BCI DIRECTOR CV

Qualifications and Experience

Nick began his working career as a teenager at Great Canadian Bungee as a summer job while working as a ski instructor in the winter. Fast forward more than 20 years and Nick has never left either industry becoming a respected industry expert and entrepreneur in bungee jumping and a professional athelte in skiing. Below are some of Nick’s highlights.

Jump Master

Nick became a CBA/ NABA certified Jump Master at the age of 18. Nick was trained and certified by Matt Lawrence at Great Canadian Bungee. Since this time, Nick has gone on to facilitate bungee jumping for thousands of satisted clients over 20 years. Some highlights include:

• Becoming one of Canada’s youngest Jump Masters

• Facilitating jumps around the world for thousands of jumpers

• Head Jump Master and Site Ops manager work

Production Work

Over the years Nick has worked facilitating and coordinating bungee jumping for hundreds of major and minor productions and celebrities in Canada and abroad including projects such as:

• Still Standing (CBC)

• Sportscenter (TSN)

• Occupation Double (TVA)

• The Rachel Rae Show (NBC)

• Tous Inclus (CBC- Radio Canada)

• Partis Pour L’été (TQS)

• Mission Adventuer (OLN)

• Friends Trip (France)

• Justin Trudeau (Candian PM)

Site Operations

Nick served as the operations director at Great Canadian Bungee for more than 15 seasons and his efforts lead to GCB becoming North America’s most popular bungee jumping destination with thousands of clients from around the world participating ranging from young thrill seekers, to 90 y/o grand-mothers to the sitting Canadian PM Justin Trudeau. Some of Nick’s site operations highlights include:

• GCB’s exemplary 33 year safety record

• Development of many different site operations programs

• Co-director of BCI Works/ Interzip Rogers

Training

Nick was initial trained in bungee site operations by Matt Lawrence. Nick has also received numerous trainings over the years in high angle rescue and bungee rescue from Multi-Trek (Michel Goulet) as well as Rob Chisnall. Nick has lead the efforts in the refining and morernization of bungee jumping training creating packaged digestible training programs that have now been taught around the world. Some highlights of Nick’s training included:

• CBA/ NABA certified Jump Master

• Completion of numerous courses, Technical Rope Rescue 1, First Aid CPR, Bronze Medallion

• Teaching bungee jumping in Finland, Costa Rica, Uganda, and many others

• Creation of the BCI Module program

• Development of zipline training programs

Manufacturing

Nick has been directly invloved in bungee jumping manufacturing, including the building of bungee jumping cords by hand from start to finish. In 2003, Nick travelled Mountain View, California to receive additional training on cord manufacturing form Peter Kockelman and his team at Gravity Work. Highlights include:

• Training on hand-made bungee cord production by Matt Lawrence.

• Training on facility-made bungee cord production by Gravity Works.

• Perfect safety record with all equipment produced over 20 years

Safety Standards

Nick has been involved in the development of safety standards especially over the past few years working as one of the principle task group leads for the new ASTM bungee jumping standard, which will have an international scope. Some safety standard highlights include:

• Teaching the CBA Code of Safe Practice around the world

• Contributing to the ASTM standard in development

• Surveying the industry and analysing accidents for review with task groups