Bryan Brooks is a nationally certified clinical laboratory scientist and medical technologist through the American Society of Clinical Pathology. He worked at Aston Pathology labs affiliated with UTSW Medical Center, Baylor Irving Hospital and Olympus Diagnostics, performing research testing on new diagnostic technology for FDA approval, patient diagnostic testing and technical support respectively, in the Dallas & Irving Texas areas for 14 years, before moving back to his hometown of Alva to work at the Brooks Agency. Bryan is also a 5th degree black belt in American Kenpo karate & is the owner/operator of NWOKK martial arts in Alva. In his free time, he enjoys the privilege in being a part of the soul shake down experience of the Beat Smacks.