EXPERTISE

WORLD RECORD ORGANIZER
STUNT COORDINATOR
BASE JUMPING EVENT ORGANIZER
DEMONSTRATION JUMP COORDINATOR
BASE JUMPING COMPETITION
VIDEO PRODUCER
AERIAL CAMERAMAN
STUNTMAN
BASE JUMPER
SKYDIVER
WINGSUIT PILOT
HIGH-PERFORMANCE CANOPY PILOT
HANG GLIDER PILOT
RIGGER

JUMP EXPERIENCE

2X WORLD CHAMPION BASE JUMPER - Overall Champion - World Cup 2001, Overall Champion - World Championships 2004
WORLD CLASS BASE JUMPER - Countries jumped in: United States, Canada, Russia, Norway, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, France, Holland, Begium, Austria, Malaysia, Hong Kong China, Thailand, and Indonesia.
7,200 SKYDIVES - 24 years in the sport of Skydiving
1,400 BASE JUMPS - 17 years in the sport of BASE jumping
TEAM CAPTAIN - The Ex Presidents Demonstration BASE Team

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

WORLD RECORDS

WORLD RECORD ORGANIZER, JUMP COORDINATOR, ENGINEER, AND JUMPER - 21-WAY from the Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls, Idaho, USA (2005) - Standing Bridge Record
WORLD RECORD ORGANIZER, JUMP COORDINATOR, ENGINEER, AND JUMPER - 30-WAY from the Ostankino Tower in Moscow, Russia (2004) - Standing Building Record
WORLD RECORD ORGANIZER, JUMP COORDINATOR, ENGINEER, AND JUMPER - 19-WAY from the Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls, Idaho, USA (2003)
WORLD RECORD JUMP TECHNICAL ADVISOR AND JUMPER - 26-WAY from the Ostankino Tower in Moscow, Russia (2003)
WORLD RECORD JUMPER - 24-WAY Cliff Jump from Kjerag, Lysebotn, Norway (1999) - Standing Cliff Record
WORLD RECORD SKYDIVER - Largest Star Formation, 113 people, Perris, California (1997) - Stands
WORLD RECORD SKYDIVER - Largest 2 point Formation Skydive, Perris, California (1997) - Broken
WORLD RECORD SKYDIVER - Outer-ring skydiver on the 300-WAY attempts. Ottawa, IL (2000)

STUNTS

LADDER TRUCK JUMP TECHNICAL DIRECTOR - 75-foot BASE jump from a fire truck ladder, Cross Keys, New Jersey, USA (2003)
UTAH STATE RECORD HANG GLIDER JUMP TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, RIGGER, AND STUNTMAN - Point of the Mountain, Utah (1987)
WINGSUIT STUNTMAN, STUNT COORDINATOR, AND ENGINEER - Demonstration jump with a wingsuit from the Petronas Twin Towers, Malaysia (2001)
CLIFF RECORD STUNT COORDINATOR, ENGINEER, AND JUMPER - First 4-way off Tombstone, Moab, Utah (1999)
CLIFF RECORD STUNT COORDINATOR, ENGINEER, AND JUMPER - First 2-way off Eagles Nest, Lysebotn, Norway (1999)
CLIFF RECORD STUNT COORDINATOR, ENGINEER, AND JUMPER - First 3-way off Eagles Nest, Lysebotn, Norway (1999)

EVENTS

ORGANIZING TEAM - World Cup, Petronas Twin Towers, Malaysia (2001)
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR - World Cup, Petronas Twin Towers, Malaysia (2001)
BASE CAMP - INVENTOR, ORGANIZER, PROMOTER, SAFETY AND TRAINING DIRECTOR - Extensive BASE First Jump Courses and Training Camps held several times a year at Twin Falls, Idaho, USA (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
EXIT POINT JUMPMASTER - Bridge Day, West Virginia, USA (2000)
STAFF LEADER AND EXIT POINT CONTROLLER - Bridge Day, West Virginia, USA (2002, 2003, 2004)
SAFETY COORDINATOR - Bridge Day, West Virginia, USA (2005)
SAFETY BRIEFER - Bridge Day, West Virginia, USA (2003, 2004, 2005)
BASE SEMINAR PRESENTER - Winter Expo, Ottawa, Illinois, USA (2001)
UNITED STATES TECHNICAL DIRECTOR for MIXSA - Malaysia International Xtreme Skydiving Association (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
LOAD ORGANIZER - World Free Fall Convention (1991)
MOSCOW BASE OPEN AIR (2003, 2004) - Big Way co-organizer and jumper, World Championships competiton jumper
ROYAL GORGE GO FAST GAMES (2004)
ROTTERDAM GO FAST X-DAYS (2007)
BELGIUM GO FAST X-DAYS (2007)

DEMONSTRATION JUMPS

NEW YEARS EVE 2002 - Jumped in a 10-way from Petronas Twin Towers for the New Year celebration in Malaysia. The jump took place in front of 300,000 people and was noted as the highlight of their celebration (2002-03).
WINGSUIT DEMONSTRATION JUMP FROM PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS - Performed this jump for the Minister of Sports of Malaysia and thousands of spectators. The jump was executed perfectly and dead-centered the target (2001).
CANOPY AIRSHOW (CRW) DEMONSTRATION JUMPS - Sanpete County Fly-In, Mount Pleasant, Utah (1988)
HOMECOMING FOOTBALL GAME SKYDIVING DEMONSTRATION JUMPS - Organized many demo jumps for several different high schools during a four-year period. All these schools are located along the Wasatch Front, Utah. The high schools are: Bingham, Cottonwood, Granger, Granite, Highland, Jordan, Kearns, Murray, Olympus, Skyline, Woods Cross (1988-1992).
PRO EXHIBITION JUMPER ON "THE FLYING ELVI" PROFESSIONAL SKYDIVING DEMO TEAM (1998).

VIDEO PRODUCTION

BEST OF SHOW (ACTION) - Editor and Producer of Rage, Gravity Fest (2000)
3^rd PLACE WINNER - Editor and Producer of Huge, Bridge Day Film Festival (2003)
JOHNNY UTAH BASE PACKING VIDEO - Editor and Producer (2002)
OFFICIAL BRIDGE DAY SAFETY VIDEO - Editor and Producer (2003)

TELEVISION

FOX SPORTS NET - Featured BASE Jumper and Videographer for a Bridge Day segment (2002).
Dubbed KING OF EXTREME SKYDIVING on CNN news reports after winning the World Cup (2001).
OLN (Outdoor Life Network) "Fearless" - Appeared as a professional BASE jumper shooting air-to-air video and my air-to-air video was also used for the show. (2004)
TV SEGMENT - Extreme Rush, BASE Jumping - Big Air, Kandoo Films (2004).
TV COMMERCIAL STUNTMAN - KJQ Radio in Salt Lake City, Utah, ran a television commercial showing a high-performance landing stunt I did for the commercial using a logo canopy (1988).
TV COMMERCIAL CAMERAMAN AND JUMPER - Go Fast Sports & Beverage Company ran a commercial on FOX Sports Net showing aerobatic jumps I performed and using video footage I shot during Bridge Day (2002).
Live TV at Bridge Day 2004 - Exit Ramp Jumpmaster and MC, BASE jumper, during 3 hours of live broadcasting (2004)
Live TV at Bridge Day 2005 - BASE jumper and student jumpmaster, during 3 hours of live broadcasting (2005)
REAL TV - WORLD RECORD 24-WAY segment (2000)
Big World Productions - Bridge Day episode (2004)

COMPETITION

BASE INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

1^ST PLACE OVERALL CHAMPION - World Championships (2004)
1^ST PLACE OVERALL CHAMPION - World Cup (2001)
1^st PLACE OVERALL CHAMPION - West Coast Cup (1998)
1^st PLACE PRECISION LANDING - West Coast Cup (1998)
2^nd PLACE OVERALL - World Cup (2002)
3^rd PLACE OVERALL - Indoor World Cup - Tropical Island Resort Dome (2008)
2^nd PLACE LANDING ACCURACY - World Cup (2001)
2^nd PLACE OPENINGS - West Coast Cup (1998)
2^nd PLACE U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (1998)
3^rd PLACE U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (1999)
4^th PLACE AEROBATICS - World Cup (2002)
2^nd PLACE PRECISION LANDING - Bridge Day (1997)
2^nd PLACE PRECISION LANDING - Tombstone, Moab, Utah (1998)
3^rd PLACE OVERALL - Bridge Day Championships (1999)
JUDGES CHOICE AWARD - Bridge Day Championships (1998)

BASE TEAM AWARDS

2^nd PLACE USA TEAM - World Cup (2001)
3^rd PLACE USA TEAM - World Cup (2002)
1^st PLACE TEAM - Bridge Day (1999)
2^nd PLACE TEAM - Bridge Day (2000)
2^nd PLACE TEAM - Bridge Day (1998)
2^nd PLACE TEAM - West Coast Cup (1998)

SKYDIVING AWARDS

1^st PLACE POND SWOOPING MONEY MEET - Ottawa, Illinois (2000)
2^nd PLACE RED BULL SWOOP MEET - Orchard Beach, Maine (2003)
2^nd PLACE U.S. PARA-SKI NATIONALS - Park West, Utah (1986)
2^nd PLACE BLADE RUNNING 2-MAN TEAM - Squaw Valley (1997)
2^nd PLACE U.S. NATIONALS 10-WAY - Eloy, Arizona (2001)

RATINGS

Accelerated Freefall Instructor/Jumpmaster
Tandem Instructor/Jumpmaster
Static Line Instructor/Jumpmaster
Pro Rating
Senior Rigger
Master Hang Gliding Pilot - Hang 4
Private Pilot
Advanced Open Water SCUBA Diver

OTHER MEDIA APPEARANCES

MAGAZINES

Paktop Pucka 10/2006 (Russia) - Cover Shot of me BASE jumping from the KL Tower in Malaysia
Sports Illustrated (Australia) - Featured Athlete in a World Cup 2001 spread
Newlook (France) - Photo spread and article about a wingsuit jump I made from the Petronas Twin Towers in 2001
Outside
Inside Sport
Skydiving (appeared in many issues, 1997-2006)
Parachutist (appeared in multiple issues, 1986-2003)

VIDEOS

BASE Stories (2007)
Big Way (Moscow BASE Open Air 2003)
Huge
Rage
Fistful of F-111 (2001)
For a Few Jumps More (2002)
World Free Fall Convention (2002)
Johnny Utah BASE Packing Video - Johnny Utah Productions
Bridge Day Safety Video - Johnny Utah Productions (2003)
Extreme World of BASE - BigWorld Productions (2004)
Lemmings - Will Forshay
The Best and The Worst of Lemmings - Will Forshay
Go Fast Bridge Day Video - Martini Shot Films (2002)
Bridge Day 2003 - Tequila Shots Productions
Bridge Day 2004 - Triax Productions
Bridge Day 2005 - Triax Productions
Bridge Day - Red Oaks Productions (2003)
Blade Running (1997)
Perris 100-Ways (1997)
World Record Attempts (2000)
BASE Jumping - F/19 Productions (2004)
The Ground is the Limit
Der BöÖse Plan II
Tonar

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing, University of Utah, 1995

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