| Age: 52 |
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| Height: 6' |
| Marital status: M |
| Occupation: Project Director, Alcatel |
| Education: BS Electronic Engineering |
| Hobbies: Skydiving, sailing |
| Team name: |
| Year of first jump: 1979 |
| Licenses and ratings: AFF IB, Tandem IB, F-693, POPS 597, Star Crest |
| Records: |
| Number of jumps: 7000 - 3000Tandem, 2000 AFF, 2000 fun jumps |
| Number of cutaways: 5 |
| Life philosophy: I refuse to go timidly thru life only to arrive safely at death's door |
| Jump philosophy: Respect physics & enjoy each experience |
| Out of all of your skydives, is there one particular jump that stands out the most? A tandem where due to pressure change in freefall, a blind passenger's left eye cleared a blood clot & after 20+ years of blindness, she regained her eyesight in her left eye. |
| What do you like most about the sport? The people |
| What are your skydiving goals? Enjoy the mateship & each jump. To reach 10,000 jumps. |
| How did you become interested in skydiving? A woman |
| What safety item do you think is the most important or most often neglected? The person, themselves |
| I skydive because... I love people, I love the feeling of flight & I love the beauty of the planet from a bird's eye view. |
| Any suggestions for students? Believe in yourself |
| While skydiving, what has been your strangest thought? Who let off the smoke signal in the airplane when actually a major failure had occurred in the engine. |
| Best skydiving moment? Everyone - they are each unique |
| Explain Guy Bryant in just a few words: Enjoy life & the experience of it. |
| What drives your competitive spirit? To be the best at what I enjoy. |
| What makes you tick? Challenge & competition |
| How did you get to your current level of (Tandem/RW/freefly/CRW) talent? One jump at the time |
| Best thing about Tandem/RW/freefly/CRW? Tandem, feeling the positive energy & excitement the passengers give off. |
