About The Instructor

Zach Elmer began his government service as an Operations Officer with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). During his time at the CIA, he certified as a Human Intelligence Collector and became an expert at detecting surveillance. Zach received his first firearms, medical and high-speed driving training at the CIA.

Zach Later joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as a Special Agent. During his time at the FBI, Zach continued his tactical, firearms, medical, surveillance and driving training. He became a member of an FBI SWAT Team and worked as an assaulter, medic and sniper for the team.

Zach has provided training in the areas of situational awareness, basic tactical movement, emergency medical response and firearms proficiency. He has trained individuals, families, church groups, schools and businesses since leaving government service. He currently works as an executive in the private sector.

How WilyRaven Started

The 2017 Las Vegas Shooting was one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history. It lasted longer than 10 minutes, claimed more than 50 lives and injured over 500 people.

The day after the Las Vegas Shooting, a student brought a gun to my kids’ high school. Fortunately, the shooting was stopped by students who were aware of what was happening around them—one of them was my son. Understandably, he didn’t want to go to school for a while. I wished I could transfer my experience to him so he felt confident that he could keep himself safe. I created these courses so I can pass on some of what I’ve learned to people who want to DO SOMETHING and keep themselves and their loved ones safe.