PERSON: Ryan Cleckner
Employer
Mayday Safety
Position
Co-founder, President
Biography
Ryan was born and raised in Phoenix, AZ. He attended public schools and grew up camping, hunting, hiking, and all things outdoors. There aren’t many places in Arizona that Ryan hasn’t explored – from the desert valley to the red rocks of Sedona, the Grand Canyon, and pine-trees and mountains of Flagstaff.
Shortly after graduating high school, Ryan left for the military. He enlisted in the Army on a whim. Like many young men, he was looking for a change and guidance in his life. He completed basic training, airborne school, and the Ranger Indoctrination Program (RIP) to make his way into the U.S. Army’s elite 1st Ranger Battallion of the 75th Ranger Regiment.
In the Rangers, Ryan found his niche as a special operations sniper and sniper team leader. He was fortuante to attend many military schools to include the world’s premier sniper school, the Special Operations Target Indterdication Course, the Primary Leadership Development Course where he was voted “Best Leader” by his peers and was an honor graduate, the French Alpine Mountaineering Course of which he was in the first group of Americans to ever graduate, and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-I) school after which he became a Nationally Registered EMT.
After two combat deployments to Afghanistan, Ryan was ready to return home and continue his college education. While attending school, Ryan worked for years as a sniper instructor for military and police snipers. He also taught outdoor-related classes at a local community college.
Education
Ryan received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science from Arizona State University. He had originally pursued medical school, and had completed all of his pre-medical requirements, however, as an older student he decided that he had already had enough sleepness nights in the military and didn’t go to medical school.
Ryan needed another challenge in his life. His wife suggested law school and on a whim, Ryan took the entrance exams and applied to various law schools. Although he had been accepted to many law schools, he was made an offer that he couldn’t refuse from a private school in New England, Quinnipiac University.
Quinnipiac started a program called the “Dean’s Fellows Program” wherein the school offered full-ride scholarships and a stipend to students that would be leaders from within the student body. Quinnipiac flew Ryan out for the weekend, offered Ryan the scholarship, and soon after, he and his wife were off to Conecticut.
Ryan graduated law school with honors and with a specialty in tax/corporate law.
Career
While in law school, Ryan worked as the manager of Federal government relations for the firearms industry’s trade association, the National Shooting Sports Foundation in Newtown, CT.
Ryan then served as an attorney and as a Vice President over compliance and security for the largest firearms manufacturer in the country, Remington Outdoor Company (formely Freedom Group) which is made up of many industry brands such as Remington, Bushmaster, DPMS, AAC, Dakota, Barnes, and many more.
Ryan traveled nearly non-stop which was taxing his time with his family which now included two smal children. Knowing his priorities, Ryan moved with his family to Huntsville, AL to help set up a new facility as part of his exit.
Ryan then started teaching Constitutional Law courses at the Univerity of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). Although he currently lives in Franklin, TN, he still commutes down to Huntsville to teach because he loves teaching so much.
While teaching at UAH, Ryan wrote a book on long-range shooting from which he donates 25% of the proceeds to military charities. That book far exceeded Ryan’s expectations – it has been the #1 Bestseller on Amazon in its category for over two years and has sold more than 40,000 copies to date.
Becuase of his success writing and producing other media, Ryan has all but stopped practicing law. This has allowed him to start and run a few different companies including one that focuses on organizational safety.
— ryancleckner.com
Shortly after graduating high school, Ryan left for the military. He enlisted in the Army on a whim. Like many young men, he was looking for a change and guidance in his life. He completed basic training, airborne school, and the Ranger Indoctrination Program (RIP) to make his way into the U.S. Army’s elite 1st Ranger Battallion of the 75th Ranger Regiment.
In the Rangers, Ryan found his niche as a special operations sniper and sniper team leader. He was fortuante to attend many military schools to include the world’s premier sniper school, the Special Operations Target Indterdication Course, the Primary Leadership Development Course where he was voted “Best Leader” by his peers and was an honor graduate, the French Alpine Mountaineering Course of which he was in the first group of Americans to ever graduate, and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-I) school after which he became a Nationally Registered EMT.
After two combat deployments to Afghanistan, Ryan was ready to return home and continue his college education. While attending school, Ryan worked for years as a sniper instructor for military and police snipers. He also taught outdoor-related classes at a local community college.
Education
Ryan received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science from Arizona State University. He had originally pursued medical school, and had completed all of his pre-medical requirements, however, as an older student he decided that he had already had enough sleepness nights in the military and didn’t go to medical school.
Ryan needed another challenge in his life. His wife suggested law school and on a whim, Ryan took the entrance exams and applied to various law schools. Although he had been accepted to many law schools, he was made an offer that he couldn’t refuse from a private school in New England, Quinnipiac University.
Quinnipiac started a program called the “Dean’s Fellows Program” wherein the school offered full-ride scholarships and a stipend to students that would be leaders from within the student body. Quinnipiac flew Ryan out for the weekend, offered Ryan the scholarship, and soon after, he and his wife were off to Conecticut.
Ryan graduated law school with honors and with a specialty in tax/corporate law.
Career
While in law school, Ryan worked as the manager of Federal government relations for the firearms industry’s trade association, the National Shooting Sports Foundation in Newtown, CT.
Ryan then served as an attorney and as a Vice President over compliance and security for the largest firearms manufacturer in the country, Remington Outdoor Company (formely Freedom Group) which is made up of many industry brands such as Remington, Bushmaster, DPMS, AAC, Dakota, Barnes, and many more.
Ryan traveled nearly non-stop which was taxing his time with his family which now included two smal children. Knowing his priorities, Ryan moved with his family to Huntsville, AL to help set up a new facility as part of his exit.
Ryan then started teaching Constitutional Law courses at the Univerity of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). Although he currently lives in Franklin, TN, he still commutes down to Huntsville to teach because he loves teaching so much.
While teaching at UAH, Ryan wrote a book on long-range shooting from which he donates 25% of the proceeds to military charities. That book far exceeded Ryan’s expectations – it has been the #1 Bestseller on Amazon in its category for over two years and has sold more than 40,000 copies to date.
Becuase of his success writing and producing other media, Ryan has all but stopped practicing law. This has allowed him to start and run a few different companies including one that focuses on organizational safety.
— ryancleckner.com
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