Position: Instructor/Owner

Teaches: basic courses, Beyond the Basics, AT I,IA, II, IV,V, Defensive Shotgun II, Home Defense Tactics and others. Developed lesson plans for many non-NRA courses in KR Training curriculum.

NRA Certifications: Training Counselor, Chief Range Safety Officer, Instructor in Home Firearm Safety, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Personal Protection, Muzzleloading Pistol/Rifle/Shotgun, Metallic Cartridge and Shotshell Reloading.

Other Certifications: Texas Concealed Handgun License Instructor, Simunition Certified 'Confrontational Simulation' Instructor, National Range Officers Institute (NROI) Level II Range Officer, US Practical Shooting Association 'Safe Handgun Competitor' Instructor, Texas Law Enforcement Commission on Standards and Education (TCLEOSE) instructor.

Memberships: NRA (Life), Texas State Rifle Association (Life), US Practical Shooting Association, Steel Challenge Shooting Association, American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers (ASLET), Texas Concealed Handgun Instructor Association, Single Action Shooting Society, many area gun clubs.

Training: Firearms courses from Thunder Ranch (Defensive Handgun I), Lethal Force Institute/Ayoob (LFI-I), Tom Givens and Jim Higginbotham (Dynamic Pistol Marksmanship, Combative Pistol 1 & 2, Combined Skills), Practical Shooting Academy/Ron Avery (2 day private course), Ted Bonnet (private training), Chip McCormick (Steel Challenge coaching), Jim Griggs (Level I and I handgun, IPSC Shotgun), InSights Training (Street and Vehicle Tactics, Intensive Handgun Skills, Weapon Effects, Defense Against Weapons), Jerry Miculek (Revolver), Kay Clark-Miculek (Competition Pistol II), Jim Crews/Marksman's Enterprise (Urban Carbine), Wendell Joost (NRA Shotgun and Training Counselor training), Todd Jarrett (Level II IPSC) Leatham/Enos/Wallgren (Area 2 clinic) and others.

Tactics, combatives and martial arts training from InSights Training (Defensive Folding Knife I and II, Unarmed Self Defense, Impact Weapons, Close Quarters Combatives, Wilderness First Aid, Al Qaeda Seminar), OPS/Andy Stanford/Paul Gomez (Dynamic Tactics), Erik Remmen (Level I and II Spyderco course), Tactical Defense Institute/John Benner (Level I Unarmed), Frank Benn (Brazilian jujitsu), John Blankenship (Cha Yon Ryu, Tai Chi), Tony Blauer (SPEAR System Fundmamentals), Southnarc (Extreme Close Quarters Concepts) and others. Texas, Florida and Washington State Concealed Handgun License holder.

Experience/Achievements: IPSC competitor since 1988. Executive VP, Texas CHL Instructor Association (1997), numerous officer positions in local gun clubs in 1990's. Master class IPSC competitor in Open, Limited and Limited-10 divisions. Professional research for DoD on non-lethal weapons including publications and presentations. Top 20 at 2001 Steel Challenge. Limited 10 division winner, 2002 Space City Challenge. Invited speaker, RangeMaster 'Polite Society' Tactical Shooting Conferences 2002-2009. Article in SWAT magazine on Airsoft training, 2003. Ran Airsoft Force on Force Scenarios at Polite Society conferences 2002-2009.

Recent: In 2002 he attended the Urban Carbine course taught by Jim Crews, and won the Limited 10 division at the Shirley Skinner Classic and Space City Challenge regional IPSC matches. He also attended an advanced level competition shooting course taught by Todd Jarrett, the InSights Wilderness First Aid course, and was an invited speaker at the RangeMaster 'Polite Society' Tactical Shooting Conference.

In 2003 he ran force-on-force scenarios at the RangeMaster 'Polite Society' Tactical Shooting Conference, published an article on Airsoft force on force training in SWAT magazine, completed the Dynamic Pistol Marksmanship class with Tom Givens and Jim Higginbotham, and competed in the 2003 Steel Challenge and other matches. In October he attended the Dynamic Pistol Marksmanship course taught by Tom Givens and Jim Higginbotham. In November he attended the SPEAR System Fundamentals unarmed self defense seminar taught by Tony Blauer.

In 2004, he placed 2nd in 'pro class' at the RangeMaster 'Polite Society' Tactical Shooting Conference, placed in the top 10 at several regional IPSC matches, 14th overall at the Area 4 championship. Attended the Defense Against Weapons course from Greg Hamilton of InSights. Attended the Dynamic Tactics course from Andy Stanford and Paul Gomez of OPS. Was 2nd overall and top Master at the Area 4 Steel Challenge Championship. As part of his work with the University of Texas, provided prototype equipment and training to Navy and Coast Guard personnel, collaborated with other DoD and Coast Guard-funded researchers in human testing of experimental non-lethal weapons, and ran the UT component of a multi-laboratory, joint US/UK underwater acoustics research project.

In 2005, he attended the 2 day advanced competition pistol course with U.S. Army shooting team members (and IPSC Grand Masters) Max Michel, Jr. and Travis Tomasie, and taught Airsoft Force on Force instructor classes for Triad Training (Michigan) and Rangemaster (Memphis, TN). He was also a guest speaker at the 2005 Polite Society conference, where his force on force scenarios were videotaped for a segment of the Shooting Gallery show on the Outdoor Network. In May he completed the Extreme Close Quarters Combat level I and II and In Extremis Knife courses with Paul Gomez (Options for Personal Security) and Craig Douglas (Shivworks).

In 2006 he attended the Combative Pistol 2 course with Tom Givens and John Hearne of Rangemaster, and a 1-day Steel Challenge clinic taught by Max Michel. He also served as a firearms consultant to author James J. Griffin for a series of traditional Westerns about Texas Rangers (available in print or eBook form from iUniverse). He also competed in the 2006 Steel Challenge and attended the TCLEOSE Basic Instructor Training course.

In 2007 he was once again an invited presenter at the Polite Society Tactical Conference, placing 2nd in the live fire competition. He placed 9th in the limited division in the 2007 Steel Challenge (World Speed Shooting Championships), trained with U.S. Army shooting team leader (2007 USPSA national champion and Steel Challenge winner) Max Michel, Jr.and was on the range design committee for the Austin Rifle Club.

In 2008 he was an invited presenter at the Polite Society Tactical Conference, placing 3nd in the live fire competition, and he attended an AK-47 clinic taught by Paul Gomez. He has also attended the Dept of Homeland Security Incident Management / Unified Command (ICS-300) course, RAMCAP training (vulnerability and risk assessment methodology) and a 1 day tactical driving course. He contributed to the development of the ASTM standard for floating barriers for port security and attended an ASTM meeting in fall 2008. He also led the team that revised the TEEX Enhanced Threat and Risk Assessment course, including a full review and approval of the course content from the Dept. of Homeland Security.

In 2009, he co-authored the new TEEX Cyber Security Awareness course, developed under a grant from the National Science Foundation, and co-taught multiple sessions of that course in Texas and Louisiana. He was an invited instructor for the 2009 Polite Society training conference, held in Tulsa, OK at the US Shooting Academy, and his force-on-force scenarios were recorded by Michael Bane of the Shooting Gallery show (on the Outdoor Channel) for inclusion in an upcoming episode. He attended a Shoot House Instructor course taught by Singleton International at TEEX, and attended the Black Hat cybersecurity conference. In September 2009 he attended the Combined Skills Course taught by Tom Givens of Rangemaster and Southnarc of Shivworks.

Personal: In Sept 2007 Karl started a new job, working for the Texas Engineering Extension Service as a training manager. As part of their Public Safety and Security division, he teaches courses and supervises instructors delivering DHS-funded homeland security courses to city and county emergency responders all over the U.S. Karl has a master's degree in electrical engineering and spent 24 years as an engineer and engineering manager at a University of Texas research lab, working on DoD and DHS funded R&D programs related to underwater acoustics, non lethal weapons, and physical security.

He is also a musician who has been performing regularly in the Central Texas area since 1982. He plays keyboards with multiple bands in the Central Texas area. More about his music, including online MP3 files of original compositions and live recordings from various bands can be found here. His most current CD release is "Leannasaurus Rex Live", released August 2009. In 2007 he released "Respectable" - a 10 song collection of original blues and R&B songs featuring members of Java Jazz, UnderCover, the Fabulous GTOs, Duck Soup and local gospel singer Aaron Roughton. "Respectable" and two older original CDs (Lost In Time, and "et. al") are now available on iTunes, emusic and other online music sites.

He and Penny design and maintain the KR Training website, and raise hay and cattle on the A-Zone range property, operating as the Box A Ranch. The Box A herd is part of an ongoing USDA research project studying the genetics of bovine traits related to tick resistance. Occasionally he sleeps.