Alejandro (A. J.) Urdaneta is a professional firearms instructor and range master with more than 25 years of experience in multiple shooting disciplines and an avid competition shooter. He has won multiple titles while reaching the category of Master Shooter of the IPSC and IDPA leagues. Alejandro is a former Venezuelan Special Ops instructor and has taught thousands of students from all walks of life. In 2003 he moved to the USA to work at Front Sight Firearms Training Institute, the largest civilian Firearms Training Academy in the world located in Las Vegas, Nevada. While at the academy he perfected his skills in handgun, rifle, shotgun, sub-machine gun and M-16 weapons systems and achieved the rank of Operations Manager. Also, Mr. Urdaneta is a skilled armorer/gunsmith.