A US Navy Veteran who served as a Hospital Corpsman from 1982 to 1986. From 1990 to 2010 Brian worked his way through the ranks and retired as a prison manager. Having served as a full time minister since 2010, Brian was ordained in 2016. He parlayed a blade smithing hobby into a TV appearance as a contestant on Forged in Fire. He operates a forge in Connecticut where he teaches smithing classes and custom fabricates edged weapons. He also founded and directs a 501 C3 national mentoring ministry called Forging Foundations, Inc., which teaches life skills and character lessons through trade based activities. Show less «