Echo Forge Training Academy

meet the instructors

Our courses are taught by some of the industry’s best instructors​

Robert Brown

President & LEAD INSTRUCTOR

CEO and Director of Research and Development for WMDTech, with deep expertise in advanced bomb squad Render Safe Techniques (RST).

Skip curtis

Chief training officer

Training Director and co-owner with nearly 40 years of service at the Utah County Sheriff’s Office, where he serves as a Master Sergeant.

Craig "SCOTTY" Kern

LEAD INSTRUCTOR

retired U.S. Navy EOD Master Chief with over 25 years of operational and instructional experience, including multiple combat deployments to Iraq.

Bridger williams

Instructor & Curriculum Development

Battalion Chief with the West Valley City Fire Department, where he oversees both the Bomb Squad and Fire Training Division.

LT JEFFREY JONES

Tactical Mindset coach

31 years of law enforcement experience and is the creator of Applied Sensory Development and De-escalation Tactics (ASDDT).

Jared Butler

Instructor, tactical medical

Former U.S. Army Combat Medic & seasoned medical professional with over a decade of experience in emergency and field medicine.

Are you interested in becoming an instructor?

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Instructor Application Form