– Became foreman at GDG in 1984
– Launched a transportation business, scaling from station wagons to vans
– Successfully advocated for workers’ rights, leading to a protest that reinstated his job
– Built his first duplex in 1998
– Passed the corrections officer test at Miami Dade College
– Earned a real estate license and completed code enforcement studies at FAU
– Holds a certificate in ethics and political consulting
– Hosted 14 years of turkey drives for his community
– Delivered over 450,000 masks and hand sanitizers during the COVID-19 pandemic
– Provided hot meals and support to families after hurricanes
– Father of four well-educated children and grandfather to nine grandchildren
– Active member of the Catholic Church, serving as the father of the choir at St. James Catholic Church in North Miami
