Cliff has been a Marine for over 20 years (12 active duty). The majority of his military career has been serving as a reconnaissance team leader. Cliff has done several deployments as a Marine, to include Desert Shield and Desert Storm in 1990 & 1991. In 1992, Cliff again deployed, this time to Somalia. Cliff finished his active duty in SanDiego as a drill instructor.

In 1996, Cliff left active duty to spend more time with his family and joined the LAPD. During his time as a police officer, Cliff has worked patrol, gangs and narcotics. In 2003, Cliff took a break from police work to deploy to Iraq for OIF 1. In Iraq, Cliff was a team leader with 4th Force Reconnaissance. As a Marine and police officer, Cliff has trained hundreds of Marines and fellow officers in firearms and tactics. Besides being knowledgeable in firearms and tactics, Cliff also has a martial arts background in Tang Soo Do, Kung Fu San Soo, wrestling and BJJ. Below is a list of some of his certifications.

• LAPD ARREST & CONTROL INSTRUCTOR
• S.P.E.A.R COACH LEAD INSTRUCTOR FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT & MILITARY BLAUER TACTICAL SYSTEMS
• TACTICAL GROUND COMBATIVES INSTRUCTOR
• High Gear Scenario/ BMF Instructor
• COMBAT FOCUS SHOOTING INSTRUTOR
• RED ZONE WEAPONS DEFENSE INSTRUCTOR
• KRAV MAGA FORCE TRAINING DIVISION POLICE INSTRUCTOR
• MILITARY COMBAT INSTRUCTOR
• MILITARY MARKSMANSHIP INSTRUCTOR
• CERTIFIED RANGE SAFETY OFFICER
• CERTIFIED LEVEL 1 CROSSFIT TRAINER

It's the only shooting program for the critical dynamic incident (the ambush). CFS trains you to work with what your body does naturally under stress. But the biggest reason is it answers the "WHY".