Has been involved in water polo as an athlete/coach since 1983.  Playing career included Miramonte, Diablo Valley College and UC Berkeley.  As the team captain at DVC Skip earned 2nd team All-American status in 1988 and led the team to the State Championships.  Skip has competed in many Master's National Championships.  In 1993, he earned MVP honors in the Arizona Tournament of Champions as he helped lead the Seattle Doggies to the Championship with a 6-5 win over Irvine Masters.

Skip began his coaching career as a recreational swim coach at Moraga Valley Pool from 1984-1988.  He was Head Coach of Moraga Ranch Swim Team from 1989-1991.  In 1991 and 1994 Skip coached the Miramonte Frosh/Soph team.  In 1996, Skip began coaching the Las Lomas Boys' Varsity Water Polo team.  Las Lomas captured the DFAL league title in 2000 and 2001.  They were North Coast Section runner-ups in 2001 and 2002.  His teams have reached the NCS playoffs 11 consecutive years and he has amassed 181 wins between 1996 and 2006.  In 1999, Skip was named NCS Honor Coach.  In 2002, Skip was named as the Contra Costa Times Coach of the Year.

 

In 1997, Skip founded East Bay Water Polo which became a non-profit corporation in 2001.  In 2007, East Bay's name was formally changed to 680 Water Polo.