After receiving a degree in Business Administration - Marketing from Augusta College in 1980 Dean joined Club Car, a world-wide golf car and utility vehicle manufacturer where he held positions in sales and sales management for approximately 20 years. He then spent 5 years as Vice President of Development for the Alliance Defense Fund where he focused on major donor development. In January 2005, he joined Meybohm Commercial Properties where he is currently Vice President/Associate Broker and focuses most of his attention on the Aiken, South Carolina market. He is also a licensed real estate instructor.