Instructor Bio

Crecencio “VAL” Valenzuela is the founder of and current Lead instructor for Spent Brass Training Solutions, LLC. Val is currently a NAEMT Affiliate Faculty member, Course coordinator and Instructor for Tactical Combat Casualty care in California. As a former High Threat Security Contractor for an exceedingly reputable Private Security Company in Iraq, Val has provided Close Protection (CP) as a Personal Security Detail (PSD) member, and also the team medic as he holds a National Registry for Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and U.S. Army Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC). Val has been a Lead Tactics and Weapons instructor to not only other PSD teammates and teams, but to Expats and Third Country Nationals of the host country’s nation as well. A combat veteran with the U.S. Army Infantry (1st AD & 3rd ID), Chris served 5 and half years with multiple combat and NATO tours to include Macedonia, Kosovo and Iraq. While on active duty in the Infantry as a fire team leader, Val was a weapons and tactics instructor at the company level. Val also has time spent as a civilian military weapons and tactics-based instructor for Federal, State and Local entities. Current NAEMT Affiliate Faculty member, SAM medical Authorized Educator and Cabot College Affiliate Faculty - EMT Instructor. 

 

Val’s firearms certifications include: 

  • • National Rifle Association (NRA) Law Enforcement Handgun & Shotgun 

  • • Department of State Basic Field Firearms Officers Course (BFFOC) 

  • • United States Navy Small Arms Marksmanship Instructor (SAMI) 

  • • Suarez Combat Arms Instructor School 

  • • United States Concealed Carry Association- Instructor 

 

Val’s other certifications include: 

 

  • Department of State for World Wide Personal Protective Services II (WWPPS) 

  • International Board of Specialty Certification; Tactical Responder – Certified (TR-C) 

  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) 

  • Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) 

  • International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) 

  • Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) – Instructor 

  • NAEMT Affiliate Faculty – Tactical Combat Casualty Care 

  • NAEMT TCCC/TECC – Instructor 

  • Combat Life Saver (CLS) 

  • National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) 

  • NAEMSE Instructor Level 1&2 

  • American Health & Safety Institute – Level 3 Instructor 

• American Heart Association – BLS, First Aid, CPR&AED – Instructor