Rodrigo was born and raised in New Jersey. Before coming to Florida, he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Saint Peter’s University where he also played Division 1 soccer. During and after college, he worked as an EMT as well as Operations Coordinator for Metro Photobooth Bus. His passion for aviation was always present but didn’t manifest itself until he applied to Epic and began flight training in April 2023. Since then, he has completed all of his training at Epic. During his time off he enjoys playing soccer, cooking and spending time at the beach with his dogs and wife.