Instructor Bio
Prior to establishing Spatha, Tom served as a police officer, SWAT, LE Precision rifleman, instructor in all disciplines, and special investigations officer in the Prescott area of Arizona for 11 years. He also toured Iraq and Afghanistan, serving with the Department of State/Blackwater in a protective detail, as well as serving as an intelligence specialist, assistant team leader, counter assault member and foreign national trainer. Tom was involved with the Anti Terrorism Assistance (ATA) Program and various Counter Narcoterrorism Technology Program Office (CNTPO) programs teaching a variety of skill sets from protective operations, close quarters battle and sniper/ counter sniper operations to a variety of nations which included deployments to Africa and Mexico. He worked on the State Department Worldwide Protective Services (WPPS) program in a firearms and tactics role, protective operations, motorcade operations and a counter sniper (DDM) instructor.
Hard-Won Knowledge
At Academi, Tom was one of the instructors responsible for developing curriculum for various training of foreign nationals. He worked with the legal team to get approval and delivery of the training and also assisted in updating current training practices while instructing there. Tom was also a program manager for ACADEMI Training Services prior to leaving for IWI US as the lead instructor of the IWI Academy and National Law Enforcement Sales Manager.
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