DOB: 8/9/79
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 170 lb.
Weight Class: Lightweight - 155 lb.

Martial Arts Background:
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Brown belt under Jack McVicker / Megaton Diaz
Muay Thai Kickboxing: Six years of training under Ryan Blackorby and Mike Aref
Jeet Kune Do Concepts: Red/Black belt under Jack McVicker

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu / Submission Wrestling Experience and Accomplishments:
• Trained multiple times with Royler Gracie in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Well over 200 competition-grappling matches (winning or placing in almost every tournament)
• 2010 Pan Championships (Irvine, California) - Lightweight Brown Belt Master 1st Place
• 2009 International Masters/Seniors Tournament (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) - Lighweight Brown Belt Division 2nd Place
• 2009 International Masters/Seniors Tournament (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) - Open Weight Brown Belt Division 2nd Place
• 2009 Naga Indiana Championships - Middleweight Brown Belt Division 1st Place
• 2007 No-Gi World Championships - Lightweight Purple Belt 3rd Place
• 2007 Extreme Grappling Open - Open Weight Purple Belt Champion
• Multiple wins as Purple Belt in 2006 and 2007 Pan American Games and the 2005 Mundials (BJJ World Championships)
• 2006 Extreme Grappling Open - Lightweight Invitational Pro Division Champion (defeated purple, brown, and black belt consecutively)
• 2006 Hoosier Open - Lightweight Purple Belt Champion
• 2006 Corral's Combat Classic - Lightweight Purple Belt Champion
• Multiple Time NAGA No-Gi, Blue, and Purple Belt Champion
• 2005 Extreme Grappling Open - Lightweight Invitational Pro Division 2nd Place
• 2004 Arnold / Gracie Worlds - Lightweight Blue Belt Champion
• 2003 Relson Gracie Nationals - Lightweight Blue Belt Champion
• 1st Southwest BJJ Championship (Phoenix, AZ) - Lightweight Blue Belt Champion

Mixed martial Arts Experience and Accomplishments
Professional MMA Record: 15-6-1
• 14 of my 15 wins are finishes (12-submissions, 2-TKO's)
• Total Fight Challenge 155 lb. Champion
• Kage One 155 lb. Champion
• Fought on Season 4 of Bodog Fight: Paradise Lost (Costa Rica)
-Received "Most Technical Fight Award"
• Experience against top lightweights

Teaching / Coaching Experience

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Instructor: Peoria Athletic Club
I provided group classes and private lessons weekly for three years. This has given me a great deal of experience and has helped me to understand how to be an effective instructor and how to keep students interested.

Team Captain: McVicker's Martial Arts
Having a great deal of experience and demonstrated leadership, Jack often put me in charge of the team at competitions. This entailed coaching, motivation, and rallying the team to do their best. Also, I often taught our jiu-jitsu classes in Champaign when Jack was out of town.

Education Degree: University of Illinois
I dedicated my college career to learning the most effective methods to engage individuals in all levels of learning. I am able to apply these same methods to help students of all ages and abilities to learn and grow in martial arts and competition.

Operations Manager: Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions
I worked with college and high school students daily, and helped them to achieve their educational goals. This has given me a variety of social and interpersonal skills necessary to be an excellent instructor/mentor.