Firearms Instruction Research and Education

Peter N. Georgiades
Training Resume

How to find me:
Office: 412.381.8035
2130 Fox Way
Fax: 412.381.8101
Pittsburgh, PA 15203

Brief Biography:

I am an attorney licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia, and the Chairman of a law firm in Pittsburgh. I am also the President of Pennsylvania Firearms Development Corporation ("PFDC"). One of PFDC's activities was to develop a firearms training program which brought nationally known instructors to the Pittsburgh area between 1995 and 2003. In 2003 that program was turned over to the Firearms Instruction, Research & Education (F.I.R.E.) Institute, a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation devoted to firearms instruction, research and education. I am the current Executive Director of the F.I.R.E. Institute, and a member of its Board of Directors.

Personal Firearms Training:

I have been formally trained for more than 600 hours over the past twelve years. This does not include formal training to be an instructor, informal instruction or practice time.

Personal Firearms Training
Where
Rangemaster
Course
Date
Gunsite Training Center
Giles Stock
223 Basic Carbine
Sep 1994
Gunsite Training Center
Allen Hall
250 Basic Pistol
Mar 1995
Gunsite Training Center
Neal Terry
TR-1 (Tactical Rifle - 1)
Jun 1995
Gunsite Training Center
Giles Stock
556 Advanced Carbine
Nov 1996
Marksman's Enterprise
Jim Crews
Urban Rifle
Mar 1998
NRA Instructor Training
John Wormlinger
Pistol, Rifle & Shotgun
Nov 1998
NRA Instructor Training
John Wormlinger
Personal Protection
Nov 1998
PFDC
Giles Stock
Basic Tactical Pistol
Jun 1999
Cumberland Tactics
Randy Cain
Shotgun 1 (3 day)
Jun 2000
PFDC
Giles Stock
Low Light Pistol
Oct 2000
Gunsite Training Academy
Gunsite Staff
AZ CCW Qualification
Nov 2000
Gunsite Training Academy
Giles Stock
Special Carbine Seminar
Nov 2000
Gunsite Training Academy
J. L. Webber
Home Owners Tactics
Nov 2000
PFDC
Giles Stock
Basic Tactical Pistol (Revolver)
Oct 2001
Contact Defense, LLC
Steve Tarani
Contact Weapons Defense
Feb 2002
Cumberland Tactics
Randy Cain
Practical Rifle
Aug 2002
Contact Defense, LLC
Steve Tarani
Edged Weapons Level 1
Feb 2003
Cumberland Tactics / Contact Defense
R. Cain / S. Tarani
Close Quarters Tactics (Handgun)
Oct 2003

Defense Training International

John Farnam / Doc Gunn

Tactical Treatment of Gunshot Wounds

May 2004
Cumberland Tactics
Randy Cain
Practical Rifle
Sep 2004
Cumberland Tactics / Contact Defense
R. Cain / B. Salas
Close Quarters Tactics (Carbine)
Oct 2004
FIRE Institute
Giles Stock
Fundamentals of Precision Rifle
Jul 2005
Cumberland Tactics
Randy Cain
Handgun 101
Sep 2005
FIRE Institute
Giles Stock
Night - Low Light Pistol
Jun 2007
Cumberland Tactics
Randy Cain
Handgun 101
Nov 2007
Cumberland Tactics
Randy Cain
Handgun 101
Jun 2008
Cumberland Tactics
Randy Cain
Practical Rifle
Sep 2008
Firearms Instructor Training
Where Instructor Course Date
Marksman's Enterprise Jim Crews Adv. Instruction Technique Sep 1999
Gunsite Training Academy Pat Rogers L. E. Carbine Instructor May 2000
Marksman's Enterprise Jim Crews Carbine Instructor Aug 2001
IALEFI (Regional Firearms Training Conference) Various Instructors L. E. Carbine Apr 2003
Marksman's Enterprise Jim Crews Pistol Instructor Jul 2003
Contact Defense, LLC Steve Tarani Contact Defense (Instructor) May 2003
FIRE Institute Giles Stock Handgun Instructor Workshop Jul 2004

As part of my training to be a firearms instructor, I have assisted several nationally known instructors in the conduct of their courses. These included approximately a dozen 3-day basic carbine courses, three 3-day Level II or "Intermediate" tactical carbine courses, approximately fifteen 3-day basic tactical pistol courses, eight 2-day Night/Low-Light pistol/revolver courses, and two 3-day Night/Low Light Carbine courses.

My training has also included acting as an instructor in approximately six courses in defensive tactics, given by Operational Skills Group, LLC.

Formal Martial Arts Instruction and Experience:

Certifications, Licenses and Authorizations:

Firearms Instructor Experience:

In 1997 I began presenting courses of firearms instruction as the Rangemaster. I have been Rangemaster in approximately twenty-five Level I tactical carbine courses (approximately 175 graduates), approximately twelve 3-day intermediate level tactical carbine courses (approximately 25 graduates), six two-day personal firearms tactics courses (38 graduates), and several dozen three to four hour seminars on specific aspects of carbine use.

I have also shared responsibility as a Rangemaster in three upper-level defensive hand gun courses involving force-on-force training, six 3-day hand gun courses, three 2-day night/low-light hand gun courses, and I have assisted other instructors with a number of one-day introductory level hand gun courses offered by the F.I.R.E. Institute.

Beginning in 2005 I began teaching defensive tactics, particularly as they relate to contact distance assaults on CCW holders. I have been lead instructor or one-of-two instructors in several courses sponsored by the F.I.R.E. Institute and the Upper St. Clair Police Department, Upper St. Clair Township, Pennsylvania.

I have regularly lectured on the law pertaining to the use of deadly force, both in the context of firearms training courses and to community groups. An article I wrote on how a novice should select a firearms instructor was published in the April, 2006 issue of SWAT magazine.

As the current Executive Director of the F.I.R.E. Institute, I am responsible for direct supervision of all firearms training courses sponsored by the F.I.R.E. Institute.

General Teaching Experience:

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