At 62 years old, Ivan is a college student attending Penn Foster College. He is an America Mensa member with a WAIS-III IQ of 144. In 1986 he invented The CRV Child's Riding Belt & was nominated for an Honorary Ph.D. from the University of Alberta Canada, in recognition of his creation of the CRV Riding Belt and its contribution toward the rehabilitation of paraplegic children. Ivan is a retired Private Military Contractor and former Blackwater Member. In 2008 Ivan deployed to IRAQ as a Honeywell Defense Contractor to train US Army soldiers in a new Stryker Recovery System. Ivan is a life long fan of Fantasy and Science fiction. He loves Harry Potter, Tolkien, D&D, cosplay and Comicon.