I was born in Louisville and grew up in a poor neighborhood. I grew up in a single parent family with my mother and two other siblings. My mother worked hard to make sure my family had enough to live on, and I was determined to make something of myself.
I attended the local public school where I excelled in math and science. After graduating from high school, I enrolled at the University of Michigan and started working towards a degree in computer science. While studying at the university, I began to show interest in software development and programming.
At the age of twenty-one, I graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in computer science. After graduation, I was hired by a software development firm in Louisville, where I developed and maintained software for various enterprises.