Nolan Mills graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin in 2013 with a degree in Environmental Management. In November 2013 he began working on the Memphis SSO abatement program, SARP10, as a construction inspector with Allen and Hoshall. He continued to perform inspection duties on the SARP10 program until 2016 when he moved to Black and Veatch as a safety specialist. After expressing interest in construction management, he transferred to that side of B&V and have been working as a Construction Manager on SARP10 since then.