Our Team

David Dimberio, Chief Entertainment Officer

Born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana, David graduated from Bishop Dwenger High School and the University of Notre Dame. He has spent the last two decades of his career in sales, most of which consisted of implantable medical devices. For the past several years, David has been involved in many small businesses from an ownership standpoint as well. With a fascination of the entertainment business, David founded Combat Ops in 2015 and opened its first location in Fort Wayne in November of 2016. David wanted to bring a style of entertainment that was different, something more engaging, for both kids and adults. And with the addition of axe throwing, mini-golf, the NERF-style tag arena, as well as mini/duckpin style bowling, the arcade, laser maze, & much more to come, David has created an entertainment venue that is perfect for the whole family – and one that will get the family active while having fun.

As Chief Entertainment Officer, David’s goal is to continually improve Combat Ops Entertainment and he strives to provide a new and unique experience every time you visit.

Much of Combat Ops was actually designed by David. From the large-scale arenas, down to smaller details like the use of “dog tags” as your admission ticket to some of our attractions. David has personally built many of the items you see at Combat Ops because he loves woodworking, building, and creating.

In his free time, David loves spending time with his wife, children, and family dogs. He attends Our Lady of Good Hope Church. When the weather is nice, you probably will find him on the golf course if he isn’t at Combat Ops or spending time with his family.

Jason Watts, Director of Facilities, Tech, & Maintenance

Prior to working at COA Jason was a Technical Sergeant in the Indiana Air National Guard. He served as a member of the 122nd Security Forces Squadron, 122nd Fighter Wing, right here in Fort Wayne. He recently retired after twenty years of service. After joining Combat Ops as a Game Master, he used his military experience to help create some of the first missions for the arena. He strived to combine a little bit of realism and a lot of not-so-real adventure into the games, hoping to challenge players and give them a genuine first-person shooter experience.

He enjoys reading, writing, and drawing, and of course, his Xbox.

Jason and his family are also active in fostering rescue dogs. They have fostered over thirty dogs and counting.

Jaden Lane, Director of Combat

Jaden has been in the entertainment industry for over 4 years. As the Director of Combat, he is in charge of making all our "combat" attractions such as Laser Tag, NERF-tag, Gellyball, and Axe Throwing run smoothly to make sure guests have the best experience possible. Jaden loves spending time at home with his girlfriend and dog, and playing games with his friends.