Many people know the Monkey as MilSpecOpsMonkey from some of his older social media channels. Monkey provides commentary and analysis on current events, especially related to military aviation and geopolitics.

The Monkey was born and raised on the east coast of central Florida and is a second-generation surfer as well as a third-generation military veteran who has spent more than thirty years in the aerospace and defense industry working across a range of areas from supply chain logistics, aircraft maintenance, lean manufacturing, and advanced weapons programs.

After three decades of corporate politics, Monkey decided to throw in the towel and, in late 2019, started MonkeyWerx in the great State of Texas. In addition to podcasts and blogs, Monkey creates and sells some amazing artisan-made products such as soaps, coffee, and various other items. All of them are Monkey-tested and monkey-approved.