With a career dedicated to the development and operation of world-class whitewater recreation facilities, this paddlesports and whitewater operations expert brings more than 20 years of experience involving artificial whitewater parks, whitewater rafting and kayaking, flatwater paddling, river guiding, canoeing, and recreational riversports activities. The expert specializes in whitewater course operations, river navigation, paddlesports instruction, guide training, recreational watercraft operations, trip leadership, and whitewater safety procedures associated with both engineered whitewater facilities and natural river environments. Professional experience includes leadership roles overseeing large-scale whitewater recreation programs, operational procedure development, staffing and training initiatives, safety protocol implementation, and management of rafting, kayaking, canoeing, and flatwater paddling activities. The expert was the first person to open and operate the two largest artificial whitewater parks in the world and has also provided operational consulting services for an international whitewater federation and a major whitewater park development project in New Zealand. Additional operational accomplishments include management of up to 250 river personnel, coordination of Olympic-level training and events, implementation of detailed operational procedures for whitewater and flatwater programs, and successful management of a national Olympic team trials event during the opening day of a large-scale whitewater facility.

Complementing extensive operational and instructional experience, the expert has spent more than 15 years training and developing professional river guides and kayak instructors while leading instructional programs involving whitewater rafting, swiftwater rescue basics, whitewater kayaking, flatwater paddling, and recreational river safety procedures. Competitive paddling experience includes service as a member of a national canoe and kayak team, Olympic Team Alternate appearances for the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games, National Championship titles, and Top 15 world rankings in canoe slalom competition. Additional experience includes participation in international studies involving sustainability and development of whitewater courses worldwide, along with procurement of a federally regulated permit for construction of a flatwater paddling launch facility along a major river system. Professional certifications include American Canoe Association Level IV Whitewater Kayak Instructor certification, American Canoe Association Level III SUP Instructor certification, and American Red Cross CPR/AED and First Aid certification. Educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts degree in History with a minor in Spanish.