Jeff grew up in a small town in Central Illinois and began his college education in the Peoria area before finishing at Colorado State University-Global Campus. During those prior school years, Jeff’s participation in baseball & wrestling teams built leadership and teamwork characteristics that helped jumpstart an early career and he would soon accumulate a breadth of front facing customer experience to go with that, spending his college years working in hotel management for Marriott. After studying towards their degree in Business Management, Jeff went back to work for Caterpillar in their purchasing department before moving out to Missouri and joining the Veterans United team.

After years of schooling and work in various businesses, Jeff applied those skills that he gathered from those roles and helped his parents start up a new restaurant in their hometown, so that his mother and father could live out their dream of having their own place, whilst being their own boss. When he visits home, he likes to stop in to the family restaurant and help out and finish the night with a well cooked meal among family & friends. When not at work, Jeff spends most of his time with his partner Daria and they like to travel, see live music, hike and explore new places together, and practice self-improvement from working out to meditation and yoga.

Jeff has a passion for helping others and a drive to bring out the best in those around them, so making the move to Veterans United was an easy transition as they strive to always deliver results with integrity and care. Before becoming a loan officer, he worked on the back end of the loan process, helping close over 600 loans as a closing specialist and can bring that closing expertise to the front end of the lending experience. With his experience, Jeff can walk you through buying your home, every step of the way.