-Several Piper of the Day/Overall Champion titles in Grade1, intermediate, advanced and former winner contests in Germany, Holland, Denmark, Belgium and the USA.
- BAG (Bagpipe Association of Germany) Knock Out Vice-Champion of 1995.
- 5 years in a row winner of the open Jig BAG Contest in Ludwigshafen, Germany.
- 3rd place Gaelic Air Jig under 18 Contest at the London Piping Society Competition 1994
- Highest ranking southern Grade1 piper, EUSPBA, 2004.
- East Coast Solo Piping Championships Vice-Champion, Pipe Major Sandy Jones Invitational, Charleston, SC 2005.
- Winner of the MSR Grade 1 contest at the Metro Cup Invitational Contest, NJ 2005
-Upgrade into the professional piping level,
December 2005.
- holder of the Intermediate Piping Certificate
issued by the Piping Institute/Glasgow Scotland 2005
-holder of the Performance Piping Certificate
issued by the Piping Institute/Glasgow Scotland 2005
More certifications will follow soon.
-Open Piper/Grade 2 Snare Drummer
with the EUSPBA
- Honorable Colonel of the order of Kentucky Colonles USA
- President of the Pipers Club of the Carolinas
- President and founder of Altona Records
Pipe Major of the 84th Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr.5)
2007-present
Member of the City of Washington PIpe Band (Gr.1)
2005-2006
Pipe Sgt. of the St. Andrews Presbyterian College Pipe Band (Gr.3) 2003-2004
Guest Instructor with the Baul Muluy Pipe Band Hamburg/Germany (Gr.4/3) 1997-1999
Pipe Sgt. and later Pipe Major of the Heather and District Pipe Band Hamburg/Fallingbostel (Gr.3/4)
1992-1999
Playing member and guest instructor with the Pipes and Drums of the Queen's Royal Hussars (UK)
1992-1995
Joined as 10 year old the Caledonian Pipe Band Hamburg, later Scandinavian Seaways Pipe Band
1987-1991
