Born and raised in New York City, Lefty eventually made his way to Florida. While in Florida, he was introduced to tattooing by his brother Malo. Lefty was immediately interested in tattooing, and set out to learn all he could. Since 1997 Lefty has traveled the U.S. learning more about tattooing, and always refining his art. He has worked at many different shops, and even ran his own for a short period of time.

The shops Lefty has worked at include;

• Valhalla Tattoo & Body Piercing, with Monte & Dan Moore
• Concrete Ink Tattooing & Body Piercing
• Shiva's Pain Tattooing & Body Piercing, with Monte, Shawn Edwards, Malo, and Linda White
• Tatooine Custom Tattoos (ran by Lefty)
• 1603 Tattooing & Body Piercing, with Skip Sampson, Dee McKinzie, Casper, and Jill Trilling.