Pre 2000
Business – High school investing club (won mock stock competition), speech and debate state quarter finalist
Entertainment – School play, high school drama class, piano recitals
Martial Arts – Began wushu training

2001
Business – Studied Economics at UCLA
Entertainment – College Theater Classes
Martial Arts – CMAT (Cal Martial Arts Tournament) Youth Division Grand Champion

2002-2006
Business – Graduated with Econ Major, East Asian Minor, Computer Specialization, a list of internships, and my first business resume
Entertainment – Introduced to extra work on campus, CSI: NY stunt work, MTV interview host Stephen Chow
Martial Arts – First US wushu team trials attempt, first trip to China to train martial arts.

2006-2008
Business – Worked at KPMG, started ecommerce business
Entertainment – Acting in film school short films (USC grad school), directing action choreography for live shows and short films
Martial Arts – Second US wushu team trials attempt (2007), made C-Team (alternate team), competed and medaled at Pan American Games, Won CMAT adult men’s all-around champion

2009
Business – Worked at City National Bank, incorporated business, ecommerce expansion, created own products
Entertainment – Appeared on Spike TV’s Deadliest Warrior as the only ‘expert host’ to also act and perform stunts, 1st season had an average of 1.7 million viewers per episode, sign with first agency, youtube tutorials as martial arts guru increase to approx 2 million views, acting workshops, self-discovery
Martial Arts – Makes US wushu team (A Team), wins Gold at World Wushu Championships

2010
Business – Quit day job (end of 2009), ecommerce business sales roughly double compared to last year, website undergoes improvements
Entertainment – Demo for Jackie Chan at Spy Next Door Premier, became an interview host for Pacific Rim channel (interviewed Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park, MMA champ and wushu team member Cung Le, Tia Carrere (True Lies), etc) Acted in a role with Jet Li in The Sorcerer and the Snake (in post production), choreography for Jet Li (Adidas all in campaign)
Martial Arts – Competed at International Olympic Committee sanctioned ‘Sport Accord Games’ in Beijng (Invitational based off of top 6 placings at World Games)

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