Since January of 1997, Gary has held a position on the Board of Directors of the United States Parachute Association as the Central Regional Director, representing USPA members in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska.
He holds USPA Static Line, IAD, AFF, and Tandem Instructor/Examiner ratings and actively teaches student skydivers in all of these training methods, and has taught at numerous drop zones in the U.S.
Gary holds a Commercial Pilot certificate and is an occasional jump pilot when not jumping himself. He is also a Master Parachute Rigger and actively participates in the parachute rigging trade.
Gary has been a speaker at 7 PIA International Parachute Symposiums and has works closely with USPA's Safety and Training committee as well as equipment manufacturers with safety and instructional related information.
He has been a Load Organizer at the World Freefall Convention each year since 1990, as well as organizing skydivers at a local level.
When jumping locally, he can be found making exhibition jumps in the Midwest area as well as using his freefall photography skills to bring the images of these jumps and other skydiving activities back to his friends and fellow jumpers.
Gary makes his living as an Electronics and Computer Consultant in the St. Louis area.
You can contact Gary at peek@pcprg.com