Gavin is a hardworking student who grew up in Bakersfield, California, where he worked as a diesel mechanic. He transferred to Oklahoma State University to pursue his electrical engineering degree. Throughout his undergraduate career in Oklahoma, he has developed many hobbies and interests. He loves to fish, hunt and work on his 2000 Jeep Wrangler and documents what he gets up to on the YouTube channel he started during the pandemic. In the winter of 2021, he graduated with his electrical engineering bachelor’s and began his Master in Business Administration (MBA) the following spring at OSU.

Before arriving at InterWorks, Gavin worked on behalf of the Center for Sovereign Nations at OSU, an organization that supports Native American students on campus. Being a Cherokee citizen himself, he is experienced in dealing with tribal sovereign governments and participating in tribal events.