Rowdy is a retired Health Physicist who lives in Texas. He worked as a Private Military Contractor during 2007 in Iraq, Kuwait and Qatar providing Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection training to US military personnel and third country nationals. Rowdy previously taught at a large firearms training academy in California where he was the only non-Special Operations individual to successfully complete their instructor development course.

He is a multi-division Master shooter in USPSA, IDPA and Steel Challenge and has vast competition experience on multiple platforms in matches across the United States. He has trained with Bob Vogel, William Go of Academi, Chris White of Aegis Academy, Gunsite Academy and others. Rowdy has been on two seasons of the shooting competition television show “The Right Stuff” shown on The Blaze network.  

He has previous professional teaching experience in physics, radiation safety, rock climbing and the Motorcycle Foundation’s Basic Rider Course. He is a certified NRA Pistol Instructor and graduate of the RangeMaster Instructor development program. He also has an EMT-B, is BLS certified, an Eagle Scout, a concealed carry permit holder since 2016 and a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu with Andre Galvao at Atos.

When not dry firing or at the range, Rowdy enjoys riding his motorcycles and adding to the list of 26 countries visited.

Rowdy is a graduate of Tom Given’s RangeMaster Firearms Instructor course. He is 9th Greybeard Actual 3.45 patch recipient. And he has also earned the Paraclete Consulting Group Red Belt patch.