Born in November, 1966 into a family full of military heroes, Carl had a feeling at a young age that his family's service would influence him to one day wear the uniform. Carl's dad was a Prisoner of War in WWII and retired Army officer and his older brother Bruce is a Vietnam veteran and a retired Army officer as well.

In the fall of 1984, Carl began his first year at the University of Connecticut. Aside from the routine class load, Carl was in the Army ROTC program and played on the university's baseball team at the Hartford branch campus. Upon graduation, in 1988, Carl accepted a regular Army commission and embarked on a 22 year career that would take him to Korea, Egypt, Somalia, all over Europe, Kuwait and Iraq. Additionally, Carl was on site at the Pentagon on 9-11 approximately one hour after the disaster took place and worked there until the Military District of Washington's mission was completed. Aside from enjoying his interaction with all service members, Carl has two significant highlights outside command: he served on the Armed Force Inaugural Committee twice and Carl served as a military escort for President Reagan's personal physician when the country honored the passing of our 40th President.

In regard to education, Carl holds three masters degrees and one professional certificate. Two of his degrees come from American University in Washington, DC earning an MBA in Information Technology/International Business and a Master of Arts in Journalism. Additionally, Carl holds a Master of Science in National Security Studies from the National Defense University (ICAF) with a concentration in Strategic Communication. Carl’s professional certificate is from the information technology school at the National Defense University. He holds the Chief Information Officer professional certificate with a concentration in Information Assurance.

Carl enjoys sports, particularly softball; this past year, he was inducted in the Fairfax Adult Softball Hall of Fame as a manager in the county’s inaugural Hall of Fame class. Carl works diligently with the University of Connecticut DC Alumni chapter and has recently become a part of the Leonberger Dog enthusiast club. Carl and his wife Jennifer own two Leonbergers: Starhavens in the Ninth or “Niner” and DaVinci by Providence or "Vinny." Both have already competed in dog shows on the East Coast.

Carl is married as of August 2011 to Jennifer Ann Kraly and has one sister and one brother and five nieces and two nephews.