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Name: Francisco Neri
Height: 6’00”
Weight: 165
Website: www.francisconeri.com
Home Drop Zone: Skydive Deland
Birthplace: Caracas, Venezuela.
Hobbies: Skateboarding, Surfing and Music.
Spoken Languages: Spanish, English and Italian.
Education: Catolica University (Venezuela) Attorney at Law graduated in 1999. Web Designer, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Digital & Action Sports Photography.

Total Number of Skydives: 10000+
Camera Jumps: 7000+
Freefly Instruction Jumps: 3500+
High Performance Canopy Jumps: 8500+
Wind Tunnel Flight Experience: 2000+ hours
Wind Tunnel Flight Instruction: 1500+ hours
Malfunctions: 4
Exhibition Jumps: +150
Base Jumps: 16+
License Ratings: USPA D-21142, Freefly™ Atmosphere Dolphin license A# 98, B# 17, C #11 and First School of Modern Skyflying LLC. freefly™ Instructors license, Wind Tunnel Freefly Instructor,National Aeronautic Association Sporting License VEN#420.

Movies, TV & News Exposure :

• US Toyota Commercial New Tacoma 2005 main Stunt Talent Skydiver & Swooper.
• Movistar Cell phone commercial 2003 main Stunt Talent.
• ESPN live interview on the 2004 Freefly World Record
• ESPN Cold Pizza US Nationals Canopy Piloting
• Fox Sports International Show on Wind Tunnel Flying, and Canopy Piloting
• 2 Adrenalina TV shows on Canopy Piloting Competitions Performance.
• Chief Video & Photographer of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd official 24way, 39way and 42way Freefly World Records, Sebastian FL and Perris Valley Skydiving.
• Main roll TV commercial for Movilnet, cell phone company in (Venezuela).
• Producer, Videographer and Performer for Epic Sport TV Airborne Show.
• Producer, Videographer and Performer for Performance Designs Factory Team DVD 2005.
• Producer, Videographer and Performer for Performance Designs Factory Team DVD 2003.
• Videographer and performer for The Cloud's Edge, Worthless Eye Candy and Space Games 10 films.
• AXN Interview on Flight performance for Space Games Competition.

Competition Experience 1999-2005

• 1st place Overall Pro Swooping International Tour 2005
• 2nd place Pro Swooping International Tour, Perris Valley CA Sep 2005
• 4th place 3rd World Cup Canopy Piloting Austria, August 2005
• 4th place European Swoop Tour Russia, August 2005
• 3rd place Pro Swooping International Tour, Chicago USA August 2005
• 4th place Blue Side Up Texel Swoop Competition, Holland July 2005
• 5th place World Games Canopy Piloting, Germany July 2005
• 3rd place European Swoop Tour Voss Norway, June 2005
• 2nd place Triple Crown Freestyle, Skydive The Farm GA, June 2005
• 3rd place Grand Prix Canopy Piloting Perris Valley CA, April 2005
• 10th place 3rd World Cup Canopy Piloting Lake Wales FL, Feb 2005
• 2nd place individual FLCPA Skydive Sebastian Fl Nov 2004
• 1st place 2way Team event Water Distance SkyQuest Fl Nov 2004
• 8th place Individual SkyQuest FL Nov 2004
• 1st place Pro Swooping Tour Team Champions 2004 Perris, CA
• 6th place Individual Overall 2004 Pro Swooping Tour.
• 5th place guest position US Nationals Canopy Piloting.
• 2nd place Florida Swooping League Round #3 Z-hills FL July 2004
• 1st place Pro Swooping Tour FreeStyle Team Perris April 2004
• 8th place Pro Swooping Tour FreeStyle individual Perris April 2004
• 7th place Pro Swooping Tour individual overall 2003
• 1st place Pro Swooping Tour 2003 World Champions Team
• 11th place IPC World Cup oF Canopy Piloting Perris Valley
• 9th place Pro Swoop Tour Voss, Norway June 25-28/2003
• 5th place Pro Swoop Tour Panama City Beach April 2003
• 9th Place Red-Bull Wings Qualifier Texas Spaceland March 2003
• 16th place Red-Bull Wings Qualifier Zephyrhills, Feb 2003
• 4th place Canopy Swoop Competition Skydive Atlanta cedar Town, May 2002.
• 2nd place 3 way team pro class at Space Games #12
• 2nd place 3 way team pro class at Space Games #11
• 4th place Atmosphere Dolphin Challenge pro class at Space Games #12
• 4th place Free Style team with Ippo Fabby at Space Games #10
• 5th place 3 way team pro class at Space Games #10
• 5th place Freefly Indy™ 500 Pro Class at Space Games #10
• 6th place Freefly Indy™ 500 Space Games #8 Jan 2000.
• 5th place 3 way team World Championships Space Games 2000.

Exhibition Demo Jumps.

• Red Bull Flugtag Ottawa CA
• Red Bull Flugtag Tampa
• Oakland Raider Coliseum
• Red Bull Flugtag Nashville
• Bristol Nascar
• Red Bull Alas Sobre Amador Panama
• Moonlight Air show
• Corpus Christy Air show
• Andrews Air force Base Air show
• Punta Gorda Air show
• Oakland Coliseum MLS
• Kansas City Royals MLB
• San Diego Charges NFL
• Hartley Crawford Stadium and Mobs 2 Trinidad & Tobago
• Red Bull Flugtag Austin
• Red Bull Flugtag Nashville
• Red Bull Soap Box Jamaica
• Red Bull Soap Box Caracas
• Red Bull Soap Box Providence
• Red Bull Air Races, San Francisco, San Diego and Detroit 06, 07, 08
• Toyota Grand Prix Long Beach California Red Bull Airforce USA 2006
• Football game downtown Atlanta Red Bull Airforce USA 2005
• Baja Race Chulavista San Diego Red Bull Airforce USA 2005
• Skydiving US Nationals 2005
• Extreme Week Voss Norway 2005
• Ampuria Brava Beach Festival Spain 2005
• World Games Germany 2005
• Florida Keys Beach Boogie USA 2004
• Skydiving US Nationals 2004
• Swoop Festival Wildwood New Jersey USA 2004
• Helicopter & Acrobatic Planes Air show New Jersey USA 2004
• IPC World Cup USA 2003
• World Freefall Convention USA 2003
• Fantasy of Flight Museum USA 2003
• Extreme Week Voss Norway 2003
• Beach Swoop Festival Panama City USA 2003
• Science Museum Baltimore Bay Red Bull Airforce USA 2003
• Beach Festival Aguasal Higuerote 1999 Venezuela.

Photography Work Credits

• Sports Illustrated (USA)
• Red Bull Airforce
• Red Bull Photofiles
• Parachutist (USA)
• Skydiving Magazine (USA)
• Skydive Mag (UK)
• Drop Zone (French)
• Para-Mag (French)
• Air Press (Brazil)
• Campara (Canadian)
• Fallskirm (Sweden)
• Volare (Italy)
• FrittFall (Norway)
• Performance Designs Factory Team Photos
• Sunpath Products PDFT Photos
• Alchemy Team Photos Freefly World Champions
• Freefly Circus Team Photos Freestyle & Freefly World Champions.
• Skydive Sebastian
• Red-Bull Wings Qualifier 2003 Swoop Tour Photos website.
• Freefly Training Center Team/ Events Photos
• CPS Complete Parachuting Solution Military Photos
• Relative Workshop Vector MICRON Photos
• DeLand Majik Skydiving FS World Champions
• The Relative Workshop Sport Gear Photos
• First School of Modern Skyflying Photos
• Skydive DeLand Freedom of Flight Team Photos

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