Jay is a 21-year veteran of the Minneapolis Police Department. He has worked as a Patrol Officer, served on the SWAT team and the Bicycle Rapid Response Team, and is currently an investigator. As a firearms instructor, he is involved in training new recruits and providing 21st-century gun fighting skills to the officers of the department. Currently assigned as an investigator, he is tasked with targeting violent criminals. Jay has received numerous awards from his department, including a Medal of Valor for rescuing a fellow officer who was shot with an AK-47 and a Medal of Honor for climbing out over the Mississippi onto the debris of the I-35W bridge collapse and rescuing those who fell when the bridge went down.
Jay attended his first major 3-Gun with Jomar Villamor in 2005 at the DPMS Tri-Gun Challenge, and he was immediately locked into the sport. His most notable shooting accomplishments are:
These matches are some of the toughest 3-gun matches in the country, both physically demanding as well providing some of the most difficult shooting challenges and scenarios of all events.
As a founding member of the MN 3Gun Group, he designs stages and manage matches. In addition, MN 3 Gun Group instructs numerous competition training classes locally, having some 200+ shooter participating in the training modules and instructed by JP shooters Jay, Jomar Villamor, Chris Cazin, Jake Latola, and Nathan Payne.
Jomar Villamor, Chris Cazin and Jay are the match management staff of the Nordic Vortex Tri-Gun which has become one of the most sought-after, premier matches in the country, selling out under two minutes.
As a Law Enforcement Officer, competitive shooting has been used as a tool to sharpen the skills needed to survive on the street. Jay has attended and been instructed by some of the best shooters and instructors in the USA.
Check out the MN3GunGroup Facebook Page for local Minnesota 3-gun matches and information.
Career Highlights
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