An accomplished U.S. Army veteran sniper and sniper instructor, Brian served eight years on active duty as a Special Forces operator. He graduated as a Level I student from the coveted SOTIC (Special Operations Target Interdiction Course). He went on to serve three years as a Level I & II US army Special Forces Sniper Instructor. Over the years, he's taught as a long-range and sniper instructor in numerous countries across four continents.
Career
- 10 years active duty special forces
- 2 SOF Combat Deployments in Iraq
- 1 Regular Army deployment in Afghanistan
- 3 years Special Operations Target Interdiction Course (SOTIC) Level I and II Instructor
- 10 years Junior 4 Position Small Bore
- Owner and founder of Colorado Precision Rifle
Education
- Special Forces Qualification Course
- SOTIC Level I Graduate
- Accuracy First Instructor Course
- Viking Tactical Shooting School
- Valhalla Shooting School
- Special Forces Advanced Urban Combat (twice completed)
- USASOC Jump Master Course
Competitive Shooting Highlights
- Ten years Junior NRA 4-Position Small Bore
- Four NRA National F-Class Records
- 2008 International Sniper Competition – 1st place (Service Class)
- 2010 Spirit of America National Camaraderie Match – 1st place
- 2010 Steel Safari Long Range Side Competition – 3rd place
- 2010 Mixed Team Police and Military 3-Gun – 1st place
- 2010 USASOC Sniper Competitions – 5th place
- 2011 Steel Safari – 3rd place
- 2011 USASOC Sniper Competition – 3rd place
- 2014 New Mexico Sporting Rifle Team Match – 1st place
- 2014 Thunderbeast Team Challenge – 6th place
- 2015 Sporting Rifle Team Match – 3rd place
- 2016 Competition Dynamics Team Safari – 2nd place
- 2017 Competition Dynamics Team Safari – 5th place
- 2017 High Country Precision Mile High Shootout – 11th place
- 2017 Sporting Rifle Team Match – 1st place
- T3 Precision Rifle Match – two 1st place finishes
- Four Distinguished Leg Points, pistol
- New Mexico Sporting Rifle Match – eight top-3 finishes
- Pueblo Tactical Rifle and Steel Challenge Pistol Match – twelve top-3 finishes
Past and Current Students
- Denver SWAT Sniper Team
- Special Forces 10th Group
- 4th Infantry Division snipers and designated marksmen
- DEA
- Senegalese special forces and secret service
- Jordanian special forces
- Steiner/Burris
- MAGPUL
- Andy Reinhardt
- James Vick
