Biography

I'm originally from West Orange, NJ and I'm currently a seminarian with the Congregation of Holy Cross (the same religious community as fellow Gates Scholars Fr. Kevin Grove C.S.C. and Fr. Chase Pepper C.S.C.) pursuing my Masters of Divinity at the University of Notre Dame.

I previously served a Lieutenant in the US Navy, designated as a Submarine Warfare Officer. I completed my undergraduate education at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, where I received a Dual Major in Mechanical Engineering (BS) and Ocean Engineering (BS), and was a 4 Year Member of the Varsity Lightweight Rowing Team. I earned an MPhil in Energy Technologies as a Gates Scholar at Cambridge University.

In September of 2014, after my time in Cambridge, I completed the Navy Nuclear Training Pipeline in Charleston SC at NNPTC and qualified Engineering Officer of the Watch at NPTU on the MTS-635 S5W Reactor.

In May 2016 I reported to the USS HARTFORD, a Los Angeles Class Fast Attack Submarine in Groton Connecticut. I previously served as the Fire Control Officer, Anti-Terrorism Officer, Chemical-Radiological Controls Assistant, Assistant Engineer, Assistant Operations Officer, and most recently as the Communications Officer and Primary COMSEC Manager (Both EKMS and KMI). I qualified Submarines in June of 2017, and completed the Prospective Nuclear Engineer Officer's Course (PNEO) to be certified as an Engineer in S6G plants. In 2017 I served as the EOOW and JOOW during one EUCOM Deployment. In 2018 I served as the Primary Officer of the Deck (OOD) during ICEX 2018 and a Surge Deployment. I served as Contact Manager and OOD during my third and final deployment to EUCOM.

In 2019 I left the USS HARTFORD and reported to the US Naval Academy, where I serve as a Physics Instructor, the Officer Representative for the Catholic Midshipman Club and a Volunteer LWT Rowing Coach.

My hobbies and interests include multi-day hiking, long distance cycling, renewable and alternative energy, and mountain climbing. My longest ride to date was a 10 day cycling trip across the UK totaling 1,089 miles.