Winning is Born and Raised in the Weight Room
EDUCATION Master of Education, June 1983 University of Mississippi at Oxford Bachelor of Science in Physical Education, August 1980 University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa HONORS President of the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association 2004-2008, USA Strength & Conditioning Hall of Fame Inductee 2005, Admiral Ulysses Grant Sharp Award Recipient 2003, Holiday Bowl Master Strength & Conditioning Coach Award Recipient 2001, Member of the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association Board of Directors 2001- Present, Southeastern Conference (SEC) Football Strength Coach of the Year 1997 and 1998 WORK EXPERIENCE Assistant Strength Coach, Massillon Washington High School, Massillon, OH June 2017 to December 2018, Head Football Strength Coach University of Montana at Missoula, December 2009 - January 2014, Assistant Athletic Director and Head Football Strength Coach Washington State University at Pullman, February 2000 - July 2008, Director of Strength and Conditioning and Head Football Strength Coach Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, January 1999 - January 2000, Head Football Strength Coach University of Kentucky at Lexington, January 1995 - December 1998, Director of Strength and Conditioning and Head Football Strength Coach Oregon State University at Corvallis, July 1985 - December 1994, Professional Internship Lenin Institute of Sport at Moscow, Soviet Union, May 1988 - June 1988, Graduate Assistant Strength Coach University of Houston, December 1983 - July 1984, Elementary Physical Education Teacher Midland Independent School District, September 1980 - May 1981, SKILLS In my director roles at Washington State University, Louisiana State University, and at Oregon State University, I served in a significant administrative capacity. I oversaw and managed all full and part-time weight room staff, performed yearly staff evaluations, managed the yearly operating budget, chaired search committees for open positions in the athletic department, created the weight room schedule for all intercollegiate athletic teams, attended campus-widely e diversity workshops, attended weekly department student services meetings, priced and ordered equipment, attended bi-monthly administrative staff meetings, attended daily football staff meetings, and met weekly with the Athletic Training staff. In my role as a Head Strength Coach, I wrote individual workout programs, supervised and managed the workouts, and made dietary recommendations for approximately 100-125 football players. I also organized individual athlete workout times and scheduled on campus facility usage year round. I attended all football practices and traveled with the team and staff to all games.
