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Eastern Illinois
* Hired as an assistant coach in January 2024 on head coach Chris Wilkerson's staff
* Entering second season on staff for the 2025 season
* Coached safeties during 2024 season, promoted to defensive coordinator for 2025 season
* Safeties group accounted for 217 tackles during 2024 season with nine tackles for loss and 12 pass break-ups
Prior to Eastern Illinois
* Assistant coach at Morehead State six seasons (2018-2023)
* Served as associate head coach and defensive coordinator (2021-23)
* Served as associate head coach, special teams coordinator and linebackers coach (2018-2020)
* Coached defensive unit that ranked fourth in the FCS in interceptions and sixth in the FCS in tackles for loss in 2023
* Coached two players that tied for the FCS national lead in interceptions in 2023 (Kaleb Lyons and Jihad McCall)
* Defensive consistently ranked among best in Pioneer Football League all three seasons
* Coached three All-Americans including Buck Buchanan Award Finalist Vaughn Taylor in 2021
* Defensive Coordinator at Alma College (2016-18)
* Coached #1 Red Zone Defense in the Nation (all Divisions)
* Assistant coach at Alfred State College (2015)
* Served as special teams coordinator and defensive backfield coach
* Assistant coach at East Stroudsburg (2014)
* Served as special teams coordinator and defensive backfield coach
* Assistant coach at Culver-Stockton College (2010-2013)
* Served as defensive coordinator during 2013 season
* Served as special teams coordinator and defensive backfield coach
* Defense ranked in the Top 15 nationally in pass defense in back-to-back seasons
Personal
* Played football at Northern Michigan University
* Three time member of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Fall Academic Team
* Named Northern Michigan program Freshman of the Year in 2007
* Bachelor's degree from Northern Michigan University in 2009
* Master's degree from Concordia University (Calif.) in 2013
* He and wife Carrie have four children