Taylor was born & raised here in the PNW.  He received his undergraduate degree in accounting from the UW, then went to go work for Blue Origin, which is where he found his passion for space travel.  Even though his job was in accounting for the company, he felt passionate about the mission of the company.

After 3 years at Blue Origin, Taylor decided he would leave and join a startup in Texas that was working on building rocket-powered aircrafts to fly into space.  After the company had gone through financial struggles, which Taylor admits was one of the best experiences in his life, he decided he would move back to the PNW, and ended up at Systima Technologies. 

Today, Taylor is the CFO of Systima Technologies, a multi-million-dollar aerospace & defense company.