Jeremy was introduced to the sport of weightlifting through Crossfit. Along with August Schmidt and John Alvarado, he was one of the original members of the East Valley Crossfit Weightlifting Club (now Iron Athlete). Originally an engineer by trade, he transitioned to being a full time weightlifting and powerlifting coach in 2014 and has not looked back since. He currently runs the weightlifting and powerlifting programs at East Valley Crossfit and continues to build a grassroots team to become competitive at all levels, be it local or national.