Jake Menard has been a member of the gaming community since he began running tournaments at Mercer University in 2001. Since then, he has helped run a number of local events, including Frag Atlanta. Jake began volunteering for the Cyberathlete Amateur League in 2003, where he started working as a Day of Defeat Admin and is currently the Counter-Strike Anti-Cheat Manager. He managed the CPL's Day of Defeat BYOC tournament in Winter 2004 and the Day of Defeat tournament in Summer 2005. As Tournament Manager, Jake will help manage the live CPL tournaments.