-Member of both the 1996 and 2001 El Capitan Expeditions, in Yosemite National Park in California where he rappelled and climbed the longest drop in the US (2650 ft = 808 m.).

-Southern Regional Coordinator for 2001 and 2004 El Capitan Expeditions

-Vice President of Extreme Rappels, LLC

-Member of Zornes, Brown's and Phelp's Bridge Day Teams at Bridge Day for 13 years, completing several rappels and climbs each year (876 ft = 267 m.).

-Veteran of many of the longest and deepest cave drops in the US, including Ellison's Cave in Georgia, with vertical drops of 650 and 440ft.

-Annual participation at Whiteside Mountain (longest cliff drop in Eastern US (650 ft = 198 m.)

-Has conducted numerous vertical training workshops for members of National Speleological Society Grotto

-Vertical training and practice as often as twice a week

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

-Trained in CPR

-Trained in Basic Cave Rescue

-Member of the Vertical Section of the National Speleological Society since 1993

-Participant in a cave rescue in West Virginia

-Past President and twice past treasurer of the Triangle Troglodytes, Grotto of the National Speleological Society

-Holds B. S. degree in Wildlife Biology and M. S. degree in Entomology

-Member of numerous conservation groups including National Audubon Society, National Speleological Society, The Nature Conservancy, Southeastern Cave Conservancy, Bat Conservation International, Entomological Society of America and many others.