Brian studied Computer Science at California State University, San Bernardino, before working as a computer technician and network engineer. Six years later, he founded his own company, providing business-to-business hardware and networking support. After closing the business in 2008, Brian fulfilled a lifelong dream by becoming an EMT firefighter, serving seven years as a paid-call firefighter with San Bernardino County. During this time, he also taught fire science and firefighter skills and coordinated both the paid-call and fire explorer programs in Hesperia, California.

Concurrently, Brian served as an instructional specialist at a vocational school in Riverside, California, where he taught electronics and microcontroller programming until the school closed in March 2020. He is now the CEO of FutureVision Research LLC, which creates educational electronics kits as well as electronics / coding content for an online school.

Brian is an avid amateur astronomer and astrophotographer who enjoys sharing the wonders of the night sky with others. He is active with High Desert Astronomical Society in Apple Valley, CA.