Bert graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Political Science. He completed a SW Airlines MBA minority program. He is a former Director of the National Roofing Contractors Association as well as former member of RICOWI (Roofing Industry Committee On Weather Related Issues).

He is a second-generation roofer with more than 35 years of experience in the roofing industry. He has completed projects in more than 60 school districts in Texas and on military installations in Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, Florida, North Carolina & Virginia He has also completed projects at both Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida and Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.

He has been a Zone leader at his church for several years, helping widows and single parents with small projects within their homes. He has been married to his wife, Lisa, for 36 years.