Josh earned a bachelor's degree in Art History from the School of Art and Architecture at the University of Illinois Chicago, graduating summa cum laude and with departmental distinction. After graduation he attended DePaul University, where he earned a master's degree in Computer Science. Josh also holds CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, and Linux+ certifications. Some of his outside interests include application development, early 20th century art, Italian language and culture, and writing short bios about himself in the third person.