With a career extending over more than 40 years in the skydiving industry, this expert witness specializes in parachuting safety, instructional standards, and training program evaluation. His background includes service as a parachutist and Instructor Examiner, with extensive involvement in Accelerated Freefall (AFF), static line, instructor-assisted deployment, and tandem training programs. He has participated in and conducted more than 30 instructor and jumpmaster certification courses and has logged over 3,400 jumps, including more than 2,500 in a professional instructional capacity, reflecting substantial hands-on experience in operational safety and training.

His expertise encompasses the evaluation of training protocols, instructor certification standards, parachute deployment systems, and equipment safety across multiple skydiving disciplines. He has taught more than 150 first-jump courses and has served as a Course Director and evaluator for instructor and coach certification programs. His experience also includes parachute rigging practices, tandem systems instruction across major platforms, and advisory roles related to safety and training standards within parachute centers and national organizations.

In addition to his instructional and operational work, he brings significant aviation experience as a licensed commercial pilot with instrument ratings, having logged more than 2,200 flight hours, including over 900 hours as a skydiving jump pilot. He has served as an FAA Aviation Safety Counselor and completed high-altitude training at a NASA facility. His contributions to the field include co-authoring instructional materials, editing and developing certification examinations and rigging manuals, and publishing articles on parachuting safety and emergency procedures. He has also presented safety seminars to aviation and skydiving organizations and participated in industry symposiums focused on equipment and operational safety.

His professional involvement includes long-standing membership in the United States Parachute Association, advisory service to its Safety & Training Committee, and participation in the Parachute Industry Association, along with leadership roles in the Civil Air Patrol as a Lieutenant Colonel and Deputy Commander. His credentials include certification as a Senior Parachute Rigger and recognition through multiple advanced skydiving proficiency awards, including Gold, Diamond, and Star Crest distinctions. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and a Master of Science in Analytical Chemistry. His expert witness experience spans more than 10 years and includes consultation, deposition, and trial testimony in matters involving skydiving incidents, training practices, equipment safety, and operational procedures.