Experience & Bio

Personal Bio

I was born and raised in Toledo, graduated from Whitmer High School, and moved to Pittsburgh to pursue my college education. There, I met my beloved wife, Danielle, and we have been happily married for eight years. In 2015, we relocated to Brook Park, where we first moved into our first home on Richard, then moved into our second home in Brook Park on Sylvia in 2019. Our family consists of our son, Thomas Franklin, whom we welcomed in 2020, and two adorable dogs, Missy and Bubba.

I come from a strong working-class family. My grandfather on my father’s side was a coal miner, carpenter, bar owner, and former Mayor of Dacono, Colorado. He and several family members, and my father’s, mine, and my son’s namesake are memorialized at the Miners Memorial in Frederick, Colorado. My father, a veteran of the 173rd Airborne brigade in Vietnam, was a carpenter, a youth baseball coach, and an advisor to my high school’s carpentry program.

As a professional website developer, I’ve helped countless startups and small businesses grow and improve their operations. As the former owner of a small website development company, I worked with startups across the country on building their technology and expanding their operations. I was also proud to work with Unique Mission Cell, part of the US Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate, to help them collect data to support the development of emerging military technology.

Locally I’ve been involved in several boards, projects, and initiatives. I served on the Citizen of the Year Committee for two years and on the Board of Zoning Appeals for one year. As a resident, I wrote the legislation that created the Technology and Innovation Committee and have served on it since its inception in 2020. As a part of the committee, I’m proud to have advocated building a partnership with DriveOhio and FlyOhio, an initiative of the Ohio Department of Transportation, serving as the state’s hub for smart mobility technology on the ground and in the air. Additionally, our committee has established the live streaming of events in our recreation center, advised on upgrades to existing equipment, and explored items like free WiFi in our central park, exploring potential cost savings from electric vehicles, grants for electric vehicle chargers, and more. I also founded Brook Park ARISES, an online platform to support and promote our local small businesses.

I am running for city council to help our city take advantage of our opportunities, develop new ones, keep our city moving forward, and maintain Brook Park’s legacy as an excellent place to raise a family.