Zach grew up in Western NY and attended SUNY Fredonia earning a BA in Music and a BS in Sound Recording Technology. After college he moved to Long Beach, CA and worked in live event production as an audio engineer, lighting designer and crew lead/production manager. During that time he married became a father to two. When the Covid pandemic shut down production work, Zach began learning home automation and networking. He has been with Di since Feb 2022.