Is the President and Co-Founder of Kaia Tactical, LLC Prior to starting Kaia Tactical, Jim served in a variety of leadership positions for other small and mid-sized Department of Defense (DoD) Government Contracting Companies to include service as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for a Tampa based Mid-sized business.  Prior to entering the corporate sector, Jim served in the United States Army Reserve and the Ohio Army National Guard from 1985-1988 and in the United States Navy as both an enlisted SEAL and commissioned Navy SEAL Officer from 1988-2008. His service in the SEAL Teams included multiple combat and/or contingency deployments to Iraq, Somalia, Haiti, Colombia, and Afghanistan. His non-combat deployments included working with and training Host and Partner Nation Special Operations Forces and Law Enforcement personnel in over 30 countries on five continents. Jim holds a MBA, with a Criminal Justice Concentration, and Bachelor’s in Criminology (Cum Laude) from Saint Leo University, A Graduate Certificate in Disaster Management from the University of South Florida, and a Project Management Professional Certification (PMP). Jim is a current Law Enforcement Advanced Tactics and Firearms instructor and holds various NRA Instructor certifications.