XCELSKYDIVING LLC
INGLIS, FLORIDA

I can't say enough good things about Xcelskydiving. They are a joy to work with. The level of integrity Michael Wadkins brings to our sport is unsurpassed in the industry. Michael's teaching methods are not only concise but the level of enthusiasm he exhibits make you want to take his courses over and over again. My mind was blown with the amount of information, excitement, humor, and professionalism provided. Air evaluations will challenge you to make a better skydiver and instructor, along with course knowledge so you can be a mentor. I cannot say enough about Xcelskydiving for your DZ's or personal improvement and development. Thank you very for your time and wealth of knowledge with experience to make a better instructor. He not only knows the material but teaches the candidates how to teach, a very rare gift. We will be hosting Xcelskydiving again next year for a canopy course and will have Mike and his team back the following year for another Instructor course. He and his team exude professionalism, courtesy and humility. I know my new staff members will be the best as they were trained by the best. We are the proud sponsor of Ron started his skydiving career in the military as a paratrooper in 1992. "I never thought at that time that I would pursue a lifetime career in skydiving," Ron recalls, "but as life would have it I made my first civilian jump in 2002 and fell in love with skydiving all over again." Ron has always loved teaching and in 2007, he combined teaching and skydiving when he received his first rating as an AFF-I. Shortly thereafter; he received his TI rating, sold off his company Bell Custom Builders and moved to Spaceland in Houston, Texas, to become a full time skydiver. Since then he has spent his time in the skydiving community trying to make the next generation of skydiver smarter and safer than the ones that have come before. He now has over 20 years in the sport and over 7,000 jumps. He has worked extensively with AFF, STP, and AFP student programs and brings years of experience and knowledge to candidates. His areas of USPA expertise and qualifications include the following: As a successful businesswoman and entrepreneur, and one of the country's leading female skydivers, Jen Sharp is frequently invited to share the lessons and experience of skydiving and years in business, drawing analogies to the field and history of skydiving, in venues small and large, from summer children's program to municipal conferences to the state of Kansas Capitol building. Her expertise earned her the position of guest speaker multiple times for the National Dropzone Owner’s Conference as well as the International Parachute Industry Association Expo. She was also the keynote speaker for an audience of approximately 3,000 at the March 2015 Kansas Rural Water Association Conference. In addition, she often writes articles for skydiving and non-skydiving publications, regularly contributing to some, such as United States Parachute Association magazine Parachutist and the Kansas Rural Water Association magazine Lifeline. She also maintains a casual blog at At 18 years old, she made her first jump November 11, 1989 and now has approximately 4,000 skydives. From October 1995 to February 2017, she owned and operated Skydive Kansas, the longest running commercial dropzone in the state. She is an IERC Director since 2010, an Accelerated Freefall Instructor since 1997, Static line JM & I ratings since 1992 that are now expired, a Strong Tandem Instructor since 2004, Strong Tandem Examiner since 2009, USPA Coach Examiner since 2003, Safety & Training Advisor from 2003 - 2017; PRO rating since 1994; FAA Senior Rigger since 1995, Master Rigger since 2009. "In 2014, I had the humble pleasure of traveling to Nepal with the Everest Skydive Team as the first female tandem instructor to do tandems there," she recalls. In the non-skydiving scope, she holds a Bachelors in Education, an Associate in Computer Information Systems, and Masters in Business Administration. As she owned her own web programming company for 18 years, she's been able to work as a consultant in many arenas and industries. The unique combination of education, IT, and skydiving coupled with the necessity for safe efficiency as a DZO has honed her focus towards improving education in skydiving. Currently, she is employed by USPA as the Director of IT. Ron started his skydiving career in the military as a paratrooper in 1992. "I never thought at that time that I would pursue a lifetime career in skydiving," Ron recalls, "but as life would have it I made my first civilian jump in 2002 and fell in love with skydiving all over again." Ron has always loved teaching and in 2007, he combined teaching and skydiving when he received his first rating as an AFF-I. Shortly thereafter; he received his TI rating, sold off his company Bell Custom Builders and moved to Spaceland in Houston, Texas, to become a full time skydiver. Since then he has spent his time in the skydiving community trying to make the next generation of skydiver smarter and safer than the ones that have come before. He now has over 20 years in the sport and over 7,000 jumps. He has worked extensively with AFF, STP, and AFP student programs and brings years of experience and knowledge to candidates. His areas of USPA expertise and qualifications include the following: As a successful businesswoman and entrepreneur, and one of the country's leading female skydivers, Jen Sharp is frequently invited to share the lessons and experience of skydiving and years in business, drawing analogies to the field and history of skydiving, in venues small and large, from summer children's program to municipal conferences to the state of Kansas Capitol building. Her expertise earned her the position of guest speaker multiple times for the National Dropzone Owner’s Conference as well as the International Parachute Industry Association Expo. She was also the keynote speaker for an audience of approximately 3,000 at the March 2015 Kansas Rural Water Association Conference. In addition, she often writes articles for skydiving and non-skydiving publications, regularly contributing to some, such as United States Parachute Association magazine Parachutist and the Kansas Rural Water Association magazine Lifeline. She also maintains a casual blog at