Bryan grew up in a rural area of the Texas Panhandle, graduating from Lefors High School in 1996. After completing BS and MS degrees in mechanical engineering at Texas Tech University, he began a career in scientific research & development at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. Moving to Colorado in 2003, he joined a commercial R&D firm in Littleton where he currently serves as a senior engineer. Married since 2004, Bryan and his wife Meredith live in Highlands Ranch and have one daughter. They are members of Littleton Bible Chapel and are regular participants in the ministries of Denver Youth for Christ, Engineering Ministries International, and Campus Crusade for Christ. Bryan is an avid outdoors man and history buff and frequently spends weekends hiking, camping, hunting, skiing, snowboarding, snow shoeing, or otherwise exploring Colorado’s vast and historically rich mountains with his family and friends.