Ivan was born in Brooklyn, NY, raised and
educated in New Jersey and joined the Navy in 1967, serving three tours of duty
in Vietnam.
When he returned to the U.S.,
he was a body building instructor for Jack LaLanne's health spa in Santa Monica.
Ivan's real expertise began, however, when he joined ADT (American District
Telegraph) Security Company.
He later joined Standard Alarm, which
became Honeywell, where he worked over 22 years receiving the following awards:
Best Installer Western Region, 1988; Protect Our Customer; and Special Award
from Music Plus Company.
Ivan lived in Santa Monica for over 20
years, where he was an avid body builder, "rubbing elbows" with the
top body builders in the world including Arnold Swartzenegger, Franco Columbo,
Frank Zane, Lee Haney and Lou Ferigno while training at Gold's and World Gym in
Venice Beach. Ivan enjoys mountain bike riding, making and repairing
radio control cars and camping. When he met Monica at his brother's
wedding, the chemistry was evident and they were soon inseparable.
Ivan is a
certified personal trainer with the National Council for Certified Personal
Trainers. He has clients in the Mesa and Suprise areas of Arizona.