Mike Schaeper Email & Phone Number

Dripping Springs, Texas

Mission Statement: To bring world-class marksmanship instruction to the Central Texas area, for the benefit of law-abiding citizens, and with the intent to pass on critical skills to the Law Enforcement and Military communities." If it don't work, I won't teach it "

Providing mentorship to today's generation of Special Operations Forces soldier in all facets of Hybrid Warfare while operating in an ambiguous to non-permissive environment; focused on mentoring leadership and staff-level planning at the ODA to SOTF level, while providing the client with a unique training scenario that exercises multiple lines of effort to achieve their end state.

Dripping Springs, Texas

The Texas Hill Country Shooting Sports Center was a Texas Non-Profit based in Dripping Springs, Tx formed for the charitable and educational purpose of providing firearms safety and education to the general public; to promote amateur competitive shooting sports; and to reduce the burden of local government by providing a venue for local law enforcement to conduct their required firearms-related training activities. Our Education Program had been active since shortly after forming as a Non-Profit, and the organization continued to seek a suitable parcel of land to develop into a World Class range facility to enable us to expand our charitable and educational mission for the citizens of Central Texas.

Supervised four assigned instructors and up to three guest instructors in the certification of 32 entry-level Special Forces Snipers annually. In addition to entry-level Special Forces Sniper training, I supervised assigned instructors in the development, deployment, & execution of Pre-Mission Training in support of named operations. Revamped the 1st Special Forces Group Sniper Course Program of Instruction (POI) by lengthening the course to six weeks to include both aerial platform and urban live fire exercises to better match the Level I POI taught at Ft Bragg, NC; incorporating updated wind formulas; and developed and supervised a multi-day live fire culmination exercise in both urban and rural environments with rotary wing infiltration, role players, and reactive targets that replicated the breadth of mission sets 1st SFG(A) snipers faced.Aside from the 6-week entry level sniper course, I developed and implemented a sustainment training plan for 144 assigned snipers, which included advanced training courses in aerial platform; rapid engagement techniques; and a one-week ballistic software course that enabled snipers to engage targets at ranges of up to 1,300 meters, providing a capability exceeding the current threat stand-off.Served as the subject matter expert during a combined U.S. SOF / Indian Army SOF sniper training event, providing expertise in sniper marksmanship and aerial platform sniping.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Criminal Justice, 3.94

Graduated Magna Cum Laude

United States Army Sergeants Major Academy