Josh knew from an early age he had an overactive imagination - mainly because he would be using it when he was supposed to be studying or doing homework. Nevertheless, he eventually found a home in drama club and wrote his first ever work of fiction - a play - when he was 16. He co-directed the play at his alma mater two years later, and began working on a follow-up, which he also co-directed in 1999. From that point on, a day never went by when he wasn't writing or working on a story in some capacity. Many of these still exist in hand-written pages locked safely away.

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Convinced his creative work wouldn't pay the bills, Josh pursued the Information Technology field in college to help prepare for his forthcoming nuptials. He married his high school sweetheart in 1999. Even as his family began to grow, he kept up with his creative work, directing his first short film, from a script by a friend, in 2004 and branching out into screenplays as well.

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Josh attended Point Park University in 2008 and continued his education with Full Sail University with a focus in screenwriting. During those years he published some of his stories online for the first time. He would also make several earnest efforts at directing various projects, from web series to feature films, but none of these were able to be completed.

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It wasn't until 2017 that he finally made his first professional effort, writing and directing his short film, 415. This short would debut at the Pittsburgh Independent Film Festival and would go on to win many additional selections and several awards, including Best Writing.