About Us

Hyde Syte Tactics is a Veteran & Law Enforcement owned and operated training facility. We offer small class sizes for all levels of expertise. Our main focus is safety and instruction.

Trevor: Head Instructor

Trevor has an extensive background growing up and living in rural, urban and suburban lifestyles. Serving his country and the community he began a rigorous Military career with the United States Airborne Rangers and later selected as a Green Beret Special Forces Weapons Sergeant. Trevor recently retired as a Special Forces Operations team sergeant after almost 30 with the U.S. Army. Trevor has deployed multiple time throughout the world and has been awarded two Bronze Stars, the Combat Infantry Badge, and multiple campaign medals. Trevor is also currently serving his 26th year with a large municipal law enforcement agency and his 17th year with their full time SWAT team. He currently holds the rank of Sergeant and has been decorated with multiple Life Saving awards, Medal of Valor for Rescue award, two Medal of Valor for Combat awards, Superior Service Achievement Award and the American Red Cross Brave Hearts Award. Trevor has a Bachelor’s Degree majoring in Criminal Justice.

Experience & Training:

* Ranger School Graduate and Ranger Regiment Alumni

* Special Forces Weapons Sergeant and A-Team Operations Sergeant

* DOJ Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor

* NRA Safety and Firearms Instructor

* DNR Hunter Safety Instructor

* Tactics and Scenario Instructor

* Military Firearms Instructor

* Mechanical, Thermal, Ballistic and Explosive Breacher

* Tactical Energetic Entry Systems Certified (TEES)

* Gryphon Group Mobile Force Protection and Dignitary Security Certified

* Surveillance and Intelligence development

* Security consultant and Physical Corporate security analyst

* State or Wisconsin Concealed Carry Instructor

* Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Instructor

* Campus Active Threat consultant

Neil: Instructor

Neil has a very extensive background and education. His experience and team commitment has developed him into a “jack of all trades”. Neil recently retired after 29 years military service in the Army Guard and Reserves. He was well established in the United States Army Rangers and was later selected into the Special Forces. Neil is an expert in weapons, explosives, construction, and medicine and has multiple CONUS and OCONUS deployments. He has developed cross-training from Military experience and over 20 years on a municipal fire department. Here too, Neil has moved up through the ranks as a Paramedic Lieutenant and instructs Fire, EMS, Basic Recruit and Paramedic Preceptor.

Neil is well versed in and instructs TCCC and TEMS. He has taught civilian, Law Enforcement, First responders and Military Personnel.

Experience & Training:

United States Army
18C, Special Forces Engineer
Static line and HALO Jumpmaster
Special Forces Advanced Urban Combat
American Heart Association Basic, Advanced Cardiac, and Pediatric Life Support Instructor
National Association of EMT’s TCCC and TECC Instructor
Technician in Multiple Rescue Disciplines
Expert in Mechanical, Thermal, Ballistic and Explosive Breeching
Gryphon Group Security trained
Multiple Firearms and Medical Discipline

Ben: Lead Instructor Medical

Benjamin Kessel, MS, PA-C

Associate Medical Director, Kenosha County EMS/TEMS

Department of Emergency Medicine, Froedtert South

Ben has spent over 25 years in EMS, beginning with being exposed to the developing field of operational medicine while serving as a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) Sweep Team Leader while deployed to the Persian Gulf with the US Navy. Upon discharge from the Navy, he obtained certification as a Firefighter/EMT and eventually Paramedic before continuing his medical education as a Physician Assistant. In 2011 he was among the first PAs in the U.S. recognized with specialty board-certification in Emergency Medicine, and in 2012 obtained further training as a Tactical Paramedic before founding one of the first TEMS teams in Wisconsin with the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department. Ben currently serves as the Associate Medical Director for Kenosha County EMS/TEMS, continues to practice Emergency Medicine as a PA, and is a regional EMS educator and lecturer specializing in operational medicine topics. His experience as an instructor has included providing continuing medical education to multiple municipal EMS services, serving as Regional and Training Center Faculty for the American Heart Association, and becoming a course coordinator and instructor for tactical medicine certification courses through the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians. Ben’s background in providing a wide variety of patient care ranging from EMS, sports medicine, and ED critical care have helped shape his unique approach to teaching and applying concepts of prehospital medicine.

Experience & Training:

Master of Science, Physician Assistant Practice
Emergency Medical Technician – Paramedic
Bachelor of Science, Kinesiology, sub-major in Athletic Training/Sports Medicine
Bachelor of Arts, English, with a minor in Philosophy
WI EMS Instructor I
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor
Basic Life Support Instructor
Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor
Prehospital Trauma Life Support Instructor

Joe: Instructor

Joe brings a global view to emergency operations with over 17 years of training and field experience in both law enforcement and Fire/EMS. He started his career with a paid-on call fire/ems position while completing his law enforcement degree. With several years working for a large municipal fire department, ER tech, and critical care private ambulance service, he eventually merged his career to the thin blue line. During his time with the fire department, he served as a Driver/Operator, rescue diver, Haz-Mat Technician, Fire / EMS Instructor, as well as a NREMT TECC Instructor. Joe has always been passionate about extending his training and experience through instructing ACLS, PHTLS, PALS, and CPR to physicians and medical professionals throughout the state.

Joe graduated from the Milwaukee Area Technical College police academy in 2003. During his law enforcement career, Joe has spent most of his time on 2nd and 3rd shift patrol, with extensive work in drug interdiction & gang intelligence. Joe is currently a K9 Handler and serves with a local county swat team where he was a founding member of the TEMS program. In his spare time, he can be found running calls with a local fire/ems agency as a volunteer member.

Experience & Training:

Gateway Tech College
Upper Iowa University
MATC Police Academy
NTOA S.T.O.R.M SWAT Medic certified
Basic SWAT
Chems / less lethal operator
ALERRT CRASE Instructor
NREMT TECC Instructor
WI Fire Service Instructor
Prior AHA ACLS, PHTLS, PALS, CPR instructor
Various joint operations with state and federal agencies