FLORIDA BORN AND RAISED IN GAINESVILLE, FL A REALLY GREAT PLACE TO GROW UP.  ALSO THE HOME OF THE GATORS.  EMMITT SMITH WAS MY HERO, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER ATHELETS GROWING UP IN A FOOTBALL TOWN WHERE THE UNIVERSITY IS HALF THE POPULATION AND SOME OTHER LARGE NUMBER OF WORK FORCE DRIVES INTO TOWN FROM ONE OF THE SMALL SURROUNDING TOWNS OR CITIES.  I JOURNEYED SOUTH TO ORLANDO FROM THERE TO OBTAIN MY COLLEGE DEGREE.  THAT WAS AN INTERESTING TIME FILLED WITH NEW EXPERIENCES.  AFTER COLLEGE I MOVED SOUTH FOR WORK IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD JUST AS THINGS IN THE INDUSTRY I MONITORED WERE HIT HARD BY THE "RECESSION".  MY LIFE WAS GOOD, BUT THERE WERE MANY UPS AND DOWNS ALONG THE WAY.  MORE LIKE CYCLES1  I ALWAYS WANTED TO CHANGE, BUT ALWAYS SEEMED TO FAIL.  THAT'S WHERE BRYAN, ALONG WITH OTHERS, ADDITIONAL SOURCES, AND A DESIRE TO TRULY IMPROVE BEGAN TO CHANGE MY LIFE.  IT HASN'T BEEN A TRANSFORMATION INTO SOME PERFECT PERSON, IT'S BEEN A TRANSFORMATION INTO A BETTER SELF.  

OTHER THAN THAT: I LOVE KNOWLEDGE, I CRAVE WISDOM, I DESIRE LOVE, I ENJOY HEALTHY EATING, MOST OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, GAMING, AND DOING ANYTHING WITH MY LOVED ONES.  

FLORIDA BORN AND RAISED.