Gary Heron
Human Performance Specialist implementing a world-class performance optimization program for first responders
- Role
- Program Manager Human Performance Specialist Strength and Conditioning Coach at O2x Human Performance
- Location
- Petaluma, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Gary Heron
Gary Heron is an O2X On-Site Human Performance Specialist and Program Manager who specializes Strength and Conditioning for the City of Berkeley Public Safety. In this role, he oversees the city’s human performance program, delivering comprehensive training, resources, and strategies designed to equip public servants for success both on and off the job.With over 15 years of experience in the human performance field, Gary has held key leadership roles, including serving as the Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Apprenticeship Course under the United States Air Force’s Special Warfare Training Wing. Before that, he was the Director of Strength and Conditioning at the University of California, Riverside, where his tenure was marked by multiple team and individual Big West Conference championships, a complete facility renovation, and the development of an internship program that produced strength coaches who now work across all levels of competitive sport. Gary has also worked in the private sector and served as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.A native of Riverside, CA, Gary earned both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Kinesiology from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2007 and 2008, respectively. A self-described underachieving baseball player, his passion for sports and performance led him to pursue a career in strength and conditioning, where he remains deeply connected to competitive athletics.
Experience
Program Manager Human Performance Specialist Strength and Conditioning Coach
Apr 2022 — Present · Berkeley, CA, US
O2X On-Site Human Performance Specialist and Program Manager who specializes Strength and Conditioning for the City of Berkeley Public Safety. In this role, he oversees the city’s human performance program, delivering comprehensive training, resources, and strategies designed to equip public servants for success both on and off the job.
Education
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Master of Science (M.S.), Kinesiology and Exercise Science
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
B.S., Kinesiology
2001 — 2008
Ramona High School
High School Diploma
1997 — 2001
Skills
- Operant Conditioning
- Intercollegiate Athletics
- Functional Movement Screen
- Kinesiology
- Football
- Injury Prevention
- Training
- Fitness Training
- Sports Science
- Exercise Physiology
- Athletics
- Conditioning
- Weight Training
- Olympic Lifting
- Biomechanics
- Sports
- Public Speaking
- Fitness
- Sports Nutrition
- Athletic Training
- Scouting
- Coaching
- Strength & Conditioning
- Sports Management
- Strength Training
- Performance Enhancement
- Strength
- Exercise Prescription
- Functional Training
- Health
- Baseball
- Rehabilitation
- Weightlifting
- Athletes
- Sports Medicine
- Personal Training
- Soccer
- Sports Psychology
- Nutrition
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