Felecan attended University of Maryland - Baltimore County (UMBC) on a chess scholarship from 1998 until 1999.
He played first/second board and led UMBC to the Pan-American team Championship in Dallas (1998) and Toronto (1999), but left shortly thereafter.
Felecan began actively seeking his International Master title after being contacted by organizer Sevan Muradian.
IM Felecan worked in a non-chess related occupation until 2011 when he actively became a full-time chess coach for youth and adult players.
In 2016, he tied for first in the Chicago Open Under-2400 section beating Grandmasters Eugene Perelshteyn and Holden Hernandez in the process.