Jeff is a Veteran of the United States Marine Corps and then spent over a decade on protective details for individuals and families such as CEOs, US Foreign Service officers and Ambassadors, NGO personnel, and celebrities. Since 2012, Jeff has been an instructor on several US government agency pre-deployment courses, preparing personnel to carry out their missions in hostile and unfamiliar environments. Subject matter covered has included surveillance detection, vehicle preparation, self-defense for overseas travel, immediate action drills, hostage avoidance/survival, being the subject of a protective detail, personnel recovery, and mission planning.