BRENDEN AZEVEDO

Brenden has been shooting recreationally since 2006 and formally teaching firearms since 2014. From 2012 through 2018 he was with the Idaho Department of Correction as a Correctional Officer and then a Felony Probation & Parole Officer. In 2014 he went through Idaho POST Instructor Development and Firearm Instructor Schools.

After leaving IDOC, Brenden became an Instructor for Triple Canopy/Constellis working under a DHS and FPS contract. He oversaw basic contractor training which included use of force, first aid, firearms, and was also certified at FLETC as a national weapon detection training program instructor.

Brenden is currently the manager for the FPS security contract in Idaho as well as Eastern Washington. He continues to seek training to better himself as an instructor and a student, having received training from the likes of Riley Bowman, Chuck Pressburg, Steve Fisher, and Scott Jedilinski. He is also a graduate of Tom Given's Rangemaster Instructor program. He currently holds NRA, USCCA, and Idaho POST credentials.