Joe is an 18-year veteran law enforcement officer and is currently the Special Operations Commander for a large Metro-Atlanta agency. He has a Master’s Degree in Public Administration and nine years of tactical team experience. He is a graduate of Thunder Ranch, FBI Firearms Instructor School, holds an Advanced rating at Bill Roger’s Shooting School, is a graduate of the U.S. Army Military Police Sniper School, and actively instructs SWAT Team members throughout the southeast.

Joe attended his first USPSA match in 1991 and shot pistol competitively at the local level before becoming active on the pro circuit in 2008. He is a loving husband and father of nine-year-old twins.