Doug Gawoski was born in Niagara Falls, New York. He earned a NY Regents Scholarship and BPS in Architecture degree at the University of Buffalo. In 1986 Doug and a close friend left the rust belt behind and headed west on their motorcycles, ending up in San Francisco. Doug became licensed as an Architect and worked at several firms in the Bay Area as a project manager, then started his own architectural practice "11th Hour Design".In 2011, Doug started acting when Architecture projects allowed, and discovered another fun and creative venue. He was fortunate to be featured in 'Chasing Mavericks' and 'Star Trek Into Darkness'.