- Guitarist for the band CKY.
- Huntington Beach, California (September 2003)
- Is a high school drop-out, opted for a GED instead.
- Mixer/producer of the modern rock band CKY. He also plays some bass on the albums.
- The 'I' is not short for anything at all. His father (who Chad claimed was a hippie) gave him the initial to represent Independence, Iindividuality and other meaningful inspirational words beginning with the letter "I". On the CKY website, it is said that the "I" stands for "Individual".
- Used to do his trademark backwards guitar flip that was dubbed the "bitch toss" by his fans. When other, more popular bands caught on to doing this move, they claimed it as theirs and Chad decided to retire it but has recently done it on CKY's latest tour.
- Was arrested several times when he was younger for disorderly conduct, breaking and entering, and trespassing.
- Was, at one time homeless. He claims to have lived in his 1984 Chevy van with various local strippers, and even a chicken coop.
- Released his first solo album 'Rock n Roll Alibis' in 07/07/15.
- along with the band, is currently in development for a new CKY album (April 2004)
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