SNIPERCRAFT MID-ATLANTIC - Key Persons
After a tour in the United States Marine Corps, Brian Anderson began his career as a law enforcement officer in 1996 and served in various operational capacities including patrol, school resource officer, investigator, and in the current position of major crime investigations sergeant. In 2000, Brian was chosen to serve as a SWAT operator and soon became a member of the Sniper Team. Brian currently serves as the Sniper Team Leader for his agency's SWAT Team.
Brian's training background includes Snipercraft Basic Sniper, FBI Police Sniper Course, Department of Energy Sniper Course, and various other SWAT training and instructor courses. Brian has also attended Snipercraft's Sniperweek annually for many years. Brian holds various instructor certifications through the NRA and the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy for several firearms disciplines and is an active member of his agency's firearms instructor cadre. As a primary instructor for his Team, Brian regularly plans, develops, and executes training curriculums for his SWAT Team, Sniper Team, and other units in his agency.
As a veteran trainer, Brian has developed the knowledge and ability to put a creative approach to teaching essential skills to future and current police snipers.
Job Titles:
- CEO and Primary Instructor
Olyn Sexton has served as a law enforcement officer since 1996, in various operational and administrative assignments over that time. In 2006, Olyn was chosen to become a SWAT officer where he began his specialization as a law enforcement sniper. In that capacity as a sniper, he has held many operational roles including being frequently deployed as a forward observer, utilized on dignitary protection details, and providing overwatch to entry teams.
Olyn has completed Basic Sniper through Derrick Bartlett's Snipercraft, and he has regularly participated in the annual Sniperweek in Florida. Additionally, Olyn is certified by the National Rifle Association's Precision (Scoped) Rifle Instructor School which is designed specifically for law enforcement snipers. Olyn has completed both the NTOA SWAT Leadership course and Derrick Bartlett's Sniper Supervisor course.
Through his time on the job, the instruction and support he has received from his mentor, Derrick Bartlett, and the framework of the NRA instructor school, Olyn's passion to teach and to share his knowledge with other law enforcement officers have been fostered, as he looks for ways to help them be successful in the law enforcement sniper discipline. Olyn is certified as an instructor by the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, and he holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Southern Wesleyan University.