[3] He formerly served as a United States Army officer and retired at the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Upon graduation, he was recruited to shoot on the NCAA Rifle team at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.
[7] While in Buedingen, he joined the Buedinger Schutzengesellschaft and competed for the local German shooting team.
[4] He won the Andrus National Trophy in 2010 for .308 Palma using iron sights at 1000 yards.
[8] In 2011, he finished 15th in the world while attending theInternational Fullbore Palma Championships in Brisbane, Australia.