My dad was a builder and drywall contractor and I spent many summer
days helping him out on jobs. As I grew older I developed an interest
in building my own stuff from models then on to bigger things. In High
school I was a welder and I felt that that was my calling. I enlisted
in the Marine Corps in 2001 before 9/11 happened so that I could get
money for school to become an underwater welder and salvage diver. The
way the political tension in the world was going after the 9/11
attacks had me going to war instead of school. When I wasn’t deployed
overseas I still made extra money building and repairing homes for
friends to make extra money.
In December 2016 I left the USMC for good and I could be happier. In
September 2017 I started Blackheart Building Solutions. I named the
company after the first unit I was with as a young infantry Marine. I
was a part of a legendary unit called Fox Company Blackhearts. We were
a part of Second Battalion, Fifth Marine Regiment, which is also one
of the most decorated units in the Marine Corps. It was a
transformative time of my life and it had a profound impact on who I
am today.