In seventh grade at Fort Worth Country Day, Tony figured out the pattern of questions for the Vocabulary Building with Word Roots quizzes that his entire grade was forced to take. He shared these strategies freely with his classmates so that kids could have more time to work on assignments and projects from other classes. In ninth grade, Tony wrote a simple calculator program for volume equations and geometric properties. He shared it freely with the other students in his Honors Geometry class. The next year, he wrote a more complex calculator program for calculating pH/pOH concentrations and identifying likelihood of reactions based on electronegativity differences. He naturally began charging money for this service. As a senior, Tony edited and revised personal statements and essays for his friends. They all got into great colleges, but not Cornell. 

In 2010, Tony began teaching standardized tests on behalf of Ivy Insiders. His branch was one of the most profitable in the Southwest, but that owed to the excellent salesmanship of his partners. Tony did not make a single sale. Instead, he taught classes in every exam subject for the entirety of the summer. He would continue teaching privately for Revolution Prep in the following two summers before graduating in 2013 with a B.A. in English with a creative writing focus and a B.A. in History with a concentration in post-Soviet Eastern European studies. He strongly believes that majors should be dictated by passions, and not the other way around. 

Tony has taught over 15,000 hours of private academic sessions with three or fewer students present to students ranging from second graders to college seniors. He has never advertised his services, as every new student arrives through personal recommendation. As testament to this, Tony's most significant demographic of students is younger siblings whose older brothers and sisters he previously taught (although neighbors are a close second). His #1 goal is to make his students' lives easier. His #2 goal is to get them paid (either from the college in scholarships, or from the parents buying them nicer cars than they might've once the kids achieve their scores and academic goals). His #3 goal is to institute a ranked-choice voting system for presidential elections. 

In terms of personal background, Tony has lived on the correct side of the metroplex for his entire life save the four years he spent in Ithaca, NY. He has four fantasy football titles ('13,'16,'18,'21) in a competitive 12-man auction league that has run since 2010 (he also serves as commissioner). He has an extensive anime library, and every video game console going back to 2007 (with some as old as 1994). He buys every new sports game every year, as well as every new Call of Duty game. He has a German Shepherd dog and a black Mercedes SUV named "German Shepherd", and his two pairs of wireless headphones are named "Rosencrantz" and "Guildenstern" (in case parents are curious as to precisely what value an English degree provides). He is very good at trivia, and his favorite Jeopardy category is "Before and After". He is something of a sneakerhead, and he has an extensive collection of jerseys from different teams across hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and football.