Chris was born in Supply, NC and after graduation joined the US Army with Basic & AIT at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO (Combat Engineer).

He served in Bosnia with 1st Infantry Division, 1^stEngineer Battalion.  Also served in South Korea with the 2^nd Infantry Division, Engineer Brigade HQ. Over several years Chris worked in Armed Security at a Nuclear Power Plant defending against terrorist attacks. Also, worked 2 ½ years as a DoD Contractor in Iraq at PMO Regional Operations of US Division-North.

Chris later earned an MBA in Project Management & currently works as an Sr, Professional Client Delivery rep (Project Manager) building Single Sign On dashboards for realtors.

Chris is a member of Mebane VFW Post 1920, Bingham Lodge 272 A.F. & A.M. and a member of the Amran Shriners.