My unofficial bio...

Welcome to my Bio!

Whether you're here because of your curiosity or because you heard that this is a cheaper alternative to Ambien CR, thanks for visiting! In a nutshell, I'm the type of person who enjoys life far more than I enjoy writingabout myself. I'm also the type of person who tends to stress about insignificant thingslike whether a bio should be written in the first or third person? To be honest, I'm noteven sure how these things are suppose to start? And to think that I was once publishedat an Ivy League University... if they could see me now!

As far as my background goes, I was born in Seattle in 1978 and grew up in theWindermere neighborhood located near Magnusson Park. My younger brother and I both attended Seattle Country Day School in Queen Anne until High School when I transferred to University Prep. It was in High School that I learned the importance of living a balanced life... for example, I was able to successfully balancemy average grades with my average athletic talent. However, I did set a school recordby earning 12 Varsity Letters which helped balance the "cool" factor of being a Mock Triallawyer for two years! In addition to sports, my status as a class clown also pulled me through some momentary lapses in judgment like when I joined the cast of "The Coconuts" in the school musical.

Before my senior year had begun, I left High School to attend the School or Architectureat Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. After only one quarter of pursuing what was then my dream,a series of events took place that led me back to Seattle. I had quickly discovered that architecture was not the career for me and more importantly that 17 was too young to be offon another coast studying day and night with little sleep. I also lost my Grandfather during thistime in my life, and easily matured more during those few months than at any other point in time. After returning to finish up my senior year at University Prep, I enrolled at the University of Washington andearned a BA in Marketing. During my five years at U Dub (slacker!) I became the philanthropy chairman at Beta Theta Pi and learned the importance of social networking and more importantly tomake sure that test files are kept current!

After college I was literally steps away from Law School when a serious leg injury put me on bed rest and on crutches for over 3 months. When I finally recovered my direction in life had once again changed and I decided to get some experience working with my Father in the family business. During my three years at the C. Don Filer Agency, I managed what was easily the largest book of businessin the State for anyone under the age of 30. This included accounts such as DiamondParking and over $500,000,000 in insured commercial property throughout the UnitedStates. After three years of selling insurance and two top-producer awards, yet another unexpected event changed my outlook on business and life. In September of 2005, my Father suffered a massive stroke and has since been unable to return to his position as President of the C. Don Filer Agency, Inc. This only added to the stress of the insurance business and forever changed the family dynamic at the company. After much contemplation during what turned out to be the toughest year of my life, I decided that it was time to reprioritize and to focus on the thingsmore important in life than work and money.

Luckily, during this difficult time in my life I had the love and support of my wife Jenna andtwo Golden Retrievers who constantly remind me of the value of good carpet cleaners!Jenna and I got married on December 16th, 2006 at the Sunset Club in Seattle and we currentlylive in Madison Park along with our two Golden Monsters. I must say that marrying Jenna made me one of the most complete and happy people I know and she has concurredmy 12 varsity letter ego and mock trial argumentative personality. I'm also very fortunate to have an incredible group of friends that keep me laughing and active in the communityas evident by some of the crazier pictures in the gallery section.

More recently I have jumped into the business that I intended to pursue all along,Real Estate. As both an investor and an Agent with Coldwell Banker Bain, I've learned to enjoy every minute of my work and to keep my life balanced by staying active with my friends, family, and clients (not always in that order). Between sports, boating, and traveling, Jenna and I live very busy, happy, and fulfilled lives.