ABOUT
Silicon Valley Tactical
*Veteran Owned
​*Over 40-years of Combined Experience
*Firearm Safety and Instruction
*Military and Law Enforcement
*Security, First Aid and Survival Skills​​
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Robert Chang
Director/Instructor
Over 25 years in the firearm industry, sales, service and instruction. 10 years experience as a private security professional. Extensive expert level instructor in safety, survival, and first aid training.
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B.S. Degree, Administration of Justice - Counter Terrorism Studies (CTS), Political Science, Outdoor Instruction, Sociology/Child Development Minor Studies
NRA Certified CCW Instructor
NRA Certified Pistol Instructor
NRA Certified Rifle Instructor
NRA Certified Shotgun Instructor
NRA Personal Protection - Inside the Home Instructor
NRA Personal Protection - Outside the Home Instructor
NRA Chief Range Safety Officer
NRA Basic Instructor Training
NRA Range Safety Officer
NRA Certified Pistol - Basic
NRA Certified Pistol - Advanced
NRA Personal Protection - Outside the Home - Basic
NRA Personal Protection - Outside the Home - Advanced
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​California Department of Justice Carry Concealed Weapon Program Certified Instructor
California Department of Justice Approved Comparable Training Facility Instructor
Certified State of California Department of Justice Firearm Safety Certificate Instructor
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State of California Department
of Justice Certificate of Eligibility Holder
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Director/Senior Instructor at 247 Acre Private Tactical Range in Central California
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2 decades of multiple coursework including:
Tactical Long Range Rife
Tactical Carbine Basic, Intermediate, Advanced
Close Quarter Battle (CQB)
Combat Shotgun Basic, Intermediate
Tactical Handgun Basic, Intermediate, Advanced
Vehicle Combat Tactics
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Certified Wilderness First Responder (WFR)
Emergency Medical Response Instructor
Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructor
PRO AED/CPR/Emergency Oxygen Instructor
Advanced First Aid Instructor
Wilderness First Aid Instructor
Bloodborne Pathogens and Auto-Injector Instructor
Advanced Bleeding Control Instructor
Active Violence Emergency Response Training (Active Shooter) Instructor
Expert Instructor in high altitude and vertical climbing environments that include ascents of:
Mount Everest x 2 expeditions (summit 29,028 ft.)
Ama Dablam x 2 expeditions (summit 22,349 ft.)
Monte Pissis (22,283 ft.)
Denali/Mt. McKinley x 3 expeditions (summit 20,310 ft.)
Imja Tse x 2 expeditions (summit 20,210 ft.)
Lobuche East (summit 20,075 ft.)
Ishinca (summit 18,140 ft.)
Popocatepetl (summit 17,802 ft.)
Iztaccihuatl (summit 17,160 ft.)
Mount Rainier (4 summits 14, 411 ft.)
Mount Shasta (145 summits 14,179 ft.)
Mount Lassen (31 summits 10,457 ft.)
19 seasons climbing guide in Technical Ice Climbing and other Rock/Alpine/Big Wall/High Altitude Expeditions as Expedition Leader and Lead Climber and 2 decades as an advanced rock climbing instructor in North America.
C.F.
Senior Instructor/Manager
Active law enforcement officer including tactical duties. Over 20 years of law enforcement, military and public safety experience. NRA Instructor with extensive private sector, law enforcement, military, and public safety training and background.
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B.S. Degree, Criminal Justice Studies
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California Police Academy (POST) - Basic
California Police Academy (POST) - Intermediate
California Police Academy (POST) - Advanced
California Reserve Police Officer Academy (POST)
California (POST) Firearms Instructor
California (POST) Firearms Instructor Update
California Department of Justice Security & Dignitary Protection
California Department of Justice Handgun Safety Certificate Instructor
California Department of Justice Certificate of Eligibility (COE)
Advanced Sniper
Basic Sniper
Special Weapons and Tactics - SWAT
Submachinegun Operator
Tactical Rifle
Tactical Long Rifle
Tactical Armored Vehicle Assault
Motor Officer
Distraction Device Instructor
Specialty Impact Munitions Instructor
Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) Spray Instructor
Chemical Munitions Instructor
Glock Armorer
H&K MP-5 Instructor
H&K MP-5 Armorer
M-16/AR-15 Instructor
M-16/AR-15 Armorer
Barrett M107 Armorer School
Sig Sauer Armorer
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United States Air Force Basic Training
Unites States Air Force Security Force Academy
United States Air Force Combat Arms and Maintenance Instructor
United States Air Force S.E.R.E School
United States Air Force Underwater Egress School
United States Air Force Water Survival School
United Sates Air Force Aerial Gunner School
United States Air Force Fire Academy
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CCW NRA Instructor
NRA Chief Range Safety Officer
NRA Range Safety Officer
NRA Home Firearms Safety Instructor
NRA Pistol Instructor
NRA Rifle Instructor
NRA Shotgun Instructor
NRA Advanced Personal Protection Outside the Home
NRA Basic Personal Protection Outside the Home
NRA Personal Protection Inside the Home
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United States Air Force Fire Academy
California State Fire Marshal's Firefighter I/II
California State Fire Marshal's Fire Officer 1
California State Fire Marshal's Fire Management
California State Fire Marshal's Instructor 1A/B
California State Fire Marshal's Fire Prevention/Investigation Officer 1/A/B/C
California State Fire Marshal's Fire Command 1A/B
California State Fire Marshal's Rescue Systems 1/2
California State Fire Marshal's Rescue Systems 2
California State Fire Marshal's Trench Rescue
California State Fire Marshal's Low Angle Rescue
California State Fire Marshal's Auto Extrication
California State Fire Marshal's River & Flood Water Rescue
International Rescue Instructor's Association Swiftwater Rescue 1/2
Mission College Fire Academy Rough Terrain Rescue
Confined Space Rescue
Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations Awareness
Automated External Defibrillation (AED)
Basic First Aid
SCUBA