Jeff Edwards
| 21 December 2009
Jeff has been in Law Enforcement for 20 years. He retired from St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana in 2002 as Training Instructor and SWAT Team Leader.
He has been employed with Department of Homeland Security since March of 2002 and lives in the Atlanta Georgia area.
Jeff was on the Sheriff’s SWAT Team where he served as Team Leader for the last two years. He was a Sergeant on Criminal Patrol before transferring to the Sheriff’s Office Training Division. Jeff held numerous instructor certifications including Louisiana POST Certified Firearms Instructor, Defensive Tactics Instructor, and Emergency Vehicle Driving Instructor, while maintaining his role as SWAT Team Leader.
Currently he is employed by the US Government where he is certified as a Federal Firearms Instructor, Defensive Measures Instructor, and Lead Instructor in Tactics.
Jeff has had extensive handgun, shotgun, and tactical rifle training from several courses throughout the country. He has trained or trained with several personnel from specialized military units such as US Army Rangers, Delta, and US Navy SEALs. While in the Atlanta area Jeff has trained numerous Local, State, and Federal Agencies with an emphasis on combat related issues.
Jeff is certified as a Personal Trainer with the International Fitness Association and a Law Enforcement Fitness Coordinator through the Cooper Institute.
His physical fitness training consists of weightlifting, “cross-fit” exercising, and martial arts (Muay Thai).