Professionally, Jeff is nationally and internationally recognized as an elite counter-terrorism expert and covert operator. He has almost twenty-five years of international high-threat protective services and covert operations experience in both the government and private sectors, which includes ten years of law enforcement experience conducting.... more
Professionally, Jeff is nationally and internationally recognized as an elite counter-terrorism expert and covert operator. He has almost twenty-five years of international high-threat protective services and covert operations experience in both the government and private sectors, which includes ten years of law enforcement experience conducting complex undercover operations. He has completed well over 8,000 hours of advanced-level special operations and law enforcement training, and is board certified in Dignitary and Executive Protection (CDEP) by the American Board for Certification in Homeland Security, board-certified as a Certified Master Anti-terrorism Specialist (CMAS) by the Anti-terrorism Accreditation Board, U.S. Department of State Worldwide Protective Services 2 (WPS2) qualified and holds numerous advanced special operations and firearms instructor certifications.
When it comes to his life in the outlaw motorcycle club world, Jeff was mentored by notorious Hells Angels enforcer Josh Binder. He spent over twenty-two years as a prominent member of the outlaw motorcycle club world and was a well-known and respected one-percenter (1%er) in arguably one of the most influential outlaw motorcycle clubs in the United States. His unique experience and expertise allow him to translate seemingly impenetrable outlaw motorcycle club realities, and share insight and perspective at a level far beyond any other outlaw motorcycle club expert.
Jeff hasn't just infiltrated an outlaw motorcycle club or surveilled major motorcycle club runs or events. Jeff rose to become one of the most influential outlaw motorcycle club members in American history. Proving himself to be fiercely loyal to his motorcycle club and the culture, he epitomized the roles of brother, bodyguard, enforcer, and freedom-fighter, and his actions helped shape modern outlaw motorcycle club culture. Unlike any other expert on the subject, Jeff has been involved in numerous closed-door meetings with the highest-ranking leadership in the 1% outlaw motorcycle club world from all the most powerful clubs, as well as been a guest in their clubhouses, homes, and businesses, giving him an unequaled base of knowledge on the subject.
Additionally, he helped unify the motorcycle club community on the national level for the purposes of fighting law enforcement harassment and helped pass the first two laws addressing motorcycle profiling by law enforcement in the United States (Washington & Maryland). He produced the award-winning guerrilla documentary What It’s All About, which chronicles the unification of the Washington state motorcycle clubs and the birth of the American Motorcycle Profiling Movement, and in 2014 he was nominated for induction into the American Motorcycle Hall of Fame in two categories; Leadership and Motorcycle Rights.
In February 2017, Jeff decided he had enough and left the motorcycle club world forever. Leaving in "Good Standing", Jeff is one of the very few prominent one-percenters to be allowed to do so in modern history, which is clear evidence of his commitment to living a life of deeds not words.
After a quarter-century of serving in operational and training roles, having survived two kidnappings, multiple attempts on his life, made it through twenty-two years in the outlaw motorcycle club world without getting killed or going to prison, and more devastating injuries than he can remember, Jeff is now semi-retired and has chosen to apply his training and expertise to protecting the world as a Counter-terrorism and Outlaw Motorcycle Club Subject Matter Expert (SME), Technical Advisor to the film, television and gaming industries, and public speaker.
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