He currently resides in Phoenix, AZ where he was born and raised. Rob’s restaurant career started in High School working at The Old Spaghetti Factory; it was then he was certain that he wanted to be in the restaurant industry. He obtained his culinary degree from Scottsdale Culinary Institute. Being in the BOH for about 2 years he then transitioned to FOH which he began bartending. His curiosity for beer, wine and spirits proceed him to obtain his level 1 sommelier certificate. Rob’s last 6 years of the 21 years in the restaurant industry have been enjoying and pursuing the detail of fine dining. He’s now excited to grow, evolve ,and use his experience with TRFS.