Strength and conditioning specialist with more than 25 years of experience in personal training and sports performance, this expert offers analysis and expert witness services in matters involving strength and conditioning practices, risk management, and professional standards within fitness and training facilities. His professional background includes work with high school, Division I collegiate, professional, and recreational athletes. He has been an advocate for risk management and pre-incident prevention within the fitness industry, including writing emergency response policies and procedures for medical, fire, tornado, and critical incidents developed in accordance with industry standards and guidelines recommended by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).

His experience includes performance programming, hiring and managing strength and conditioning staff, marketing, and administrative oversight of training operations. He has served as Sports Performance Director and Police Performance Director, providing conditioning services to federal, state, and regional law enforcement academies and agencies. Technical expertise includes Olympic weightlifting, resistance training protocols, kinesiology, exercise equipment, and structured strength and power development programs. He is an experienced Olympic weightlifting team coach and has authored articles and book chapters on training methodology, in addition to presenting at national and regional strength and conditioning clinics.

He holds a Master of Science in Exercise Science and a Bachelor of Arts. His professional certifications include Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and Certified Personal Trainer (NSCA-CPT) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, Certified Senior Coach through USA Weightlifting, Certified Referee through USA Weightlifting and APF & APA Powerlifting, Certified TRX Instructor, and CPR/AED and First Aid certification through the American Heart Association. He currently serves as a state director for a national professional association in the strength and conditioning field. This combination of long-term industry leadership, policy development aligned with NSCA standards, facility management experience, and performance programming expertise supports objective evaluation of strength and conditioning practices, liability analysis, and risk management in matters involving sports and training-related injuries and professional standards of care.