Achievements

Olympic Highlights

  • 1984 Olympic Silver Medalist in Judo - Los Angeles, USA
  • 1988 Olympian – Seoul, South Korea.
  • 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, Athlete Representative for all sports.
  • 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, Athletes Advisory Committee.
  • 2004 Athens Olympic Team Coach, USA Judo, Coached Player to Bronze medal. (America's only medalist of the 2004 Olympics Games for Judo.)

Professional Highlights

  • Independent commodity trader on the Floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), 15 years (Traded Foreign Currencies, S&P 500, Euro Dollars)
  • Started Olympic Futures – Clearing house for floor traders on the (CME).
  • Seat member of the CME Group since 1987.
  • Current President of Berland Printing a family owned and operated print communications company headquartered in Chicago, est. 1928.
  • CHICAGO 2016 Olympic Bid Team.
    • Appointed to the Board-of-Directors
    • Co-Chair of Athletes Committee
    • Audit Committee member
    • Member of International Relations Team - Mission to educate IOC (International Olympic Committee) members on the Chicago bid.
    • Member of the Final "Pitch Team" with Barack Obama that made final presentation to the IOC in Copenhagen in Oct. 2009.

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