Tel: (888) 696-7322

​​About the Lead Instructor

Jay lives in central Ohio with his wife and son. He is a former veteran who served Active Duty in the Marine Corps during Operations Enduring Freedom and the Air National Guard during the Global War On Terrorism.

Jay is a certified NRA Instructor with a certified Pistol rating (2012), a Utah Certified Concealed Carry Firearms Instructor (2013 - 2016), affiliate USCCA Instructor (2015), and Range Safety Officer (2017 - NRA /2018 SAFTEA to Present), SAFTEA Instructor (2018) with Defensive Handgun Levels 1, 2 & 3, and USCCA Certified Instructor 2020. Jay's every day carry is a Sig Sauer P320c 9 mm with a Wilson Combat grip and Romeo1 red dot sight.

Jay enjoys continuing his defensive handgun personal and professional development. He takes high level classes at least once a year to develop his core skills and pass on relevant knowledge on to his students. He has trained with Gabe White (Gabe White Training), Scott Jedlinski (Modern Samurai Project), Dick Wheeler (NRA) and Bill Martin (SAFTEA), and Terry Rudes (USCCA). Every year he maintains his Instructor SAFTEA rating by passing the Air Marshall Qualification. 

CREDENTIALS:

ACCREDITED & CERTIFIED PISTOL INSTRUCTOR, NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION (NRA)
INSTRUCTOR # 196865291
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RANGE SAFETY OFFICER, NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION (NRA)

INSTRUCTOR # 196865291​

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SAFTEA CERTIFIED DEFENSE HANDGUN INSTRUCTOR LEVEL 1/2/3 & RANGE SAFETY OFFICER

INSTRUCTOR # 2325776 

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CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR - UNITED STATES CONCEALED CARRY ASSOCIATION (USCCA)

INSTRUCTOR # 1900529 

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