• GENERAL INFORMATION •

Born
February 1977, Connecticut
Twenty-nine years old

Height
Six feet, zero inches

Weight
185 lbs

Hometown
San Diego, CA

Family
Fourth of four children, only son

Married
July 24, 2004 to Kathryn Freas

Ancestry
66% German
25% Irish
8% British

• EDUCATION •

Higher Education
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Blacksburg, VA; 1996-1998
• Mesa College; San Diego, CA; 2001-2002
• California State University San Marcos; San Marcos, CA; 2002-2004
      Bachelor of Arts, Literature and Writing Studies

High School
• Mission San Jose High School; Fremont, CA; 9-10
• Robinson Junior Secondary; Fairfax, VA; 10
• Fort Meade High School; Fort Meade, MD; 11
     Member of Chess Team
     Achieved "3rd Best in State of Maryland"
• Robinson Junior Secondary; Fairfax, VA; 12
     Winner American Astronautical Society First Place Non-Fiction Award. Awarded $1000 scholarship

Primary Education
• Connecticut public schools (K-6)
     Awarded the IALAC award
• Bay Area public schools (7-8)

• INTERESTS •

Film
  Favorite Directors: Stanley Kubrick, Quentin Tarantino
  Favorite Films: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," "Platoon," "American Beauty," "Apocalypse Now," "Bridge on the River Kwai," "Reservoir Dogs," "Full Metal Jacket," "The Edge," "Chinatown," "Bladerunner."

Photography
  Favorite photographer: Ansel Adams

Music
  Favorite musicians: Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, Tupac Shakur, Neil Young, REM, Peter Gabriel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, John Digweed, Sasha, Trent Reznor (NIN), Maynard Keenan
  Favorite albums: Pink Floyd's "Animals." Radiohead's "Kid A." Bob Dylan's "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan." Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue."

Literature
  Favorite writers: Stephen King, Flannery O'Connor, David Mamet, David Sedaris, John Steinbeck, Edgar Allan Poe, E B White, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tim O'Brien

Miscellany
Chess
Automotive pursuits
Politics
Tennis
Guitar
Camping
Gardening
History