I am from the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. I attended Woonsocket Area Career and Technical Center while I was in high school, in which I was Introduced to large painting company in my area. The company was comprised of painters that were four times older then me and they all had their own company at some point in life. I feel blessed knowing those individuals that shared their skilled craft that took them years to master, especially my distant family from my Grandmothers side, my uncle Big Ray (Def) that taught me slang words in sign language and with my, (cousin) Raymond Lariviere that helped translate such words and definitions.When the recession hit circa 2009 I decided to join the U.S. Army as a combat Medic/Medical Specialist. I would help service men/women and their families by doing routine lab draws, sutures and casts for fractured bones. I worked in a few departments at Winn Army Community hospital to include the Department for Emergency Medicine, Urology, and General Surgery. After five years it was time for me to relocate and I was sent to Yongsan, Korea where I worked in the mail department that serviced the 121 Combat Support Hospital/Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital. I was then sent back to Fort Stewart where I completed my contract in an Infantry unity assigned to 3rd ID. Since leaving the military I have migrated back to the finish trades. I sprayed industrial steel for Plasti Pac, but my skills got put to the test working in the engineering department at the Adolphus Hotel under the Marriot umbrella. I have since moved on and ventured out to work on my own start up company, The Patch Boys of East and South Dallas. We pride ourselves on flawless patch repair and customer service for our clients. I am continuing to help build the brand and grow our organization to hopefully be a house hold name like Roto-Rooter.