Experience

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  Park city ski team

  Oct 2001 - Jul 2002

  Full time fis/noram coach
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  Ussa northern division

  Jan 2003 - Jun 2006

  Chair and division manager

  Alpine Competition Chairman and Divisional Manager responsible for competition and athlete management in Montana, North Dakota, and Eastern Wyoming. Member of the Western Region board of directors and served on several athletic development and educational committees with US Skiing and Snowboard during this tenure.

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  Silver run ski foundation

  May 2003 - Sept 2006

  Program director

  Responsible for both on hill content and programming and the off hill business aspects of running a non-profit ski club for junior athletes.

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  United states ski and snowboard association

  Jan 2005 - Jun 2006

  Ussa nds internship

  Internship with National Development System focusing on conditioning and roll out of physical assessment education materials to coaching staffs at selection National Development System training and competition projects.

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  Mountain land

  Jun 2005 - Aug 2005

  Physical therapy sports medicine internship

  Sports medicine internship focused on creating preventative care programming for junior athletes focused on the prevention of ACL injuries.

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  United states ski and snowboard association

  Oct 2006 - May 2011

  Ussa western region development manager

  Responsible for developing, implementing and monitoring programming to support identified top regional athletes in the western half of the United States in their pursuit to obtain national team status in the sport of alpine ski racing. Served as a contributing member of the Skills Quest developing team and led the implementation of monitoring and tracking physical fitness regionally and nationally, resulting in the collection of longitudinal data for evidence-based decision making.

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  Ussa sports science

  Jul 2009 - Oct 2009

  Ussa sports science intern

  Completed six-week internship with sports science department focusing on physiology under the direction of the head physiologist and the high performance director in the lead up to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Discipline focus included nordic combined and freestyle skiing.

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  Summit training systems

  Jun 2010 - now

  Sport development & science consultant

  Started my own company for contract work in the area of human performance, strength and conditioning, and physiology. Contract works ranges from professional teams to club teams and individual athletes.

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  Powdr corp

  Jun 2011 - Oct 2011

  Woodward at copper coach

  Primarily a trampoline and gymnastics floor exercise coach in the Woodward Barn with all junior athletes ranging in age from 6 to 18 seeking to perform and refine their park and pipe free skiing skills during the summer. The Woodward Copper summer camp experience included an on-snow component where athletes could transition their skill execution from the ramps and trampolines to air bags and small to large terrain features. While on-snow I served as an on-hill freestyle coach assisting young athletes in the development of their movement over terrain and jumping skills in terrain parks. Show less

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  Colorado mountain college

  Jul 2011 - Dec 2014

  Adjunct professor

  Professor of Health and Fitness at the Summit County campus. Taught synchronous/hybrid courses related to health, fitness focused on the six-tenets of health and wellness.

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  Australian paralympic committee

  Nov 2011 - Mar 2012

  Assistant alpine paralympic coach

  Coached para-alpine NorAm and World Cup level athletes including sit skiers, visually impaired, and standing Paralympic ski racers during their North American training and competition tour between the United States and Canada.

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  Carrabassett valley academy

  Sept 2012 - Oct 2013

  • Director Human Performance/ Womens Alpine Coach

    Sept 2012 - Oct 2013

  • Director Human Performance

    Sept 2012 - Oct 2013
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  Amp recover

  Oct 2013 - Feb 2016

  Sport scientist - athlete monitoring/return to sport & sport medicine patient outcome research

  Originally created to help US Olympic athletes prepare for the Sochi OWG in 2014, AMP has a history of working with elite athletes in preparation for and return to the highest level of competition. That experience and knowledge was used to create the most comprehensive Health Intelligence Platform available to solve the problems facing high performing care teams. To solve these challenges we’ve brought the best together across technology, physical therapy, user experience and sports science to deliver unparalleled tools to effectively guide a patient on their journey to a successful recovery.I began my journey with AMP in the lead up to the Sochi 2014 OWG. I continued to assist AMP in the development of their platform for use within various clubs and teams ranging from the grassroots level to high performance.Responsible for the initial build out and conversion of the athlete monitoring and tracking software package for use with rehabilitation patients initially in Vail, Colorado with the Steadman Phillipon Clinic and Research Institute with the primary goal of increasing patient outcomes scores and their quality of life post surgery. Show less

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  Alpine canada alpin

  Aug 2016 - now

  • Managed and led project-based training camps and international competitions for U16, U18, and U21 athletes to progress along the podium pathway, including the Alpine World Junior Championships.• Updated athlete attributes in Alpine Canada's Gold Medal Profile and deployed evaluation tools, including the recent revision to the major games podium pathway curves.• Developed athlete monitoring tools in Teamworks AMS, measuring fitness, health, workload, injury statistics, and performance metrics. Show less The position encompasses leading a core curriculum working and advisory groups responsible for annual coach curriculum updates with athletic directors and coach developers from across Canada. The maintenance of a high-performance mentorship program to develop Canadian ski coaches. The development of eLearning tools including the production of webinars, online classes and video evaluation to meet NCCP guidelines.Athletic development responsibilities include leading the ACA LTAD 3.0 revision project creating an operational wireframe to promote sport system alignment. The new revision highlights the ACA Athlete Gold Medal Profile which defines the NextGen athletic benchmarks. The GMP benchmarks were established through research and collaboration with the ACA high-performance directors for alpine skiing, ski cross and para-alpine. Assist ACA Domestic Director with domestic athlete development initiatives. Led the majority of ACA led on-snow projects and initiatives domestically and internationally. Projects included both coach mentorship and athlete educational opportunities in both the training and competitive environments. Assist in the preparation of Own the Podium annual report in the area of data analytics. Promotion of high performance coach development through OTP CEP program, ACA coach education and mentorship initiativesLed development of initial safe sport initiatives through policy revision and implementation of safe sport practices both in the workplace and field of play through the development of content to foster a positive athlete experience. Member of internal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team.Responsible for maintenance and balancing of annual coach education budget covering 11 Provinces and Territories, grant funding and course revenues. Show less

  • Excel Performance Pathway Manager & Performance Data Analyst

    May 2022 - now

  • Senior Manager, Coach Education

    Aug 2016 - May 2022
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  International racer

  Jul 2017 - Mar 2023

  Alpine ski & strength conditioning coach

  International Racer is an independent alpine ski racing organisation that supports the ambitions of young racers who want to get to the elite level. I work with a team of professional coaches to assist international athletes achieve success primarily in the summer months in New Zealand. IR run's training groups in Europe (Sweden, Norway, Austria), Chile, Australia and a full time academy in Canada (Alberta). In addition IR consults to several Europa/World cup level athletes working to make the next leap in their career. Show less