Growing up, Chuck was always into art - not that he ever took himself to be an "artist" by any trade. Throughout high school he excelled in art classes and drew at home as a hobby. Growing up in a smaller town, certain art mediums and techniques weren't available to him and he decided to continue art he would try his hand at drafting. After one drafting class he could immediately tell that it wasn't for him and found himself drawing his own imaginative ideas up instead, very much unrelated to any drafting designs.

After high-school he began schooling at Mendocino Community College, pursuing business classes, knowing whatever career he chose he wanted to work for himself. He then began getting tattooed with his own art designs and taking notes from local artist, Mark Phillips.  Chuck left college after 2 semesters and moved to Colfax to get life back in order. At this point he getting heavier into art and reading as many tattoo magazines as possible.

Chuck's grandmother decided she wanted to get her first tattoo with the only stipulation being that he had to draw it for her. He jumped at the opportunity and set the appointment at a local tattoo shop. On the day of the appointment, while his family and him were watching her get tattooed, it was mentioned that Chuck was trying to pursue a career into tattooing. They asked him to bring in art that he had done recently for review. After gathering art and showing it to the owner and tattooist it was then he was invited to be an apprentice under Tanner Richardson. Thus beginning his long apprenticeship. Though the shop was not exactly the best working environment, being heavily influenced by other outside affiliations, his mentor taught him a lot more about art, how to approach realism and oil painting. Chuck was now  exposed to what tattoo art could be by attending many tattoo conventions and winning awards in art fusion contests.

With knowledge reaching its peak in that particular environment he ventured off to find a shop where he could continue to grow and be out of his apprenticeship. He then found an opening to be a part time artist at Black Saints Tattoo, a sister shop to Monkey Wrench Tattoo in Santa Rosa, owned at the time by Joe Leonard. After Black Saints Tattoo, he transferred to Full Spectrum Tattoo in Rocklin, working with new shop owner Mario Davis. There Chuck was able to push and dedicate more time to art by attending and participating in local art shows. After a year and a half of working and painting a move was necessary for progress. Around this time, Chuck met Tom Cooney, owner of Fallen Angel Tattoo and started to work there a few days later.

The move was mutually beneficial for Chuck and Fallen Angel. From there he began growing clientele, attending conventions regularly and winning awards. He has been accepted into the Geeksterink Legends and is honored to tattoo with them at various comic book based conventions. With things growing exponentially he began submitting work to books and began being published in out of steps books through the call for art programs. He now is continually traveling all across the country attending tattoo conventions guest spots and tattooing along side the amazing group of Geeksterink Legends at FanX Wizard Worlds and Walker Stalker Conventions.