Instructor
Bob Haygood
Star Elite Defense, LLC
CERTIFIED NRA PISTOL INSTRUCTOR, STATE OF TEXAS DPS LTC INSTRUCTOR, CIVILIAN TACTICAL INSTRUCTOR (CERTIFIED by BRIAN HOFFNER- RETIRED HOUSTON POLICE DEPT SR INSTRUCTOR).
Gained knowledge attending numerous other schools/classes in Texas, Colorado, Nevada and Oklahoma with other Law Enforcement, Numerous Retired Green Beret Special Forces, Retired Navy Seals, Massad Ayoob Mag 20 Class, Joe Alesia – Instructor for the L.A. County, California Sheriff Dept., trained with Rob Leatham and Mike Seeklander on advanced shooting techniques and training methods. Bob has also been shooting numerous USPSA/IDPA/3 GUN/MOUNTED SHOOTING & NATIONAL SPORTING CLAYS competitions for the past 30 years.
CHY YON RYU BLACK BELT and numerous other knife and hand to hand training clinics/classes since 1988.
ASSOCIATE SPECIAL Event CLASS INSTRUCTORS
Nick Ratcliff
A former ARMY SPECIAL FORCES GREEN BERET MEDICAL SERGEANT and LICENSED PARAMEDIC.
In addition to serving in the military, Nick also spent a decade in private high threat security for American Officials in Iraq. He was selected as one of the original members of the HELICOPTER INSERTION RESPONSE TEAM (HIRRT) which served as a quick reaction force for BAGHDAD and the surrounding areas once the US MILITARY pulled out.
Nick was later recruited to become the Security Program Manager for an oil and gas block in northern Iraq that covered a territory of more than a 1000 SQ miles. In this position he led and managed a force of over 100 private security personnel in addition to multiple detachments of Peshmerga Oil Protection Force Soldiers.
Heather Eckert
Heather was a Criminal Justice Major and has actively been involved in Law Enforcement since 2010. Heather is CERTIFIED MASTER FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR, HOLDS MULTIPLE FIREARM RBT/FORCE ON FORCE and SPECIALTY TRAINING CERTIFICATIONS. She is an active member of ILEETA, IALEFI and IAWP. Currently she serves as a Texas DPS LEVEL 111 FIREARMS and ACADEMIC INSTRUCTOR in the DFW area.
Through her years of instructing and working with multiple departments across the country she recognized the dire need for advanced firearms DT and Mental preparedness training for officers and civilians. She formed E4 DEFENSE LLC. In addition, Heather provides consultation for numerous LEO DEPARTMENTS, and PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANIES.
Austin Black
Austin got his start in cowboy action shooting when he was 13 years old. He won several state championships, 1 national and 1 world championship. He has also competed in Steel Challenge and IDPA, and worked stage design for both of these shooting sports.
He is NRA Certified as a Pistol Instructor and as Range Safety Officer, as well as a DPS Certified LTC Instructor. He enjoys barbecue, blues music and dad jokes.
Josh Greenough
Josh is from Northern California and grew up shooting with his grandfather at a very young age. He joined the army in 2012 and spent his time in the infantry with the 10th Mountain Brigade out of Fort Polk in Louisiana until 2016. When he transitioned out of the military, he moved to Austin, Texas to pursue a career in the firearms training industry.
Josh is NRA Certified as a Pistol Instructor and is a DPS Certified LTC Instructor. He likes his steak medium rare with a side of baked potato.