Jonathan Meier was born in San Diego, California. He was mostly raised in California and Florida but lived in Kentucky for a good portion of his life. Graduating from Pine Knot Job Corps at age 18 in 2005 getting his GED and graduating in the union painters trade. He first started work in fast food/customer service at Taco Bell and Arby's for 4 years then moved up to full-time customer service at Circle K for 3 years. He then moved to Speed Way Gas Station in KY for 3 years and became a shift manager for them for another year before coming to Las Vegas in 2016. He joined the American Lock and Key crew becoming a full-time locksmith working in the shop making keys, re-keying locks, and much more. He is still learning but has been told that he is growing into a great Locksmith and has learned many skills needed for the locksmith trade.