating with a degree in environmental studies + writing I landed an internship with Backcountry Magazine in Jeffersonville, VT. I lived and worked there for 3 years, beginning with three soggy months in a tent. In Vermont ...I apprenticed under Backcountry Editor and Owner Adam Howard, and went from intern to subscriptions manager to managing editor in the course of a year. I had the opportunity to snowboard the world and write stories about my experiences and the people I encountered. I married my longtime love, and we moved back to Crested Butte in 2008.Back in Crested Butte ...It felt like we never left. I’d found a niche as a snowboard writer and did the freelance hustle for Outside, Transworld Snowboarding, and ESPN.com while dabbling in new media projects and moonlighting as a bartender. In partnership with HOL Publications I launched Kronicle Magazine - a print pub dedicated to backcountry snowboarding; soon after I co-launched an actions sports website and digital magazine under the “StokeLab” brand. Both projects have come and gone but taught me invaluable lessons as I transitioned from traditional media to cofounding Buttery - a creative agency - in 2012. During my 10 years with Buttery ...I had the opportunity to channel my background in journalism and creative writing to building a creative agency and crafting stories for clients. As Buttery’s manager + editorial director, the last decade was a constant cycle of living, learning, and doing.In January 2023, I formed NOBLE MACHINES, a creative and production shop based in Crested Butte, Colorado.