My sports background is in soccer and athletic training. I hold an NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification as well as various US Soccer, United Soccer Coaches, and UEFA licenses and diplomas. I have completed a Master’s degree in Recreational Sports with an emphasis on Soccer Coaching from Ohio University.
My personal fitness passion is indoor rowing and bodyweight resistance training.
I retired in 2014 after a 31 year career in Silicon Valley. My professional background is in software engineering – specifically distributed systems, operating and storage systems. I hold 16 patents related to networking, fault tolerance, and storage management. I graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.
Licenses/Diplomas
- United Soccer Coaches Master Coach Diploma – 2021
- UEFA B License – 2023
- UEFA C License – 2021
- United Soccer Coaches Premier Diploma – 2010
- United Soccer Coaches Advanced National Diploma – 2009
- United Soccer Coaches National Diploma – 2008
- United Soccer Coaches Director of Coaching Diploma – 2009
- United Soccer Coaches Performance Analysis Diploma – Level 1 2021, Level 2 2022
- United Soccer Coaches Sports Performance Diploma – 2021
- USSF D License – 2006
- Cal North E/D License
- Cal North E License
- Cal North F License
Certifications and Awards
- Master of Science in Recreational and Sports Science (Soccer), Ohio University – 2019
- NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) – 2015-present
- Red Cross First Aid, CPR, and AED certification
- NFHS Accredited Interscholastic Coach – Fundamentals of Coaching; Concussion In Sports; First Aid, Health, and Safety; Heat Illness Prevention; Sudden Cardiac Arrest; Coaching Soccer
- Cal North State Coach of the Year 2010
- Cal North District 3 Coach of the Year 2010
- TOVO V1 – TOVO Methodology – 2019
- ALTIS Essentials – 2019
- ALTIS Need for Speed – 2021
- ALTIS Foundation – 2022
- ISPAS Level 1 Performance Analyst – 2021-present
Coaching Experience
- AF Monterey Executive Director – 2022-present
- 205 Sports Director of Education – 2019-present
- Monterey Peninsula College Men’s Assistant Coach – 2021-present
- UC Premier Technical Director – 2019-2021
- West Coast Soccer Club Rec Academy Director, Coach – 2015-2019
- Dublin United Coach – 2005-2014
- San Ramon Soccer Coach – 1999-2005
- Mountain House High School Men’s JV Head Coach – 2019-2021
- Dublin High School Women’s Varsity Head Coach – 2011-2019
- Dublin High School Women’s JV Head Coach – 2010-2011
- Dublin High School Men’s Varsity Assistant Coach – 2009-2010
- Dublin High School Men’s JV Head Coach – 2006-2009
Administration Experience
- 205 Sports Founder, CEO – 2019-present
- Dublin United Club President – 2008-2010
- Dublin United Club Publicity Chair, Board of Directors- 2006-2008