Born and raised in Northport, NY, Brad moved to Mississippi in 1988 to attend MSU where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Landscape Contracting. After working for several years in Atlanta for a large landscape contracting firm, he earned his Bachelor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Georgia.

While employed with a land planning firm in Atlanta, he was given the opportunity to manage the companies Destin, Florida operation where he acquired an interest in coastal development. In 2000 he began his private practice, specializing in land planning and contract project management. He developed several office parks, restaurant entities, and residential subdivisions in the emerald coast. Brad is a licensed landscape architect in Florida, Alabama and Mississippi