Professional educator, author and keynote speaker Steve Tarani has served the United States defense, law enforcement, and intelligence communities for over 35 years as a respected subject-matter expert/ service provider in protection, firearms, and defensive tactics to numerous high- and low-profile federal agencies. Formerly sworn in the states of California and Nevada, Tarani is a former fulltime Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) protective-programs employee and was formerly on staff at the US Department of Energy (DOE) National Security Institute (Security Force Training Dept.) at Kirtland Air Force Base (NM). He is a DoD and FLETC-certified firearms instructor who has been on staff at Gunsite Academy (AZ) for over 25 years and is formerly an adjunct instructor at the SIG Arms Academy (NH) for over 16 years. Specializing in awareness-based training, Tarani is also the published author of eleven books and contributes monthly to numerous industry periodicals. He remains a private-sector protective agent, member of InfraGard and serves on the National Sheriffs’ Association School Safety and Security Committee.
