I began my rope access career in 2002 with CAN-USA utilizing my NDT, mechanical and rigging skills throughout many of the area refineries. I fell in love with the challenge rope access added to my daily work which drove me to learn more and become a professional within the field. In just under 3 years I found myself as a level III Site Supervisor in charge of rope access crews directing daily operations at a local refinery. After several mobilizations to offshore facilities I quickly learned that rope access was much more challenging in the offshore environment requiring advanced rope access skills to complete my work so I gravitated to rotational offshore work. In 2011 I accepted a position as a rope access project manager directing rope access construction/inspection projects for offshore facilities which allowed me to hone my rope access planning and execution skills. After 5 years of the project manager position, I realized I felt more accomplished performing the work than directing it so I returned to supervising rope access teams offshore.

In January of 2023 a tornado severely damaged the AccessRULES Pasadena Training Facility and my good friend and owner of AccessRULES, Dwayne Witter, needed some help. We spent the next few weeks salvaging and reconstructing the Pasadena AccessRULES facility from the remains. It was during this time that Dwayne offered me the opportunity to become rope access trainer. It did not take much deliberation for me to accept this new career path and the challenges it presented.

Being a rope access trainer has had its challenges but the reward of seeing the students succeed during their evaluations/assessments is the sense of accomplishment I desire. It also allows me to pass on the knowledge and skills I have to the next generation of rope access technicians allowing them to continue to grow the rope access industry.