ELEVATOR BIO
- Spent childhood in a 1 room log cabin with no electricity or running water, miles from the nearest neighbors, on a massive lake with bears, moose, and porcupines in central British Columbia; also lived on the reservation in Montana and a rural farm in Oregon
- Had lived in Ghana, worked in orphanages in Romania, and photographed King Cobras in Nepal before graduating high school
- Wanted to be Tom Brady. Fail.
- Spent 20’s seeking the meaning of life and the next awesome river
- Experienced every inhabited continent, landed in Costa Rica
- Really loves truth, justice, and the logical way
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MODELING CLIENTS
- Nike SPARQ Training
- Bass Pro
- Men's Health
- Getty Images
- Sahalie
- Fred Meyer
- Adidas
- Mervyns
- nau
- Castelli
- Eastbay
- Reebok
FILM / TV / VIDEO CLIENTS
- Fox Sports Net (TV commentator for Gorge Games Riverboarding events on FSN)
- anonymous content (Main character in a short film about Riverboarding; as myself, a riverboarder)
- Orbitrek (infomercial; as myself an extreme athlete, Riverboarder)
- Cabela's / Yamaha (video marketing for Yamaha Rhino)
- Discovery Channel swiftwater rescue simulation (with American Rescue)
- Spiral (movie; an extra at the party, also coordinated with location scout to find the house used for several scenes)
- Primal Quest® / Rush HD (stunt double for whitewater kayaking carnage; also paddled cameraman downriver with top teams during kayaking/riverboarding sections of the race)
ADVENTURE, ROLES, & EXPERIENCE
- Water Director, Primal Quest® Badlands (2009)
- SPOT "Live To Tell About It" award recipient at Primal Quest® 2008, for rescuing 2 racers and a civilian off an island in the middle of the Gallatin river (riverboard contact rescues - also featured on the DVD / TV episodes)
- River Director, Primal Quest® Montana (2008)
- Sports Director, Gorge Games Riverboarding events (2008)
- International Hydrospeed Instructor - first American to be named such by RIPH, and only the 15th person in the history of the organization to be awarded the honor worldwide (2007)
- Numerous “First Descents” on a Riverboard (supposedly - who actually knows who was first)
- Have Riverboarded in North America, South America, Central America, Europe mainland, Scandinavia, & New Zealand;
- Part of the river safety team for Primal Quest® 2006
- Hired as an “Extreme Athlete – Riverboarder” for an exercise equipment infomercial (2006)
- Starred in the short film on Riverboarding along with Face Level's Docta P, legend Bob Carlson, and Kiwi guide Gary Pera (2006)
- Hired by a major Hollywood production company (anonymous content) as an expert consultant on Riverboarding prior to filming the short film on Riverboarding (2006)
- Sports I have experience in: football, basketball, baseball, track, weight training, yoga, standup paddlboarding (SUP), soccer, volleyball, swimming, adventure racing, riverboarding, snow bodyboarding (airboarding), surfing, wakeboarding, snowboarding, Brazilian Jujitsu, Jeet Kun Do (MMA), golf, ultimate frisbee, raquetball, motorcycles, ATV’s, jetskis, rafting, canoeing, bouldering, indoor climbing
CERTIFICATIONS
- Certified as an Advanced Swiftwater Rescue Technician (Rescue 3 / Sierra Rescue)
- Certified as a PADI Open Water Diver (Bocas Water Sports - BdT, PA)
