Ken Solis' Resume

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Professional

bulletGraduated with high honors from University of Wisconsin 
School of Medicine
bulletBoard certified and actively practicing in Emergency 
Medicine at Beaver Dam Community Hospital

 

Jump Rope Related

Athletic:

bulletGuinness World Record for: Most Doubles with a Cross 
(2,411 without a fault)
bulletGuinness World Record 1988 to 1992 for fastest 10
mile run-skip (71min, 54 sec.)
bullet1996 USAJRF National Adult Endurance Champion
2nd place, Freestyle 3rd place speed.
bullet1998 USAJRF National Adult 2nd place Freestyle and 
Endurance, 3rd place Speed.
bullet2001 USAJRF National Masters 1st place masters
freestyle, 3rd place masters speed.

 

 

rope-fire.jpg (36774 bytes)Major Show Credits

 

 

National TV

bulletLive With Regis & Kathy Lee Live
bulletPM Magazine (nationally televised)
bulletDance Fever
bulletSabado Gigante (18 Latin American Countries)
bulletAl Recerca Del Arca (Italy)
bulletOutdoor Wisconsin (2004)

Other Show Credits

bulletOpening Ceremonies 1994 Goodwill Games - St. Petersburg Russia
bulletNBA half times for Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat
bulletIDEA National Conference
bulletCountless sport and health shows, stage shows, school assemblies, and festivals around USA.

Educational (books & videos now out of publication)

bulletAuthor of Ropics - The Next Jump Forward in Fitness and The Jump 
Rope Primer Book & Video
(Human Kinetics Publishers).
bulletAuthor and producer of The Ropics 1,2, & 3 Video series.
bulletScript writer and producer for the USAJRF Basic Single Rope
 Skill Video
and USAJRF Nomenclature Manual and Video.
bulletLead developer of the USAJRF Jump Rope Skill Nomenclature System
bulletPublished research on "Aerobic Requirements for and Heart Rate 
Responses to Variations in Rope Jumping Technique"

The Physician and Sportsmedicine
, March 1988.

 

 

 

Other Jump Rope Credits

bullet1995 -1999 USAJRF Board Member
bulletInventor and patent holder for chemical glow rope

 

Invasive Weed Issue

bulletSurveyed over 30 Milwaukee County Parks natural areas for the 
locations and density of invasive weeds.
bulletChairperson of Environmental Committee of Park People.
bulletCo-founder of the "Weed-Out!" Program - A volunteer 
effort to control invasive weeds in Milwaukee County 
Parks.
bulletPublished research on the viability of seeds of culled 
garlic mustard in the Winter 1998 issue of "Restoration 
and Management Notes."
bulletPublished research in 2002 on the feasibility of disposing of culled garlic mustard on mowed grass.

 

Other credentials:

bulletFirst Degree Black Belt in American Karate at Rob Serrano's Martial Arts America.

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