I served during Operation Desert Storm and the Los Angeles Riots, and then went on to run a security company for a few years. Every once in a while, I would have my friends over to shoot with me. One day, one of those friends asked if they could bring their kids so that they could learn to shoot. I asked how old they were, and they were at the age that they could learn more about firearms.

I spent time with those kids, working on firearm safety and how to shoot with them; when I was done, my friend told me that I should be a teacher for this kind of stuff. I laughed it off, but really thought about what that would look like…

Later on, I got with Overwatch Associates (formerly Bad Guy Down) and began working as an Assistant Instructor. The rest is history.

Today, I am a Firearms Instructor and a Chief Range Safety Officer with my own classes to instruct and teach.