Born in Orange California and raised in both Mexico and the United States. He join the United States Marines in 2001-2005, completing three combat tours in Iraq serving in Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines. Then attended Laguna College of Art and Design earning a BFA in Painting and Drawing with a Minor in Sculpture. From an early age he was introduced to a variety of cultures and experiences, not shying away from what has occurred around him, he depicts his accounts through his art without holding back any grotesque or emotional subject.