Resume

EXPERIENCE

June 1995 – Present
Owner Operator of Future Fit
Future Fit® is a company that educates and provides business resources for Personal Trainers. We wholesale products and educational services to the personal trainer who in turn can present them to the consumer. Its certification body, The National Council For Certified Personal Trainers (N.C.C.P.T.) conducts Personal Training Seminars and workshops for certification nationally and internationally. Besides instructing, John oversees the curriculum as well as hiring and monitoring the faculty. The school is approved for continuing g education by AFAA, ISSA, NASM and IDEA Recognition System. Other facets of Future Fit include: trainer referral network, the design of commercial, corporate or community based fitness centers as well as staffing them with fitness professionals.

John is also the Director of Fitness Education for Holistic Fitness.

June 2004 – July 2007 – Owner and General Manager of Newbury Park Athletic Club (Sold the gym)
Oversaw all aspects of all operations of a full service, 20,000 sq. ft. facility in Newbury Park, California: Budgets, payroll, programming, advertising and marketing, maintenance and repairs, equipment purchasing, etc.

December 2003 - April 2004
Director of Personal Training at Bodies in Motion (Company was sold)
Managed all aspects of personal training for Bodies in Motion, a small chain of six clubs in southern California.

December 2002 - April 2003
National Director of Pro Results
(They sold the personal training rights to an outside company)
Managed and responsible for all aspects of personal training for LA FITNESS nationally. Recruited, staffed and provided education for all their Personal Trainers.

December 2001 – June 2002
Fitness Consultant to LA Fitness (It was a 6-month contract )
Helped create all the systems and procedures for a new venture into personal training for LA Fitness called Pro Results. It was a six-month consulting job.

August 1996 - June 2000
Fitness Coordinator for LA Fitness
(They sold the personal training rights to an outside company)
Managed and responsible for all the fitness trainers for all 30 locations of LA FITNESS in Southern California. Recruited, staffed and provided education for all their Personal Trainers which amounted to over 500 trainers. Conducted weekly educational workshops for the continued education of the LA FITNESS staff.

June 1995 - August 1996
District Manager for LA lifestyles (The company changed programs)
Responsible for all aspects of the training departments at 10 LA FITNESS locations, including personal training, nutrition programs, supplements, accessories and tanning. Hired the fitness manager for each location and monitored all systems and operations at each center. He was also involved in the design and concept of the policies and directives as well as the systems and protocols of the business. This included all payroll, inventory, data entry, client tracking, computer training, sales training plus the design, marketing and regulation of prices, specials and promotions.

Designed all systems including:

Trainers’ rules and regulations manual
Appointment book
Personal training brochure and advertising campaign
Corporate trainers uniform

April 1995 - June 1995
Owner of LA Lifestyles
(I was bought-out by LA Fitness and hired to manage their personal training)
LA LIFESTYLES was a personal training franchise purchased from LA FITNESS. John was in charge of all aspects of the business, such as: personal training sales, weight loss programs, sales of personnel, administration, payroll, inventory control, purchasing, marketing, administration of all offered programs, and training clients. John also provided sales training for the staff and educational seminars for the club.

July 1976 – 1979
Personal Trainer
I was the only personal trainer at World of Health Spa in North Miami, Florida. I was responsible for training all the orientations and any man who needed training.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Consulted For:

ASPETAR Hospital and Rehabilitation Center – Doha, Qatar
SBPT -Sociedade Brasileira De Personal Trainers
LA FITNESS, LLC – Irvine, California
GOLD’S GYM INTERNATIONAL, LLC – Washington DC
GOLD’S GYM - DOHA QATAR
BODIES IN MOTION – LA, California
HOLISTIC FITNESS, INC – Malibu, California
CHAMPNEYS – London, England
ANGEL CITY FITNESS – Marina del Rey, California
HORIZON FITNESS – Del Ray, Florida

Won three Gold Medals and one Silver Medal in Road Racing at the 2009 California Senior Olympics
Won Four Gold Medals in Road Racing (cycling) and one Silver and two bronze Medals in Mountain Biking at the Huntsman Senior World Games
Wrote, produced and featured an infomercial entitled “How to become a Personal Trainer.”
Presentation experience – See attachment
Technical advisor for the “ Ab Revolutionizer” infomercial
Continuing education provider for ACE, AFAA, FIT, ISSA, NASM & NSCA
Original Board member of the first IDEA Personal Trainer Committee
IDEA Presenter
1992 - Competed in international cycling in Italy and came home with 3 trophies. Trained with the Italian National Cycling Team before the World Championships.
IFBB Mr. South Florida
3rd place at the Mr. Teenage Florida Bodybuilding Championships

EDUCATION

Graduated Miami Dade Community college N. Miami

Graduated Tabor Academy Marion, Mass.

CERTIFICATIONS, COURSES OBTAINED

AAHFP > American Academy of Health and Fitness Professionals > Post-Rehab
Conditioning Specialist
AAHFP> Medical Exercise Specialist Cert. # 4JP6-97
AFPA > American Fitness Professional & Associates - Member ID.
3203c
AIFE > American Institute Fitness Educators
ACE >American Council on Exercise >Personal Trainer
ACE > Clinical Exercise Specialist, Certified Advanced Health &
Fitness Specialist
ACSM > Health and Fitness Director - cert.# 190 ACSM ID #539922
AFAA > Aerobics and Fitness Association of America
ANA > American Neutraceutical Association/DSHEA/Dietary
Supplement Health & Education Act
California State Post Secondary Vocational Instructor/- Cert. No:127385
Cooper Institute > Health Promotion Director
CHEK Institute > Completed Care Conditioning, Program Design and Scientific Back correspondence courses
CREA > Certified Resistance Equipment Analyst- Resistance University
FITOUR > Primary Personal Trainer
FITOUR > Advanced Personal Trainer
ISSA > International Sports Sciences Association > Personal Trainer
GMP Fitness > Postural Analysis and Development Specialist
MAD DOGG Athletics > Johnny G. Spinning Instructor
NASM > National Academy of Sport s Medicine - Personal Trainer - cert #1339604
NASM > Personal Trainer Advanced Level - cert. #4998132
NASM > Advanced Integrated Flexibility,
NASM > Corrective Exercise Specialist - cert # 178499
NBFE > National Board of Fitness Examiners – Personal Trainer
NCCPT > National Council For Certified Personal Trainers
NCCPT > Cardio Specialist,
NCCPT > Post-Rehab Fitness Specialist - cert. # PRHS-0001
NCCPT > Weight Management Specialist
NCSF > National Council of Strength and Fitness
NFPT > National Federation of Professional Trainers
NSCA > National Strength and Conditioning Association - cert. #16710296
NSPA > Certified Conditioning Specialist
Red Cross > CPR and First Aid instructor
RTSM > (Resistance Training Specialist- Mastery level) - Resistance University - cert . # 02-M-16
Senior Fitness Association > Personal Trainer
USA Weightlifting > Club Coach

AUTHORED AND PUBLISHED ARTICLES

OC Metro- January 1997, “Stress and exercise”
Brentwood Magazine- March 1997, “Staying in shape in LA”
IDEA Personal Trainer- June 1997, Fitness videos
Oxygen Magazine- Premier Issue, November/ December 1997
Ladies Home Journal- January 1998, “Fitness Myths”
Oxygen Magazine- January/ February “Shaping up for a fitness career”
Oxygen Magazine- July/ August 1998, “How to become a Personal Trainer”
Muscle & Fitness- June 1998 “Hotline”
Muscle & Fitness- July 1998 “Hotline”
Source- February 1998, “How to become a Personal Trainer”
Entertainment Today- February, 1999, “Training the Trainers”
Oxygen Magazine- March/April,, 2000 “10 minute upper body blast”
Shape Magazine- May 2000, “One on One Butt lifter”
MAX Magazine- May 2000, “Training with Carpal Tunnel”, “How to avoid the late night munchies”MAX Magazine- July 2000, “What to look for when hiring a Personal Trainer”
Shape Magazine- September, 2001, “How to become a Personal Trainer”
Exercise for Men- October 2001, “Alternative Full Body Onslaught”
Muscle Mag- April 2002, “Training the Obliques.”
Seal Beach Sun- April 18, 2002, “Which should come first cardio or weights?”
The Acorn Newspaper- October, 2004, “How to avoid the late night munchies.”
Wake up, Live the life you love – An inspirational book, “ Your last day.”
Conejo Valley Examiner – March 1, 2005 “Training with Carpal Tunnnel”
Physical Magazine – March, 2005 Peak Training
MAX Sports and Fitness – May, 2006, “10 Weeks to Great Abs” and “Go Wide”
MAX Sports and Fitness – June, 2006 “Save time with medicine ball training” and “Build your treasure chest”
MAX Sports and Fitness – July, 2006, “Kids and Exercise” and “Build Bigger Better Back Muscles”
MAX Sports and Fitness - August, 2006, “Pump up your heart” and “Get lean and strong”
MAX Sports and Fitness – September, 2006, “Core Training” and “A conservative approach to Back Relieving back pain.
MAX Sports and Fitness – October, 2006, “IronMan tough” and “Circuit Training”
MAX Sports and Fitness – November, 2006 “Killer Quads” and “Working out the kinks.”
MAX Sports and Fitness – December, 2006 “Got 12 minutes,” and “Beat Stress with Exercise.”
MAX Sports and Fitness – February, 2007 “Cat Like Reflexes
MAX Sports and Fitness – April, 2007 “Don’t bench yourself” and “How to build better balance”
MAX Sports and Fitness – May, 2007 “Six pack abs in 6 weeks,” and “Tricep Toning”
MAX Sports and Fitness – February, 2009 “High Achiever”
Future Fit Personal Training Newsletter- Authored 101 issues
Pro Results Newsletter- Authored three issues
Bodies in Motion- Authored three newsletters
Bodies in Motion- Authored a Policies and Procedures manual
Newbury Park Athletic Club – Authored five newsletters
LA Fitness- Authored two training Manuals
Personal Training Textbook- Authored “The Power of Personal Training”
Yes You Can – A New Beginning – Fitness After 40 – A fitness book for the over-40 crowd

LANGUAGES

Spanish and Portuguese