Tandem Instructor, USPA Coach, Videographer

16 Years of Experience
What advice would you give to someone thinking about jumping for the first time?
Do it.
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What is your USPA License Number?
D-30643
Please list your USPA Ratings:
Coach, Tandem Instructor.
When you were a kid, were there any early activities that might indicate you’d one day become a skydiver?
Watching old James Bond movies.
What was the circumstance that led you to the DZ for the first time to make your very first skydive?
Something I have always wanted to do since I was 6. I made some calls to some Dropzones in the Northeast and just went for my first tandem.
What made you want to continue skydiving after your first jump?
I knew that 1 tandem wasn’t going to cut it for me. I wanted to be a skydiver since I was 6 years old.
What’s the best / most memorable skydive you’ve ever made?
2-Way Freefly with my wife before we started having kids. And 16-way Skydive Snohomish hybrid staff jump on Labor Day.
As an instructor, what has been one of the most meaningful jumps you’ve made with a student?
Jumping with a 92-year-old grandma who took her 18-year-old grandson for his first skydive.
If you could jump with anyone in the world, who would you like to jump with and why?
Any of my family or friends. I enjoy seeing people I know get to try such an amazing experience.