EXPERTISE

BASE INSTRUCTOR & SKYDIVING INSTRUCTOR
WORLD RECORD ORGANIZER
STUNT COORDINATOR
BASE JUMPING EVENT ORGANIZER
DEMONSTRATION JUMPS
BASE JUMPING COMPETITION
SKYDIVING COMPETITION
VIDEO PRODUCER
AERIAL CAMERAMAN
STUNTMAN
BASE JUMPER
SKYDIVER
WINGSUIT PILOT
HIGH-PERFORMANCE CANOPY PILOT
HANG GLIDER PILOT
RIGGER
SNOWBOARDER and SKIER

JUMP EXPERIENCE

4X WORLD CHAMPION - Overall Champion - World Cup 2001 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), Overall Champion - World Championships 2004 (Moscow, Russia), World Champion - BASE Jump Extreme World Championship 2009 (Hoz de Jaca, Spain), Champions in Wingsuit Rodeo Category - International Wingsuit Competition 2014 (Kapos, Hungary)
13 WORLD RECORDS - 10 BASE Jumping World Records and 3 Skydiving World Records
8,000+ SKYDIVES - 38 years in the sport of Skydiving
2,900+ BASE JUMPS - 31 years in the sport of BASE jumping
WORLD CLASS PARACHUTIST - Jumped in 23 countries: United States, Greece, Russia, Estonia, Norway, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Poland, France, Spain, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Hungary, Malaysia, Canada, Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Grand Bahama, and Qatar.
WORLD CLASS DEMONSTRATION JUMPER - Performed many high profile demonstration jumps in 7 countries: United States, Qatar, China, Malaysia, Spain, Grand Bahama Island, and Holland.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

WORLD RECORDS

WORLD RECORD ORGANIZER, JUMP COORDINATOR, ENGINEER, AND JUMPER - 30-WAY from the Ostankino Tower in Moscow, Russia (2004) - Standing Building Record
WORLD RECORD ORGANIZER, JUMP COORDINATOR, ENGINEER, AND JUMPER - 21-WAY from the Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls, Idaho, USA (2005)
WORLD RECORD ORGANIZER, JUMP COORDINATOR, ENGINEER, AND JUMPER - 19-WAY from the Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls, Idaho, USA (2003)
WORLD RECORD JUMP TECHNICAL ADVISOR AND JUMPER - 26-WAY from the Ostankino Tower in Moscow, Russia (2003)
WORLD RECORD JUMP TECHNICAL ADVISOR AND JUMPER - 20-WAY from the Ostankino Tower in Moscow, Russia (2003)
WORLD RECORD JUMPER - 27-WAY Bridge Jump from Sochi Skybridge, Russia (2019)
WORLD RECORD JUMPER - 26-WAY Bridge Jump from Sochi Skybridge, Russia (2018)
WORLD RECORD JUMPER - 49-WAY Cliff Jump at Eikesdalen, Norway (2009)
WORLD RECORD JUMPER - 36-WAY Cliff Jump at Eikesdalen, Norway (2009)
WORLD RECORD JUMPER - 24-WAY Cliff Jump from Kjerag, Lysebotn, Norway (1999)
WORLD RECORD SKYDIVER - Largest Star Formation, 113 people, Perris, California (1997)
WORLD RECORD SKYDIVER - Largest 2 point Formation Skydive, Perris, California (1997)
WORLD RECORD SKYDIVER - Outer-ring skydiver on the 300-WAY attempts. Ottawa, IL (2000)
WORLD RECORD SKYDIVER/CAMERAMAN - Largest "Night Canopy Formation", 36-WAY Diamond - Official FAI World Record, Sebastian, Florida (2019) - Standing CF Record
WORLD RECORD ORGANIZER, JUMP COORDINATOR, ENGINEER, AND JUMPER - 40-WAY attempt from 2,000 ft Antenna, Mobile, Alabama. Jumprs in place but jumped cancelled due to weather (2004)

US NATIONAL RECORD

PERFORMANCE RECORD, GENERAL CANOPY FORMATION - 11-WAY Sequential 5 Points, Lake Wales, Florida, USA (2014)

STATE RECORDS

UTAH STATE RECORD HANG GLIDER JUMP TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, RIGGER, AND STUNTMAN - Point of the Mountain, Utah (1987)
FLORIDA STATE CF NIGHT RECORD JUMPER - 14-WAY Night Canopy Formation, Lake Wales, Florida, USA (2013) - WFTV Channel 9 Orlando Nightly News clip
FLORIDA STATE CF PERFORMANCE RECORD Arial Team Videographer - 11-WAY Sequential 5 Points, Lake Wales, Florida, USA (2014)

STUNTS

LADDER FIRE TRUCK JUMP TECHNICAL DIRECTOR - 75-foot BASE jump from a fire truck ladder, Cross Keys, New Jersey, USA (2003)
UTAH STATE RECORD HANG GLIDER JUMP TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, RIGGER, AND STUNTMAN - Point of the Mountain, Utah (1987)
WINGSUIT STUNTMAN, STUNT COORDINATOR, AND ENGINEER - Demonstration BASE jump with a wingsuit from the Petronas Twin Towers, Malaysia (2001)
WINGSUIT STUNTMAN, STUNT COORDINATOR, AND ENGINEER - Film production stunt of a Wingsuit Flyby past the 600 ft "Gran Hotel Bali", Benidorm, Spain (2010)
NIGHT HANGER SWOOP - STUNTMAN, STUNT COORDINATOR & ENGINEER - The first person to do a hanger swoop at night. Ottawa, IL (2000) - link to "Batman Swoop!" video
FREEFALL BASE JUMP FROM AIGUILL du MIDI, CHAMONIX - STUNTMAN, STUNT COORDINATOR & ENGINEER - The first person to do a freefall BASE jump from this famous mountain peak. Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix, France (2007)
4-PERSON HEAD-DOWN "SHUTTLECOCK" BASE JUMP FROM 1000 ft KL TOWER - STUNTMAN, STUNT COORDINATOR & ENGINEER - KL Tower, Malaysia (2001)
2-PERSON "HORNY GUERRILLA" BASE JUMP FROM KL TOWER - STUNTMAN, STUNT COORDINATOR & ENGINEER - KL Tower, Malaysia (2001)
"BODY SURF" BASE JUMP FROM KL TOWER - STUNTMAN, STUNT COORDINATOR & ENGINEER - KL Tower, Malaysia (2001)
"MR BILL" BASE JUMP FROM KL TOWER - STUNTMAN, STUNT COORDINATOR & ENGINEER - KL Tower, Malaysia (2006)
3-PERSON "HORNY GUERRILLA" BASE JUMP FROM KL TOWER - STUNTMAN, STUNT COORDINATOR & ENGINEER - KL Tower, Malaysia (2006)
CLIFF RECORD STUNT COORDINATOR, ENGINEER, AND STUNTMAN - First 4-way off Tombstone, Moab, Utah (1999)
CLIFF RECORD STUNT COORDINATOR, ENGINEER, AND STUNTMAN - First 2-way off Eagles Nest, Lysebotn, Norway (1999)
CLIFF RECORD STUNT COORDINATOR, ENGINEER, AND STUNTMAN - First 3-way off Eagles Nest, Lysebotn, Norway (1999)
SLIDER-UP BASE JUMP FROM THE TOP OF THE EUROMAST - STUNTMAN, STUNT COORDINATOR & ENGINEER - Go Fast X-Days, Rotterdam, Netherlands (2008) - link to video
FIRST 4-WAY BASE JUMP FROM THE TALLINN TV TOWER - STUNTMAN, STUNT COORDINATOR & ENGINEER - Tallinna Teletorn, Tallinn, Estonia (2012)
SNOWBOARD RUN DOWN THE INFAMOUS CIRQUE AT KIRKWOOD - STUNTMAN - Snowboarding a contiuous nonstop run down "The Cirque - Kirkwood's Forbidden Terrain" involving 3 large cliff drops. (1994)
BACKFLIP FROM A 200 METER CLIFF AT SHIPWRECK BEACH - STUNTMAN, STUNT COORDINATOR & ENGINEER - The first person to perform a backflip exit slider down on a solid wall (not overhung) and intentionally open facing the wall - Zakynthos Island, Greece (2014) - link to Backflip video

EVENTS

LOAD ORGANIZER - World Free Fall Convention (1991)
ORGANIZING TEAM - World Cup, Petronas Twin Towers, Malaysia (2001)
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR - World Cup, Petronas Twin Towers, Malaysia (2001)
BASE CAMP - INVENTOR, ORGANIZER, PROMOTER, SAFETY AND TRAINING DIRECTOR - Extensive BASE First Jump Courses and Training Camps held several times a year at Twin Falls, Idaho, USA (1996-2021)
BRIDGE DAY extended 3-day FJC - INVENTOR, ORGANIZER, PROMOTER, SAFETY AND TRAINING DIRECTOR - Complete First Jump Course in preparation for jumping at Bridge Day, New River Gorge Bridge, West Virginia, USA (2005, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
EXIT POINT JUMPMASTER - Bridge Day, West Virginia, USA (2000)
STAFF LEADER AND EXIT POINT CONTROLLER - Bridge Day, West Virginia, USA (2002, 2003, 2004)
SAFETY COORDINATOR - Bridge Day, West Virginia, USA (2005)
SAFETY BRIEFER - Bridge Day, West Virginia, USA (2003, 2004, 2005, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
HOST of Bridge Day VideoFest - Oak Hill, West Virginia, USA (2016, 2017, 2018)
BASE SEMINAR PRESENTER - Winter Expo, Ottawa, Illinois, USA (2001)
UNITED STATES TECHNICAL DIRECTOR for MIXSA - Malaysia International Xtreme Skydiving Association (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
KL Tower BASE Event - Malaysia (2001, 2005)
BASE CUP World Championship - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2001, 2002) - World Championships competiton jumper (1st PLACE 2001, 2nd PLACE 2002)
MOSCOW BASE OPEN AIR (2003, 2004) - Big Way co-organizer and jumper, World Championships competiton jumper (1st PLACE 2004), 3 BASE World Records (2003, 2004)
ROYAL GORGE GO FAST GAMES (2004)
ROTTERDAM GO FAST X-DAYS (2007, 2008)
BELGIUM GO FAST X-DAYS (2007)
1. Indoor BASE World Cup - Tropical Island Resort, Germany (2008) - World Championships competiton jumper (3rd PLACE)
BASE EVENT at BIGGEST SINKHOLE IN THE WORLD - Xiaozhai Tiankeng, China (2008)
DIVERSE CRANE BOOGIE - Gdansk, Poland (2009)
BASE JUMP Extreme World Championship - Hoz de Jaca, Spain (2009) - World Championships competiton jumper (1st PLACE)
BASE JUMP Extreme World Championship - Benidorm, Spain (2009, 2010)
Tallinn BASE Boogie - Tallinn, Estonia (2012, 2014) - Accuracy Competition (3rd PLACE 2014)
BALING BRIDGE BASE EVENT - Balinghe River Bridge, China (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017) - Accuracy Competition (2nd PLACE 2016)
ZAKYNTHOS GO FAST GAMES - Shipwreck Beach, Zakynthos, Greece (2014)

DEMONSTRATION JUMPS

PRO EXHIBITION JUMPER ON "THE FLYING ELVI" PROFESSIONAL SKYDIVING DEMO TEAM (1998-1999, 2013-2022).
PRO EXHIBITION JUMPER ON "THE CHUTERS" PROFESSIONAL SKYDIVING DEMO TEAM (2021-2022).
QATAR NATIONAL DAY DEMO - Airial Team Videographer/Photographer focusing on the Downplane portion of the demo, as a whole the demo involved 3 helicopters with 30 jumpers, all of which landed successfully on a small floating platform on the Corniche in front of the Qatar Emir and royal family, Doha, Qatar (December 18, 2013).
KATARA BEACH SUNSET DEMO - Qatar National Parachute Team does a night demo using pyrotechnics. I was on the jump as an Airial Team Videographer/Photographer focusing on the the Downplane portion of the demo - Katara Beach, Doha, Qatar (December 19, 2013).
FILM SHOOT at AL ZUBARAH FORT - The Qatar National Parachute Team performed multiple jumps over the desert of the Qatar peninsula next to the Persian Gulf coastline at the historical Al Zubarah Fort. These jumps were for a film shoot for a larger production being created for National Day 2013. I was filming the downplane portion of the demos, as well as other air-to-air and ground footage - Al Zubarah Fort, Qatar (October 27-29, 2013).
FILM SHOOT and DEMO JUMPS for the 2015 World Men's Handball World Championship - The Qatar National Parachute Team performed multiple jumps next to the newly built LUSAIL MULTIPURPOSE HALL for a film shoot and demonstration jumps. Three of my photographs from the film shoot were used in the Official program of the 2015 World Men's Handball World Championship. - Lusail, Qatar (2015).
NEW YEARS EVE 2002 - Jumped in a 10-way from Petronas Twin Towers for the New Year celebration in Malaysia. The jump took place in front of 300,000 people and was noted as the highlight of their celebration (2002-03).
WINGSUIT DEMONSTRATION JUMP FROM PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS - Performed this jump for the Minister of Sports of Malaysia and thousands of spectators. (2001).
CANOPY AIRSHOW (CRW) DEMONSTRATION JUMPS - Sanpete County Fly-In, Mount Pleasant, Utah (1988)
HOMECOMING FOOTBALL GAME SKYDIVING DEMONSTRATION JUMPS - Organized many demo jumps for several different high schools during a four-year period. All these schools are located along the Wasatch Front, Utah. The high schools are: Bingham, Cottonwood, Granger, Granite, Highland, Jordan, Kearns, Murray, Olympus, Skyline, Woods Cross (1988-1992).
PRO EXHIBITION JUMPER - AIR SPORTS PARACHUTE DEMONSTRATION TEAM (2014).

COMPETITION

BASE INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

1^ST PLACE OVERALL CHAMPION - World Championships (2009)
1^ST PLACE OVERALL CHAMPION - World Championships (2004)
1^ST PLACE OVERALL CHAMPION - World Cup (2001)
1^st PLACE OVERALL CHAMPION - West Coast Cup (1998)
1^st PLACE PRECISION LANDING - West Coast Cup (1998)
2^nd PLACE OVERALL - World Cup (2002)
3^rd PLACE OVERALL - Indoor World Cup - Tropical Island Resort Dome (2008)
2^nd PLACE LANDING ACCURACY - World Cup (2001)
2^nd PLACE OPENINGS - West Coast Cup (1998)
2^nd PLACE U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (1998)
3^rd PLACE U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (1999)
4^th PLACE AEROBATICS - World Cup (2002)
2^nd PLACE PRECISION LANDING - Bridge Day (1997)
2^nd PLACE PRECISION LANDING - Tombstone, Moab, Utah (1998)
3^rd PLACE OVERALL - Bridge Day Championships (1999)
JUDGES CHOICE AWARD - Bridge Day Championships (1998)
3^rd PLACE LANDING ACCURACY - Tallinn TV Tower, Estonia (2014)

BASE TEAM AWARDS

2^nd PLACE USA TEAM - World Cup (2001)
3^rd PLACE USA TEAM - World Cup (2002)
1^st PLACE TEAM - Bridge Day (1999)
2^nd PLACE TEAM - Bridge Day (2000)
2^nd PLACE TEAM - Bridge Day (1998)
2^nd PLACE TEAM - West Coast Cup (1998)

SKYDIVING AWARDS

1^st PLACE WINGSUIT RODEO CATEGORY - International Wingsuit Competition, Kapos, Hungary (2014)
1^st PLACE POND SWOOPING MONEY MEET - Ottawa, Illinois (2000)
2^nd PLACE RED BULL SWOOP MEET - Orchard Beach, Maine (2003)
2^nd PLACE INTERNATIONAL WINGSUIT COMPETITION - Kapos, Hungary (2009)
2^nd PLACE U.S. PARA-SKI NATIONALS - Park West, Utah (1986)
2^nd PLACE BLADE RUNNING 2-MAN TEAM - Squaw Valley (1997)
2^nd PLACE U.S. NATIONALS 10-WAY - Eloy, Arizona (2001)
3^rd PLACE OUTDOOR SKYDIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS 4-WAY (National Skydiving League) - DeLand, Florida (2013)
4^th PLACE WINGSUIT DISTANCE OPEN CLASS - International Wingsuit Competition, Kapos, Hungary (2014)

RATINGS

Accelerated Freefall Instructor AFF-I
Tandem Instructor TAN-I
Static Line Instructor SL-I
Pro Rating
Senior Rigger
Advanced Hang Glider Pilot - H4 AT
Private Pilot
Advanced Open Water SCUBA Diver

MEDIA APPEARANCES

TELEVISION

Dubbed KING OF EXTREME SKYDIVING on CNN news reports after winning the World Cup (September 3-5, 2001).
FOX SPORTS NET - Featured BASE Jumper and Videographer for a Bridge Day segment (2002).
OLN (Outdoor Life Network) "Fearless" - Appeared as a professional BASE jumper shooting air-to-air video and my air-to-air video was also used for the show. (2004)
TV SEGMENT - Extreme Rush, BASE Jumping - Big Air, Kandoo Films (2004).
TV COMMERCIAL STUNTMAN - KJQ Radio in Salt Lake City, Utah, ran a television commercial showing a high-performance landing stunt I did for the commercial using a logo canopy (1988).
TV COMMERCIAL CAMERAMAN AND JUMPER - Go Fast Sports & Beverage Company ran a commercial on FOX Sports Net showing aerobatic jumps I performed and using video footage I shot during Bridge Day (2002).
Live TV at Bridge Day 2004 - Exit Ramp Jumpmaster and MC, BASE jumper, during 3 hours of live broadcasting (2004)
Live TV at Bridge Day 2005 - BASE jumper and student jumpmaster, during 3 hours of live broadcasting (2005)
REAL TV - WORLD RECORD 24-WAY segment (2000)
Big World Productions - Bridge Day episode (2004)
Live CCTV China News covering BASE jumps done into China's Xiaozhai Tiankeng cave which is the world's deepest sinkhole (2008)
Live CCTV China News covering the China Balinghe Bridge BASE Jumping event (July 21, 2012) link to CCTV news clip
Live CNN News covering the China Balinghe Bridge BASE Jumping event (October 19, 2013) link to CNN news clip

MAGAZINES

Paktop Pucka 10/2006 (Russia) - Cover Shot of me BASE jumping from the KL Tower in Malaysia (Oct 2006)
Parachutist (USA) - appeared on Cover Shot (May 2013)
Blue Skies Mag (USA) - appeared in Centerfold (March 2014)
Parachutist (USA) - appeared in the full page "Closing In" shot (April 2014)
Sports Illustrated (Australia) - Featured Athlete in a World Cup 2001 spread (2001)
Newlook (France) - Photo spread and article about a wingsuit jump I made from the Petronas Twin Towers in (2001)
Blue Skies Mag (USA) - Featured Article and photo spread about the International Wingsuit Competition in Hungary where I took 2nd place (2009)
Para Mag (France) - Featured Article and photo spread about the 2013 Qatar National Day Demo (Jan 2014)
Outside
Inside Sport
Skydiving (appeared in many issues, 1997-2009)
Parachutist (appeared in multiple issues, 1986-2019)
Blue Skies (appeared in multiple issues, 2009-2014)

NEWSPAPERS

Hundreds of appearances worldwide (1986-2019)

VIDEOS

Blade Running (1997)
Perris 100-Ways (1997)
300-way World Record Attempts (2000)
Night Hanger Swoop! (2000)
Rage (1999)
Fistful of F-111 (2001)
For a Few Jumps More (2002)
World Free Fall Convention (2002)
Huge - Johnny Utah Productions (2003)
Johnny Utah BASE Packing Video - Johnny Utah Productions (2003)
Bridge Day Safety Video - Johnny Utah Productions (2003)
Firetruck Ladder BASE Jump - Johnny Utah Productions (2003)
Royal Gorge Go Fast Games 2004
Extreme World of BASE - BigWorld Productions (2004)
BASE Jumping - F/19 Productions (2004)
Big Way (Moscow BASE Open Air 2003)
Lemmings - Will Forshay
The Best and The Worst of Lemmings - Will Forshay
Go Fast Bridge Day Video - Martini Shot Films (2002)
Bridge Day 2003 - Tequila Shots Productions
Bridge Day 2004 - Triax Productions
Bridge Day 2005 - Triax Productions
Bridge Day - Red Oaks Productions (2003)
The Ground is the Limit
Der BöÖse Plan II
Tonar
BASE Stories (2007)
Johnny smokes it low with smoke at the Go Fast X-Days 2008
BASE jumping on TV show in Germany (2008)
Diverse Crane Boogie (2009)
World BASE Race (2009)
Cloudy Days at Bispen (2009)
Tallinn BASE Boogie 2012
Endless Summer Boogie 2012
Johnny Utah Wingsuit Flyby (2013)
Backflip from the Tallinn TV Tower (2014)
Backflip from a cliff at Shipwreck Beach Zakynthos (2014)
Bridge Day 7-way (2016)
Totem Pole Front Flip (2016)
Mr. Bill (2016)
Shuttlecock (2016)
Horny Gorilla (2016)
2-way at Sochi BASE Festival (2018)
Zipline Sunset (2018)
LARGEST NIGHT FORMATION IN HISTORY: Night 36-WAY Diamond - Official FAI World Record (2019)
SUNSET IN DOHA (2013)
Ground Footage of Johnny Utah filming a Downplane (2014)
Countless YouTube, Vimeo, news, interviews, & story segment Videos

MEDIA PRODUCTION

VIDEO PRODUCTION

BEST OF SHOW (ACTION) - Editor and Producer of Rage, Gravity Fest (2000)
3^rd PLACE WINNER - Editor and Producer of Huge, Bridge Day Film Festival (2003)
JOHNNY UTAH BASE PACKING VIDEO - Editor and Producer (2003)
OFFICIAL BRIDGE DAY SAFETY VIDEO - Editor and Producer (2003)
BEST IN SHOW (Most Popular) - Editor and Producer of Official Bridge Day Safety Video, Moscow BASE Open Air (2004)
Johnny Utah Jumps the Stratosphere (1998)
Night Hanger Swoop! (2000)
2-way with Mike Pelkey and Johnny Utah at Bridge Day 2005
Cloudy Days at Bispen (2009)
Tallinn BASE Boogie 2012
Endless Summer Boogie 2012
CFS Qatar Camp 2013 - Downplane Training
CFS Training Camp - Qatar National Parachute Team (2013)
Qatar National Day 2013 Demo Downplane
Qatar National Day 2013 + Katara Beach Skydiving Demos
Firetruck Ladder BASE Jump (2003)
Royal Gorge Go Fast Games 2004
Surfing Cocoa Beach Pier August 8, 2013
Johnny Utah Wingsuit Flyby (2013)
Canopy Wrap resulting in Double Cutaway (2014)
Bridge Day 7-way (2016)
LARGEST NIGHT FORMATION IN HISTORY: Night 36-WAY Diamond - Official FAI World Record (2019)

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing, University of Utah, 1995