Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas
Grew up: My father was in the army so I grew up all over the world. Some of my favorites were Vicenza Italy and Olympia, Washington
Started playing: Trumpet in the 5th grade.  At the end of the year my band teacher suggested I “try something harder” and switch to horn.
Education: Bachelor’s of Science in French Horn Performance with an Outside field in Business (Indiana University).  I also spent a year at Rice University in Houston, Texas studying for my Master’s before winning my first job.
Began with CSO: Began in Fall 2007. (my second job) Right after a year with the Charleston Symphony in South Carolina 
Favorite music: ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING. My favorite music playlist currently contains Radiohead, Andrew Bird, Counting Crows, Kings of Convenience, Bruckner, Mahler, Vaughan Williams, Sibelius
In my iPod: 50 GB of popular music, 40 GB classical, 10 GB jazz
Outside ensembles or groups: New Albany Symphony Orchestra, occasionally substituting with Cincinnati Symphony or Philadelphia Orchestra
Main Teachers: William VerMeulen (Rice University, Houston Symphony), Michael Hatfield (Indiana University), Richard Seraphinoff (Indiana University)
When not rehearsing or performing on stage with the CSO, I spend my time…Jogging, cycling, cooking, photography, computers, hiking
If I had not become a professional musician, I may have become an…IT specialist, business associate, dentist
To unwind, I listen to…slow movements.  There is something inexplicably beautiful and calming about a slow movement that no other genre of music can capture.
In the car, I listen to…WOSU NPR radio!!
My current ring tone is…the theme from Peter Gunn
The last book I read was…Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.  Currently reading Robinson Crusoe.
Most people would be surprised to learn that…I am an Eagle Scout.
The craziest thing I have ever done is…choosing music as a career.
My dream is…to play in one of the top 5 US orchestras.
The non-musical accomplishment that I am most proud of is…getting married to the woman of my dreams.
What is your guilty pleasure? Wine and cookies. Not at the same time.
My favorite vacation is…our bi-yearly vacation to Kiawah Island in South Carolina.  Warm sun, a good book, and a cold beer.  Heaven.
The last movie I saw was…Twilight
To prepare for a performance, I…play long tones and scales over and over again while watching TV.  Doing this promotes good muscle memory (assuming I am least semi-conscious of what is coming out of my bell while watching a football game)
If I could choose to play another instrument, it would be the… clarinet. The fluidity of notes and softness that the clarinet can achieve takes my breath away.
I also play the…xbox 360.
An extremely positive musical experience I have had was…every time I play Mahler Symphony#2.  Absolutely breathtaking…
A profound experience, musical or otherwise, that has shaped or deeply influenced my approach to music would be…fighting my way through to the final round of the Philadelphia Orchestra Fourth Horn auditions.  It made me aware of how far I’ve come while at the same time reminding me how far I still have to go.
If I could spend a day with any composer, if would be…Mozart.  That guy was just too wacky.  I have to see for myself!!