Yep. Thats about spot on. He is seen as a bit of a kunt due to his rather strange way he has with social contact. But people who work with him or train with him love him. He can be abrupt, seem negative or tell you something with zero social filter, but his intentions are all good and he puts a huge amount into the sport, including his time and personal funds.
A friend of mine who used to train with me in Melbourne changed to the Melbourne Uni gym to get training from him, after I told him to do so. He was a bit unimpressed after the first couple of sessions but now he thinks the world of him. He has trained him from being a good lifter to a world class lifter in about 2 years.
I notice that the people who criticise him the most are non IPF members or not even powerlifters (*coughsparty*). All are tossing in unfounded gossip, innuendo, "fake news" and outright lies to smear someone who has the welfare of ALL powerlifters at heart. I swear that the worst critics are all Trump supporters.