Experience
Over two decades of service spanning law enforcement, private security, retail management, and independent instruction — each role building on the last.
Security Professional
Southall Farm & Inn
Conducts daily security operations for a high-value private luxury resort, maintaining the highest standards of safety, discretion, and professionalism in an exclusive hospitality environment.
Key Achievements
- Conducted daily security operations for a high-value private luxury resort
- Conducted risk assessments and implemented updated security procedures to address emerging vulnerabilities
- Served as primary liaison with law enforcement agencies, emergency responders, property management, and property stakeholders
- Ensured confidentiality and privacy standards consistent with executive-level resort security expectations
Security Supervisor
Troubadour Golf and Field Club
Supervised and coordinated a team of security officers to ensure continuous protection of a multi-million-dollar private residential property and its residents. Maintained a high standard of safety, discretion, and professionalism within a luxury residential environment.
Key Achievements
- Oversaw patrol operations, access control, and incident response across a large gated community
- Conducted daily operational briefings, post inspections, and performance evaluations
- Served as primary liaison between security staff, property management, and law enforcement
- Prepared detailed incident and activity reports in adherence to company and client security protocols
- Designed and implemented training curriculum on emergency response for security staff
- Ensured confidentiality and privacy of residents and corporate clients at executive-level standards
General Manager
Pet Sense by Tractor Supply
Managed all operations and staffing for a specialty retail pet store. Responsible for sales optimization, team building, customer loyalty, and full P&L accountability.
Key Achievements
- Recruited, hired, trained, and managed team members in accordance with company policy and applicable law
- Executed merchandising initiatives, marketing plans, and advertising campaigns
- Controlled expenses, managed profit/loss, protected company assets, and minimized shrink
- Managed staff scheduling, payroll, succession planning, and performance reviews
- Supervised cash handling, bank deposits, and petty cash management
General Manager & Director of Training
On Target Shooting Sports
Recruited, managed, and supervised all sales staff, certified range safety officers, and certified firearms instructors across two store locations. Developed and taught new firearms and safety training curricula for both internal development and public course offerings.
Key Achievements
- Developed and taught new firearms training and safety curricula for internal and public enrollment
- Created and maintained online database of student records for open-enrollment training program
- Transitioned class enrollment from manual in-person process to web-based online registration and payment
- Spearheaded substantial increase in annual training revenue through curriculum reorganization
- Maintained company website, online payment processing, and cloud-based forms
- Handled full HR duties: scheduling, time-off tracking, personnel files, and progressive discipline
Staff Instructor
Citizens Safety Academy
Designs and delivers training curricula spanning the full spectrum of student experience — from first-time firearm owners to seasoned armed professionals. Contributes to curriculum development, instructor certification, and multi-platform course delivery.
Key Achievements
- Built foundational curricula designed to establish safe habits and a clear path for student advancement
- Identified gaps in available training and developed new curriculum to address unmet needs
- Co-taught dozens of train-the-trainer courses across multiple domains to certify new instructors
- Delivered instruction in-person and online via live and on-demand formats across a variety of media
Co-Owner, Curriculum Designer & Lead Instructor
Axiom Defense Solutions, LLC
General partnership created to teach private citizens the fundamentals of personal safety and self-defense. Spearheads instructional design, business administration, and marketing. Courses developed in accordance with best practices in the ADDIE model of instructional design.
Key Achievements
- Designed all training courses using the ADDIE instructional design model
- Developed and maintained company website, course registration system, and online payment processing
- Recruited, vetted, trained, and supervised volunteers and contracted support staff
- Managed all business administration and marketing functions
Police Officer, Investigator & Use-of-Force Instructor
Murfreesboro Police Department
Served 24 years across patrol, investigations, and instructor roles. Member of the Alcohol Countermeasures Team (MPACT) and Fatal Accident Crash Team (FACT). Certified firearms instructor, armorer, rifle instructor, and simunitions instructor.
Key Achievements
- DUI enforcement as a member of the Murfreesboro Police Alcohol Countermeasures Team (MPACT)
- Investigator for the Fatal Accident Crash Team (FACT)
- Firearms instructor and armorer; Use of Force Instructor
- Rifle Instructor — helped redesign and revamp the rifle curriculum
- Instructor Trainer — redesigned and taught weeklong Firearms Instructor certification class
- Simunitions Instructor — created and ran Force-On-Force training scenarios
- Hundreds of hours of formal training in handgun/long gun marksmanship, vehicle tactics, trauma care, CQB, low-light fighting, and active shooter response
Areas of Expertise
Recruiting, Hiring & Onboarding
Management & Supervision
Employee Policy Drafting
Scheduling & Timekeeping
Payroll Accounting
Training Curriculum Design (ADDIE)
Firearms Safety & Instruction
Use of Force Law & Policy
Force-on-Force Scenario Design
Tactical Medical Instruction
Defensive Pistolcraft
Active Threat Response
ATF Regulatory Compliance
Federal Firearms Licensing
NFA Class 3 Regulations
Form 4473 Processing
Security Consulting
Inventory Management
Budgeting & Sales Management
Retail Merchandising
Lean / Continuous Improvement
Lightspeed POS
QuickBooks Accounting & Invoicing
Cloud Databases & Web CMS
Transferable Strengths
Team Leadership
Managing officers, instructors & staff
Curriculum Design
ADDIE model, outcome-driven programs
Firearms Instruction
Handgun, rifle, shotgun & force-on-force
HR & Onboarding
Hiring, training & progressive discipline
Security Operations
Patrol, access control & incident response
Use of Force
Law, policy drafting & instructor delivery
Business Administration
P&L, payroll, scheduling & compliance
ATF Compliance
FFL, NFA Class 3 & Form 4473 processing