A retired Special Operations Team Leader with 25+ years with the San Jose Police Department. Todd's career focused on fugitive apprehension, human trafficking, narcotics, and training other officers. He is a skilled operator and performed over 3,000 tactical entries and is intimately familiar with real-world violence and what it takes to survive lethal encounters.
Matthew Whitaker
Certified instructor and lifelong supporter of the shooting sports, Matthew helps his students add new life skills to their toolboxes by increasing their knowledge, confidence and responsibility with firearms.
Erik Sawiak
Proficient shooter, experienced instructor and Range Safety Officer, Erik provides relevant training and information to help students become knowledgeable, confident and responsible firearms owners
Talented shooter with over 900 hours of formal training courses, over 100 shooting competitions, fired well over 85,000 rounds, and has passed the FBI qualification course with perfect marks every single time he has taken it.
Patty Reay
USCCA certified instructor with a safe, supportive, low-pressure teaching style that helps her students go from hesitant beginners to confident, empowered gun owners who are capable of protecting themselves and their families.
Easton Andersen
Owner of Iron Rescue, certified EMT, emergency room trauma nurse, Army combat medic, and austere medical care instructor.
Frank Xu
Master Class competitive handgun shooter in USPSA and IDPA, currently ranked 14th in the world in his division.
Patrick Odle
Owner of Modern Combative Concepts and Defensive Tactics Instructor of hand-to-hand combat and edged weapon tactics.
Steven Dahn
An exceptionally experienced backcountry outdoorsman and archery hunter, Steven is the owner of Backcountry Hunting Academy.
Baylen Sabatini
Trained over 1,000 Army recruits in the basics of carbine marksmanship. Army vehicle mechanic and recovery operator.
Brady Blackner
Brady’s experience as an LEO and SWAT member brings an exceptional set of skills and experience to our training program.
Chase Harrison
A dedicated instructor with a diverse training background, Chase is devoted to helping others develop their self‑defense skills.
Chris Mangel
NRA Certified Instructor and Range Safety Officer. Chris is devoted to helping his students become confident, responsible firearm users.
David Lynton
A certified NRA and BCI instructor, veteran Search and Rescue volunteer and trainer, and Shaolin Kempo instructor.
Jacob White
With a strong background in education and a NRA Certified Instructor, Jacob is dedicated to guiding his students into responsible firearm users.
Joe Fowler
A talented producer, filmmaker, photographer and firearms enthusiast, Joe’s company Berserker Creative provides NTAC with spectacular visual content.
Matt Brandley
Army veteran, firearms enthusiast, media creator and collaborator, Matt produces brilliant content for NTAC and many other clients.
Myke Laws
Extremely proficient competitive shooter, tactician, excellent teacher, and all round good guy.
Natalia Cazan
Natalia is a registered paramedic, medical educator and NRA instructor, with a background in military and emergency services.
Rylee Marble
Ogden Metro SWAT Team Marksman, Detective with the Ogden Police Department, and Utah POST Instructor.
Sam Phillips
Licensed EMT, Stop the Bleed instructor, and certified in Tactical Emergency Casualty Care and CPR/BLS.
Shane Coles
Co-host of the Prepper Talk Radio podcast, Shane is also a certified EMT and HAM radio operator.
Tim Evancich
Skilled firearms instructor that has attended countless training courses and honed his own shooting abilities.