He has coached collegiately with Georgetown University Men’s and Women’s lacrosse, and women’s crew teams, and Marymount University Men’s lacrosse. McQuilkin interned at the University of Texas at Austin in the football program. He has apprenticed under Raphael Ruiz studying proper implementation of science-based, performance-driven training systems. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences in 2008, and a Master’s degree in Health Promotion from Marymount University in 2010.