Was born on May 30, 1960, in Niagara Falls, NY. He grew up in Spartanburg, SC, a graduate of Spartanburg High School, and a member of Central United Methodist Church. He received his undergraduate degree from Amherst College and his Masters degree in geology from the University of South Carolina.
He joined the Environmental Strategies Corporation where, to his great delight and pleasure, he spent his career. After starting in the Washington, D.C. office, he transferred in 1994 to the San Jose office where his wonderful associates became his second family. Friendly to all, and having a good smile and quick wit, he will be greatly missed. His mother, Barbara, predeceased him. His living relatives are his father, Jerry, and wife, Sally of Spartanburg; his sister, Jennifer Arsenault, her husband, Michael, and daughters, Haley and Brigette of Attleboro, MA; and his brother, Christopher, and wife, Myung of Athens, GA.