I began my fire service in November 1975 when I became a Volunteer Firefighter in my local town. My fire department paid career began in 1979, working as a firefighter for the U.S. Forest Service. From 1984 to 2008, I was a paid firefighter with the Lexington Fire Department, retiring with the rank of Captain. My fire investigation experience began in 1999, with the Lexington Fire Department, assisting the on-call fire investigator. I became a Certified Investigator through NAFI in 2001 and began conducting private investigations with a local firm on my time off from the fire department. I became a partner with Matrix Investigation Group in 2003, continuing to 2021. I became a full time Investigator with Lexington Fire from 2006 until 2008. This included completion of the Lexington Police Academy in 2006. I am currently assisting Matrix with report reviews, consulting, and continuation of my open cases with Matrix.