His primary responsibilities involve overseeing ACE’s strength conditioning minor and graduate assistant strength and conditioning (S&C) program that provides S&C to three local area high schools. He previously has held S&C positions within both U.S. collegiate sport and the U.S. military. Additionally, he has held faculty positions at the College of Charleston, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Glenville State College. His primary research focus centers around optimizing the training process for strength power based athletes. Currently, he serves as the NSCA state director and USA Weightlifting (USAW) LWC President for West Virginia. He is a Certified National Level Coach by USAW and the Head Coach of West Virginia Weightlifting.