STRENGTHS

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills/Customer relations oriented.

• Detail oriented, well organized, and self-motivated.

• Proven ability to work with and motivate individuals with varying fitness levels,

from the physically challenged to the competitive athlete.

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word and Word Perfect.

• Well versed as a training specialist who is comfortable instructing a wide variety age groups with particular interest geared towards enriching youth on the benefits of exercise and nutrition.

• Exercise training programs have been successfully designed for youth of varying body types in need of both increasing body mass index (BMI) or decreasing body weight index (BWI).

• Clients are instructed on injury rehabilitation applying the concepts of positive and negative joint mechanics in conjunction with “injury oxygenization” implementing a form of cryogenics coupled with mild medication.

• Active as a lecturer to high school males on the design of weightlifting routines, the most beneficial exercises to be used as it applies to each body-part, poundage forms (i.e. pyramids, drop sets, etc.) nutrition planning, supplementation and its importance, and the hazards of anabolics.

• Promotes bodybuilding and exercise through opportunities gained by assisting master trainer Larry Scott as a model to perform and demonstrate exercise form on the Bio-Phase Training Video. In addition, authors articles for the Larry Scott Research Foundation on the remedies for various training dilemmas.

Baylor University/education

Texas A & M University/kanisiolgy

Located in the Spring Branch Independent School District of Houston, Texas, Jim Whitfill began his musical training at Spring Woods High School. During his Senior year, scholarship was granted from the National Educational Foundation for a Summer sabbatical to study percussion at the coveted Weiner Hochschule fur Musik in Wein, Orsterreich with Professor Richard Hochrainer, timpanist with the Weiner Philharmoniker.

Upon returning stateside, Mr. Whitfill continued his formative years of musical training at Sam Houston State University where he studied wind band technique and conducting with master educator Dr. Ralph Mills. During this time, Jim also served as co-drum major of the 250 piece “Bearkat Marching Band”.

Upon completion of an initial two years of university study, Baylor University was selected as the final institution by which to gain greater affluent knowledge in the musical arts. While at Baylor, Mr. Whitfill studied percussion with Dr. Larry D. Vanlandingham and wind band pedagogy/conducting with Richard Floyd. He performed in concert upon several occasions with the prestigious Baylor Wind Ensemble, Baylor Symphony Orchestra, and professionally with the Waco Symphony. Whitfill graduated in 1977 with a Bachelor of Education degree in music.

In 1979, Jim Whitfill perused further study at Texas A&M University in percussion performance. Percussion professor, Dr. Robert Houston, along with director of bands Dave Ward and Gary Hill became Whitfill’s mentors in each respective area of musical study. The Master of Music Degree in Music Performance was conferred in 1985.

Mr. Whitfill was an avid educator, conductor, composer, and arranger within the public schools of Texas for over 30 years. During these years he was a wind/percussion instructor at Rockwall, Bowie (Bowie, Texas), and C. E. King High School (Sheldon Independent School District-Houston). During his tenure in each institution, bands flourished with superior ratings in marching and concert/sight reading competition both on a district, region, area, and state level. In addition, several professional DVD’s were produced during his later career which programmed educationally based percussion ensemble performances.

As a professional musician, Jim performed with the Hubbard Chamber Series of Greater Rockwall, The Starplex Amphitheater Orchestra, The Vocal Majority Chorus of Dallas, The Clear Lake Symphony Orchestra of Houston, The Houston Wind Symphony, The 1960 Playhouse, and many additional music union appointments.

After 30 years of service, Mr. Whitfill retired from public education and is currently an adjunct instructor of instrumental music at Grayson College, Sherman-Denison, Texas. In addition, he is also a personal trainer at Gold’s International in Dallas, Texas as well as a competitive amateur bodybuilder.

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