Dr. Robert (Rob) Montz is an O2X Lead Instructor and Sleep & Fatigue Management Specialist who served in the Army for over 35 years. Rob served in the 75th Ranger Regiment and was one of the initial members to develop and implement the Ranger Athlete Warrior (RAW) program encompassing four pillars of performance: functional fitness, sports medicine, sports nutrition, and mental toughness. Rob served as the Director of the Preservation of the Force and Family, U.S. Special Operations Command’s holistic and integrated human performance program aimed at optimizing performance and increasing readiness for special operations forces. He currently works as a Health and Human Performance Program Lead for a governmental contracting company. Rob received his undergraduate degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Pittsburgh, a Master of Health Science from the University of Florida, and his doctorate in Occupational Therapy from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. He also received a Master in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College. Rob is passionate about improving performance and mental toughness in tactical athletes. He has gained a unique perspective as a clinician, therapist, and soldier, having gone through physically demanding courses such as Ranger School, Survival Evasion Resistance Escape (SERE), Airborne, and Air Assault. He also has six combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. Rob has presented at national and international conferences on human performance and, in his spare time, enjoys fitness challenges, especially completing Spartan and Tough Mudder races.