TRAINING BACKGROUND
Military Experience – United States Marine Corps
Signals Intelligence Operator/Team Leader
Close Combat Instructor (MCMAP)

Military Awards/Achievements
Honorable Discharge
(4) Letters of Appreciation
Certificate of Commendation

Educational Background
Indiana University
General Studies w/ Minor in Criminal Justice

Sonoran Desert Institute (SDI)
Associate of Science in Firearms Technology

Armorers Courses
(2) Glock Armorers Course, Freshly
Glock Armorers Course 2022, Larry Loring
Smith & Wesson M&P Armorers Course, John Houghton
Smith & Wesson M&P 2.0 Armorers Course, John Houghton & Steve Huey
Smith & Wesson M&P Shield Armorers Course, John Houghton & Steve Huey
Sig Saur 1911 Armorers Course, Dennis Carroll
BCI Defense AR-15 M/16 Civilian Armorer’s School, Matt Blank

Martial Background
Marine Corps Martial Arts Program
Rank: Black Belt Instructor

Armed Forces Combatives
Rank: Granted Shodan Jujitsu (1st Degree Black Belt)  – GI Jujitsu

Moyer Karate Dojo
Rank: Granted 1st Dan (1st Degree Black Belt) – Karate-Do

McGuin Jiu Jitsu Academy: Gracie Jiu-Jitsu South Bend
Rank: Brown Belt
Ryron Gracie seminar 2018
Ryron Gracie seminar 2019
Ty Gay Leg Lock Seminar (6hr) 2019
Chet Schemahorn Seminar 2019
(2) Kenny Johnson Takedowns for Fighting 2021
Evandro Nunes – Side Mount Mastery 2022
Evandro Nunes – Guard Mastery 2022
Thomas McGuin Leg Lock Seminar 2021
Thomas McGuin Leg Lock Seminar 2022
John McGuin Ground and Pound 2021
Brandon Adolf  Wrestling for Jiu Jitsu Series

10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu Indianapolis
Eddie Bravo Seminar 2018

Bryce Franck 
Striking for Self Defense (8hr)Ground and Pound for Self Defense (8hr)
Using Striking to get your pistol (8hr)

Combatives Summit 2025
Integration of Fighting and Shooting John Valentine of Deed of Arms (2hr)
Weaponized Language: Controlling Conflict with Words Craig Douglas of Shivworks (2hr)
Dry Fire: Building Skill at Speed Mark Smith (1hr)
Applied Dry Fire Problem Solving Dustin Mowry (1hr)
Transitions from Striking to Weapons Ben Aubin of Red Beard Combatives (2hr)
In-Fight Weapon Access (IFWA) on the Ground Cecil Burch of Immediate Action Combatives (2hr)
Keep Your Piece: Weapon Retention in High-Stakes Conflicts Fletch Fuller (2hr)
Coaching Combatives: A Primer for Starting Your Program
Nick Delgadillo (2hr)
Integrated Striking and Control Aaron Jannetti (2hr)
The Art of Tactical Groin Destruction Master Ken of Ameridote (1hr)
The Bundle Sam Ferguson of Galo Combatives (2hr)
C3 Concepts: Integrated Striking and Control Chad LeBrun of C3 Concepts (2hr)
Concepts of Disarming Bad Guys Kerry “Kato” Murakami of Rectitude Training (2hr)

Misc Martial Arts/Self Defense & Combatives Training
Modern Arnis (Pilipino Stick Fighting)
Army Combatives Program

Range•Master – Tom Givens and Lynn Givens
Three-Day Firearms Instructor Development & Certification Course

National Rifle Association (NRA)
NRA Certified Instructor
Refuse to be a Victim
Home Firearm Safety
Basic Pistol
Personal Protection in the Home
Personal Protection Outside the Home
Advance Pistol Instructor
Chief Range Safety Officer
Basic Metallic Cartridge Reloading

United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA
)Certified Training Counselor
Certified AR-15 Fundamentals Instructor
Defensive Shooting Fundamental Instructor
Certified Basic Pistol Instructor
Certified Home Defense Instructor
Certified Concealed Carry Instructor
Emergency First Aid Fundamentals Instructor
Concealed Carry and Home Defense Fundamentals Instructor
Countering The Mass Shooter Threat Instructor
Range Safety Officer Course
TASER Devices (End User)
SABRE Sprays & Gels (End User)

Massad Ayoob Group, Massad Ayoob
MAG-DFI Deadly Force Instructor (40hr)MAG-40 (40hr)

Shiv Works, Craig Douglas and Paul Sharp
Extreme Close Quarters Conflicts (ECQC) (20hr)
Edge Weapons Overview (EWO) (16hr)

Sharp Defense/SBG Illinois (Now Paul Sharp Coaching), Paul Sharp
Fist Fire Level One (16hr)
Edged Weapons Defense Part I Training, Paul Sharp and Dan Meshenky (4hr)
Multi-Disciplinary Optimization Course (MDOC) (16hr)
Shivworks Training Session – Takedowns 2019 (4hr)
Chris Haueter 2019 Seminar (8hr)
Level 1 Coaches Course

Red Zone Threat Management, Jerry Wetzel
Empty Hand Knife Defense Standing x2 (8hr)
Empty Hand Knife Defense Ground (8hr)
Adaptive Striking Program (8hr)Prime (8hr)

Immediate Action Combatives, Cecil Burch
 Immediate Action Jiu-jitsu (8hr)
Close Contact Handgun, with Glen Stilson (16hr)
Immediate Action Pugilism (8hr)

Glock, Inc Training
Operator’s Course, Larry Loring (16hr)
MOS Operator’s Course, Lynn Freshly (16hr)Top Shooter/Level 4 Glock Rating  

Modern Samurai Project, Scott Jedlinski “Jedi”
RDS Pistol Fundamentals & Performance Course (16hr)

April Risk Consulting, Dr. William Aprill
Unthinkable – 8hr
Unthinkable – 3hr

Active Response Training, Greg Ellifritz
Knife Defense Instructor Development Course (16hr)
Covert Rifle, w/ Bryan McKean (4hr)
Counter Terrorist Urban Carbine, w/ Bryan McKean (8hr)
Recognizing, Detecting and Neutralizing the Terrorist Bomber, w/ Bryan McKean (8hr)
Structure Clearing for Armed Citizens w/ Bryan McKean (16hr)

Sage Dynamics, Aaron Cowan
RDS Handgun Instructor (24hr)

Mindset Laboratory, Shay VanVlymen
Intro to Force on Force (8hr)
Vehicle Force on Force Scenarios (8hr)

Brite-Strike® Training Academy
Tactical Flashlight Instructor

Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI)
Utah Concealed Carry Permit Instructor

I.C.E. Training, Rob Pincus
Fundamentals of Intuitive Defensive® Shooting (x2) 8hr
Advanced Pistol Handling 8hrUnorthodox Shooting Positions 8hr
Intuitive Defensive Carbine 8hr
Two Person Armed Defense 8hr

Personal Defense Network Academy, Rob Pincus
Counter Ambush Concepts: Physics & Physiology
Counter Ambush Concepts: Preparing Your Response

Paladin Combatives LLC, Mike Swisher and Josh Haines
Managing Confrontations (8hr)
Managing Conflicts 101 (4hr)

Infinity Solutions
Pistol 1 – Byron Gentry (8hr)Rifle 1 – Byron Gentry (8hr)
Active Killer Defense Course Byron Gentry & Dan Hammond (8hr)
Weapon Retention 1 – Byron Gentry & Patrick Robinson (4hr)
Distance Management – Byron Gentry & Jimmy Holmes (4hr)
Distance Management Fighting in the Clinch – Byron Gentry & Patrick Robinson (4hr)
Distance Management Dirty Boxing- Byron Gentry & Jimmy Holmes (4hr)

PSR Training, Eli Blank 
Extreme Precision Pistol (2hr)

Charlie Foxtrot Shooting Complex, Jonathon Carver
Vehicle Defense Course (2hr)

Defensive Solutions LLC, Norman Hood
Defensive Handgun Level One (20hr)
Basic Oleoresin Capsicum Aerosol Training (OCAT)® (8hr)
Firearm Retention
Use of Force
Basic Revolver (2hr)
Intro to Defensive Shotgun (8hr)
Force-on-Force: Defensive Pistol (16hr)

Our Safe Home
Diamondback Db9/DB380 Operators Course
Self Defense Fundamentals
Intermediate Pistol
Dave Grossman Academy
On CombatThe Bullet Proof Mind

ILEETA Academy/Relias Learning
Knife Tactics and SafetyUse of Force and Deadly Force

Sabre Tactical
The Center Axis Relock (CAR) eLearning Course

AVADE Workplace Violence Prevention 
AVADE Pepper Spray Defense

The Law of Self Defense (LOSD) Academy 
LOSD Instructor Program
LOSD Level 1 Indiana Supplement
LOSD Level 1 Michigan Supplement

Misc. Law Courses
Legal Aspects of Personal Defense, Mike Peterson, Senator Jim Tomes, Bryan Ciyou & Robert Gevers
Deadly Force Webinar, Bryan Ciyou
Essentials of Indiana Gun Law, Guy Relford
Criminal Law Course, IUSBAdministrative Law Course, IUSB

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Active Shooter: What you can doWorkplace Security Awareness
Retail Security Awareness Understanding the Hidden Hazards

Allied Barton Security Services (ABSS) Courses
Master Security Officer V
Safety Officer Specialist (SOS)
Patrol Techniques (SSO)
GSA Arrest & Detainment
GSA Firearms
GSA Civil Disturbance & Hostage SituationPatient Restraint
Managing ConflictPreventing Workplace Violence

Misc. Firearms Related Training
Red Dot Mastery – Mike Ox
(2) Training Today’s Gunfighter & The Fighting Spirit, Frank White
Firearms Safety Course, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department
LASR Affiliate Instructor Program, John Wallace (LASR Team, LLC)
UTM PTO Course

Medical Training
American Red Cross First/CPR/AED Instructor Course
American Heart Association CPR/AED
Combat Life Savers Course
Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (EMT-B) Course
Indiana EMR-Emergency Medical Responder
Ballistic Injuries Seminar
Stop The Bleed – Grant Roberts Jr.