Valador Tactical’s core senior management team is comprised of individuals with diverse experiences at senior levels from various leading technology companies. In addition to their extensive experience in the federal contracting arena, they have demonstrated long-term experience as a successful management team having worked together since 1992.
Management
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Kevin T. Mabie – President & CEO
Prior to founding Valador, Kevin Mabie, spent over 24 years supporting Aerospace, Information Security, Modeling and Simulation applications. Mr. Mabie spent 12 years on active duty in the U.S. Navy as a Radar Intercept Officer in the F-14 program. While on Active duty, Mr. Mabie was a Top Gun graduate and an Aeronautical Engineering Duty Officer. After leaving the Navy, Mr. Mabie remained involved with DoD from the industry side through the development of advanced weapons software and both onboard and ground-based information systems.
Mr. Mabie grew from program management to executive leadership positions where he specialized in managing large programs emphasizing Modeling and Simulation as a critical part of the entire engineering process. Mr. Mabie has managed and delivered information security solutions, integrated communications systems, turnkey 24×7 network security facilities, integrated models, and tactical embedded software for over 15 aircraft and weapon programs. This expertise lead to Mr. Mabie founding the first commercial 24×7 network security company, Veritect, and subsequent promotion to lead the sales and marketing organization for the Veridian Corporation, a company with almost $1B in annual sales.
Mr. Mabie holds a Masters Degree in Space Operations from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA.
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Trainers/Consultants
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Robert Starer – Firearm/Safety Consultant
Bob was originally trained as a physicist but rapidly moved from science into the business world. His involvement in firearms led to his operating several gun stores and firing ranges in several states which led to his current interest in automatic weapons and firearm training. Indeed, years ago one of his early companies manufactured the Browning M2 Heavy Barrel machine gun for the military. Many years ago he founded Historic Arms and is currently its CEO and Chief Instructor.
While Bob is still eager at every opportunity to learn more from others, he has a world of knowledge and expertise relating to firearms and receives his greatest pleasure from passing this knowledge on to others.
As an experienced jet rated aviator he came to appreciate the benefits of using computerized flight simulators for training. This led directly to his desire to bring the benefits of computerized firearm simulators to civilian firearm training – particularly in situations where the dangers of live fire may outweigh the benefits. He has been a federally licensed firearms dealer (FFLISOT) since 1978. As such he is authorized to possess, use and deal in full automatic weapons, silencers, cannons and similar firearms.
He is also:
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- A VCDl Member
- A GOA Life Member
- A Front Sight Diamond Member
- An NRA Recruiter
- An NRA Range Safety Officer
- An NRA Certified Rifle Instructor
- An NRA Certified Pistol Instructor
- An NRA Certified Shotgun Instructor
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- An NRA Certified Home Firearms Safety Instructor
- An NRA Certified Personal Protection in the Home
- An NRA Certified Personal Protection Outside the Home
- A Certified Colt Armorer
- A Simunition® Scenario Instructor
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- A Virginia licensed Firearm Dealer
- A Virginia Registered Private Investigator
- A Federally Licensed Firearm Manufacturer
- An FAA Licensed Commercial Pilot with Lear-Jet, Instrument and Multi-Engine Ratings
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Jason Gibbons – Lead Concealed Carry Permit Instructor
Jason was an experienced information technology guru and private gun owner for over 20 years when his natural teaching abilities surfaced. Recognizing that, Jason changed careers so that he could devote himself to teaching responsible firearms ownership and usage with Historic Arms. As Jason’s teaching abilities matured and he became an NRA Certified Instructor and Range Safety Officer he also became the lead instructor for Historic Arms in civilian Permit to Carry classes.
He has taught, literally, thousands of firearm students in hundreds of classes and gets great pleasure in seeing his past students go on to become safe, responsible armed members of their communities. A strong proponent of the 2nd amendment, Jason keeps up to date on as many new laws and rules relating to gun ownership as he can and even numbers full automatic firearms among his fondest personal possessions.
As an Ambassador Level Member of Front Sight and a Virginia registered firearm Salesperson he continues to devote himself to improving his personal firearm knowledge and skills. While we don’t like to see him take time away from his students and permit classes he, nevertheless, spends what free time he has racing motorcycles on the track.
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