Gene Whisenand was a Navy Corpsman (NEC 0000/8404) attached to the Marine Corps. During that time he was a Nationally Registered EMT, an EMT and EVOC instructor, and assisted in ACLS/ATLS Instructor courses. He served with various units including the USS Enterprise, 4th MARDIV HQCO 23rd Marines, 1st MARDIV 1st MEF and a veteran of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. During that time he served as a Training Petty Officer and attended Non Commissioned Officer Leadership Course.
Whisenand has been a private investigator for more than 15 years and has investigated cases ranging from simple battery and petty theft to vehicular homicide, attempted murder, murder, and multiple murder cases, including death penalty cases. He has investigated gang cases involving gangs like Nazi Low Riders, Hell’s Angels, Nortenos (Northerners, Nortenos, Nuestra Familia), Surenos, MS-13, Cambodians With Attitude, Bloods and Crips, just to name a few. He is a Court recognized Expert Witness in Firearms and Use of Force.
He has done Security Consulting for a number of small businesses, assisting them with making their businesses more secure and less prone to being the victim of crimes, and advising their employees with safety issues.
Whisenand has been a Firearms Instructor with 10 years of experience training Military, Law Enforcement, Security Professionals, and citizens in the use of handguns, carbines and shotguns, including honing their situational awareness, hardening their home and business, and fighting in and around a vehicle. He has trained thousands of citizens to receive and renew their Concealed Weapons Permit in California.