Milwaukee, WI | 1999 - 2004

Trey graduated in 2002 from the Milwaukee High School of the Arts and secured a full scholarship to attend University of Wisconsin Milwaukee with a focus on Experimental Film. He departed in 2005 for an opportunity to work in the Film and Television industry in New York City.

Brooklyn, NY | 2004 - 2014

Trey has worked in independent and major motion pictures & television, has made numerous short films, music videos, documentaries and independent series alongside his many esteemed collaborators including producing a creator series for MOMA PS1, producing a great white shark documentary with Celine Cousteau, and making puppets with BJORK and Encyclopedia Pictura and Basil Twist.

Trey studied with Werner Herzog and attended his Rogue Film School.

Trey attended Robert McKee’s STORY Seminar.

Trey shot the first season of Real Housewives of New Jersey.

Trey honed his skills in the science of coffee as a Barista and eventually Regional Manager to one of NYC’s original and most prestigious specialty coffee roasters, Gimme! Coffee.

Cleveland, OH | 2014 - 2024

Trey met his enchanting wife Dana while living in Brooklyn, NY and they eloped while on holiday in Kerala, India. After the birth of their first child Trey realized NYC’s rent was, in the common parlance, ‘too damn high.’

After transplanting to Dana’s native Cleveland, Trey set his intention on creating the coffee shop of his dreams. He achieved this dream, first with PASSENGERS CAFE in Ohio City and next with COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE in Old Brooklyn. Both shops were well received by the community and garnered much acclaim.

Hell Planet, USA | 2025

As we collectively endure the relentless horrors of our society melting into the stinking shit of fascist capitalist scum, Trey is committed to making cool stuff with his talented friends and family that bring joy and a sense of community to this one precious life.

Trey is currently in pre production on his first feature length film TEETHING