




Age:28
Height:6ft
weight:410
I was Born in Peoria Illinois on April 19 1984. Grew up in a small town called washburn. Lived in washburn till I was a freshmen in high school. While growing up in Washburn my dad would take me hunting and fishing in a lot of the surrounding gravel pits and ponds. Then I moved to Metamora Illinois were I finished out my high school. I was captain of the high school wrestling team and played football and baseball for the 3 years I was at Metamora high school. I have one brother and four adopted sisters! Growing up my dad would take me to all his club tournaments so I go to start fishing tournaments around the age of 8. One a lot of kids derby fishing tournaments growing up and when I was a senior in high school I started fishing local open tournaments. My First Big tournament I ever finished was the spring-lake classic which I had too qualify by fishing so many of the Thursday night tournaments at spring-lake. Got 2nd place and big bass.
Looking for a career in an organization where I can use my Diverse Skills, Knowledge and Efforts to add value to the organization and I am eager to contribute my creativity and hard work towards the success of the organization and to the growth of the fast developing field and to enhances my career.
Skills / Knowledge that I have consistently achieved performance in:
Team Building/Staff Training Great Customer Service and relations
Inventory management Winning attitude
Very Competitive Honest
Fun and out going Good Performance
Achievements:
Co Founded NIU College Fishing team Oct 16th 2011 and Currently Ranked 29th in the ACA in the nation
Head Coach for semipro football team Have 3 championships while coaching
played 7 years of semipro football
Hobbies: Outdoors man
College:
Illinois Central College
Associates in Criminal justice/applied science
Northern Illinois University
Art/sculpture Still have 2 semesters left till BA is done
2012 tournament results:
Collegiate Flw Series
Kentucky Lake 24th place
Lake Shelbyville 23rd
Mississippi Lacross 15th
ALL Star tournament: Shelbyville: 7th
State tournament: Lake Springfield: 14th
Boat Us national championships Lake Pickwick 105-200
Midwest series:
Clinton lake 8th place
Mill Creek 11th place
Webster lake 6th place
kinkaid lake 4th and big bass
Mid west classic:
Lake Springfield: 4th place and big bass
2013 Attentive Schedule
Co angler everstart series Central division
Lake of the Ozarks (March 14-16, 2013)
Pickwick Lake (May 2-4, 2013)
Kentucky Lake (June 13-15, 2013)
Detroit River (July 25-27, 2013)
BOAT U.S
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Cabela's Collegiate Big Bass Bash |
ACA |
March 2013 |
March 2013 |
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Pepsi Collegiate Bass Fishing Open |
ACA |
April 2013 |
April 2013 |
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Boat US Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship |
ACA |
05/24/13 |
05/25/13 |
B.A.S.S.
Mississippi River, Ft Madison Iowa Mac Regional May 29-30
Midwest series
State Championship
All Star tournament
Collegiate Classic




SUMMARY
Active Duty Officer in the United States Army currently deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. I plan to continue to develop my angling skills while on active duty and incrementally increase my tournament fishing experience throughout the next five years. I anticipate retiring in 2017 and upon retirement intend to fish full time fishing higher level circuits including the FLW Series and B.A.S.S. Opens. I am a leader and motivator by profession. Couple that with a strong character and value set, molded from childhood and forged through years of selfless service I am a dedicated, disciplined, goal oriented performer. I enjoy writing and communicating and will bring a uniquely qualified perspective that others respect, admire, and want to emulate in representing and promoting your company and products.
PERSONAL
I
was born 24 May 1973 in Pottsville, PA. I grew up in a working class
home, my mother was a sewing machine operator and father was a
construction worker. My parents were divorced and I lived with my
mother, although my father also lived in Pottsville. I grew up
cherishing days afield, either hunting or fishing. This brought on a
strong sense of the outdoors and as I grew older into my teens I
spent most of my time either playing sports or afield. In college I
played football which built my strong sense of competitiveness and
leadership skills that still drive me to success today. I was my
college football team captain for three straight years. The
combination of my strong desire to lead and my love for the outdoors
made the United States Army an easy fit for me. I entered into the
Army straight out of college in May 1995. As I have developed
through years of being an officer in the Army, hunting and fishing
has become my outlet for stress relief and relaxation. The time
spent fishing with my competitive nature has led me to tournament
bass fishing in 2007. I currently live in Kansas with my wife
Barbara and son Nathan. Nathan is 12 and also just as competitive as
I when it comes to bass fishing. This year he joined the Kickback
Junior Bass Club and competed at the Kansas state level.
WORK
HISTORY
August
1995-Present- An Officer in the United States Army Quartermaster
Corps. I have held leadership positions from Platoon Leader (40
personnel) to Company Commander (213 personnel). I have been
responsible for logistics support ranging from an Accountable Officer
of a $1.2 billion warehouse to the Afghanistan Theater Fuels Officer
overseeing all fuel trucked into the country in 2005 worth more than
$80 million. Currently I am a Brigade Operations officer who
oversees a 1900 person brigade in Afghanistan providing logistical
support to over 35,000.
EDUCATION
1995
– King’s College, Wilkes-barre, Pa, BA in History
2009 – Florida Technical University, Melvern, FL, MS in Management (Emphasis in Logistics)
2010 – Faculty of Fishing Advanced Online Course
AFFILIATIONS
Member of the Army Bass Anglers Coalition Prostaff
Member of B.A.S.S.
Member of FLW Outdoors and The Bass Federation of Kansas
Committee member of Fishing For Freedom Truman Reservoir
2013 Tournament trails schedule:
Bassmaster Weekend Series (Missouri)
American Bass Anglers Series 66 (Kansas)
Fishing For Freedom Event on Truman Lake, MO

