Pamela is so much more than part owner of Marksman LLC. She is the General Manager of day-to-day operations. Pam has worked for over 20 years as a business executive in management and sales. A Regional Training Manager with CPI Corp., responsible for training sales associates in 7 states in sales and customer service. General Manager/Sales Manager for Staples and Assistant Store Manager for Lowe’s. Primarily accountable for all store operations, sales, payroll, HR, customer service, coach, and mentor. Pamela has also been an avid firearms enthusiast for many years. From competitive shooting to Certified Firearms Instructor, Pamela is uniquely qualified to manage the daily operations at

Marksman LLC. Her qualifications include:

• TN State Certified Handgun Instructor
• NRA Certified Handgun Instructor
• NRA Chief Range Safety Officer
• NRA Range Safety Officer
• NRA Woman on Target Instructor
• Marksman LLC Private Handgun Instructor

Pamela understands in the firearms instructor arena, there are few women instructors. She makes it a point to reach out to woman who might otherwise be intimidated to attend firearms training because they tend to be in the minority amongst men. Her presence alone here at Marksman LLC, has consistently increased the number of women we see attending training, and increased the number of woman memberships at the range.

Mike is a Combat Veteran of the first Gulf War where he served as an 0311 Infantryman in the United States Marine Corps. He entered service in 1987 and served several overseas deployments to Guam, Philippines and Liberia. Mike went into law enforcement in the state of New Hampshire after his enlistment. He got his start with the County Dept. of Corrections. From there he moved onto the University of New Hampshire Police Department and later he hired on as a Deputy Sheriff in the county he was born in. While serving as a Deputy Sheriff he also worked part time as a Patrol Sergeant with a neighboring town and was an adjunct instructor at the Police academy. He earned instructor certifications in Use of Force, OC, ASP, Handcuffing, Patrol Tactics, Pistol, Rifle, Revolver and Shotgun, Officer Survival and Constitutional law. Mike assisted local departments with firearms training and updating old policies to current standard.

Mike then entered Federal Law Enforcement where he became a Federal Agent with the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration(DOE/NNSA). Federal Agents with the DOE/NNSA are considered the best of the best and are a Tier 1 Gold Capability. Selection and training are both physically and mentally demanding as well as ongoing. Mike served as a Federal Agent with DOE/NNSA for 7 years, 5 years of which he served as a Federal Agent with the Special Response Force (SRF). SFR is a full time tactical unit tasked to the recovery of any special items directed by the Secretary of Energy or President of the United States. Training includes but is not limited to Close Quarter Battle, Assaulter, Explosive Breaching, Shotgun Breaching, Designated Marksman, Urban and Rural Tactics, Advanced Driving Tactics and Vehicle Assaults, Surveillance and Counter- Surveillance.

For the last 7 years Mike has been employed as a Federal Agent with Dept. of Homeland Security. Mike is also an adjunct instructor with SIG SAUER Training Academy in Epping NH. Mike teaches several disciplines to include Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Shooting While Moving, Low Light Engagement, and many other classes.

Mike comes to MARKSMAN LLC with over 26 years of combined Military, Local and Federal Law Enforcement experience, where he serves as a Lead Firearms and Tactics Instructor.

Master Sergeant (Retired)
United States Army Special Operations Forces

Michael A. O’Brien is a 28-year combat veteran of the United States Army. As a Special Forces Non-commissioned Officer, Mike has amassed extensive experience in deliberate and crisis management planning, resourcing, managing and executing operations of vital strategic significance. His career encompasses over ten years on a Special Forces Operational Detachment–Alpha (A-Team), serving as the team engineer, assistant operations/intelligence Sergeant, and team sergeant; three-years as the Special Forces engineer of a Civil Affairs Team – Alpha (CAT-A); and over three years’ experience as company operations sergeant, managing the operational, logistical, and training requirements of units of more than 150 personnel. Mike culminated his prestigious career within the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Directorate J7 (Joint Force Development) as the Special Operations Force specialist and senior enlisted advisor to the Director, Joint Center for International Security Force Assistance. Mike has mastered the art of and developed strategies and processes for managing personnel throughout the full-spectrum of overt and highly sensitive programs by providing a balance of innate leadership and guidance with decentralized oversight of program personnel. Mike’s strong cross-cultural and managerial communication skills enable him in understanding and coordinating activities involving multi-cultural and functional nuances with contracted personnel, organizations, government officials, the civilian populace, as well as non-government and international organizations. Mike has earned a Master of Arts in Strategic Security Studies from the National Defense University. He has also earned the Project Master certification from the Institute of Project Management. These military and civilian educational venues, integrated with his vast military operational experience, has assisted Mike in conducting projects of U.S. strategic significance independently, and in a team inspired structural process with indigenous personnel, in tactical units, with combined joint elements, the General staff, joint staff, and with U.S. Embassy country teams.

Mike brings his attributes to our organization as the Director of Project Management/Security Consultant.

Jeremy is an 11 year veteran of the United States Marine Corps. After his first enlistment Jeremy went to Precision Weapons School (Marine Corps gunsmith course) where he built competition pistols and rifles, M40A3 and A4 sniper rifles and the M14 Designated Marksman Rifle. While serving in Security Forces Battalion Jeremy completed Coaches Course, graduating as High pistol and Honor graduate teaching Marines Fundamentals of Marksmanship. He then continued his instructor certifications as a Primary Marksmanship Instructor where he again graduated as Honor Graduate, teaching courses for other Marines to be Instructors for their respective companies. Jeremy was also a Designated Marksman Instructor for Security Forces for 3 years, teaching them marksmanship skills and tactics necessary to defend a submarine base. While stationed in Security Forces, he started competition shooting. During the 3 years of shooting competition, Jeremy earned a Silver Medal, 2 Bronze Medals in pistol and a Silver Medal in rifle.

After the Marines, Jeremy went on to be a Federal Agent Nuclear Materials Courier with the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA). He graduated as Honor Graduate in 2008. Federal Agents with the DOE/NNSA are regarded as some of the best trained personnel in Firearms, Tactics and Security. Selection and training are both physically and mentally demanding and remain ongoing. Jeremy is currently serving as a Federal Agent with DOE/NNSA for the past 10 years. He is Special Response Force(SRF) qualified, tasked to the recover special items directed by the President of the United States and Secretary of Energy. SRF training includes Close Quarter Battle, Assaulter, Explosive Breaching, Shotgun Breaching, Designated Marksman, Urban and Rural Tactics, Advanced Driving Tactics and Vehicle Assaults, Surveillance and Counter- Surveillance. Jeremy has attended and completed Numerous shooting and instructor level courses so that he can train other Federal Agents, so they can maintain a high level of marksmanship and tactics.

Jeremy has been competing in 3 Gun on a National level for 3 years reaching Pro Level in 2017. He consistently finishes in the top 20% of National Ranked Shooters each year. Jeremy is skilled in rifle, pistol and shotgun manipulation for competition. Jeremy’s knowledge from the Marine Corps and shooting competition has given him the knowledge and skills needed to teach Shoot on The Move, Target to Target Transitions and Weapons Transitions for those looking to start as well as currently competition shooting. Jeremy brings over 20 years of professional experience to Marksman LLC.

John R Betts, Director of Marketing, is a one year resident of Crossville, TN.  John relocated from New York in 2016 and previously from California. John is a Navy Veteran having served his time of service in Vietnam from 1969 to 1974.  John earned his AA Degree from Chaffey Community College in Alta Loma, California.  John has a solid background in sales and marketing as well as employment and recruiting and as an independent agent in the insurance industry.  John is founder/owner of Betts Associates, a marketing/advertising company.  He also served as Publisher of Betts Riedinger Publishing LLC from 2001 thru 2008.  Previous to 2001 John worked for Straus Media Group, a chain of radio stations in the Hudson Valley in New York, as General Manager with responsibility for the direct mail service including marketing plans/budgeting and managed a sales staff of four radio marketing consultants.  Previous positions include work with local newspapers in a variety of management positions.  Prior to 1984, while in California, John was employed as Branch Manager and Area Sales Manager for Pacific Personnel Service in Newport Beach. He also was self/employed as a Life/Disability Insurance Agent.

John has always shown a commitment to assist businesses to grow, improve their customer service and build their awareness in the local market through business associations with the local Chambers of Commerce as well as local governments.

James Olson recently retired as a lieutenant with 35 year of Law Enforcement experience from Florida and moved to Monterey, Tn. James spent most of his career with the Pt St Lucie Police department where for his last 15 years he was in charge of the Training division, and supervised 20+ instructors. While certified in various disciplines he specialized in areas of Use of Force, weapons, and tactics. James served on the SWAT Team for several years as the lead Sniper for his agency. James also competed in the Florida Law Enforcement Games where he took Gold medals in Tactical and Low Light Discretionary Pistol two years consecutively.  He also competed at high levels in the International defensive Pistol Association.  After retiring he was recruited to work for one of the largest University Police Agencies in south Florida where he served as the Commander for the Northern Campus. James simultaneously was the President of Alpha Omega Combatives LLC. His business taught armed and unarmed training to Civilian, Law Enforcement, Military and VIP professionals around the world. He has trained several Law Enforcement Agencies in the US as well as the Peruvian National Police Force. James’ training has also been certified by the State of Wyoming POST.
From the age of 15 James has studied 7 different martial arts and holds instructor credentials in 4 systems. He combined all of his experience in armed and unarmed training and developed the Olson Combat System and authored a book of the same title. He is passionate about passing on the skills he has been blessed with so that good people have the confidence, and ability to protect themselves and loved ones.

Certifications:

Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement Police Officer, Use of Force Instructor, IALEFI Master Instructor, Axon Taser Instructor, ASP Baton Instructor, American Safety and Health institute Level 5 BLS/ ALS Instructor, IKMF / KMG Krav Maga Instructor, Expert level 1, Combat Ground Fighting instructor, Keysi Fighting, Method InstructorTai Ho Jujitsu Instructor One on One Control tactics, OCS Master Instructor, Edged Weapons Instructo, Scoped Rifle Instructor, Glock Gunfighter Course instructor, Combat Handgun Instructor, Tactical Shotgun Instructor, Submachine gun Instructor, Strategies of low light Engagements instructor from Strategos International., TacMed Instructor from FLEETC and D-Dey Tactical, National Rifle Assoc. Instructor, Chief Range Safety Officer, Pistol, Rifle and Shotgun, Home protection Instructor

Armorer for:

Glock, Colt, Remington, Mossberg, Heckler and Koch, Sig Sauer