Dave G., CJTS Director & Licensed BAP

Dave first opened the doors of Captain Jack's in the late half of the 90’s and has enjoyed being an established, successful entrepreneur in the tattoo industry for over 20+ years now. He's grown to be well-known and respected in the community for both his hard work and teaching/tattooing talent, and believes in giving back to his community every chance he gets. All of this combined with his consistent demand for integrity has been key in CJTS long term success in the industry.

On a personal level, Dave has a wide array of interests and hobbies and is an avid traveler. He has enjoyed seeing many parts of Europe and loves to travel with his wife, Cyndi. He enjoys spending time in hot desert spots like Arizona where he hopes to retire. Dave cherishes both traveling and time with his family very much.

Dave also enjoys rock collecting during his travels, stating that he is more particular about where the rock came from rather than what it looks like, and boasts a very large rock collection in all sizes, shapes, and colors from many famous landmarks around the world. Dave has 4 dogs named Joey aka "Joey Da King", Chloe aka "CoCo", Jocie aka "Woo Woo" and Nala aka "Naughty" who he also loves to spend time with.

Having lived in and loved Portland for well over 30 years, Cyndi has thrived working side by side with Dave for the last 20+ years. The pair make a dynamic and complementary team, making CJTS such a long standing success by serving the community together! 

Cyndi is responsible for the administrative work for both the studio and school, such as student enrollments, the Certifying Official for the VA and Veterans enrollments, designing the learning curriculum, and redesigning catalogs, websites, and working directly with OHL and Oregon's HECC to ensure up to date information for CJ students!  Cyndi also teaches a variety of skills and Continuing Education classes, which include AHA CPR, Blood Borne Pathogens, and First Aid. Cyndi is also a Bachelor degree prepared Registered Nurse and EMT.  Cyndi also implements her vast medical knowledge into the school and studio setting. 

One a personal level Cyndi is very passionate about helping people and dog rescues and loves spending time with her family and their 4 fur babies. She and Dave have a son in the US Marine Corps & Law Enforcement and has made them the proud grandparents of a granddaughter. They also share 3 daughters, 2 of which have now made them the proud grandparents of 5+ grandchildren!