About Us
OUR MISSION
Fieldcraft Survival's Mission is to expand your capabilities in the genre of survival. Our goal is to educate, train, and equip you to survive in the worst-case scenario. To accomplish our mission, we offer life-saving medical equipment, products built to enhance dependability, as well as training courses led by resident duty experts. Thank you for your interest and continued-support in Fieldcraft Survival!
Greg Lapin — CEO and Head Jiu Jitsu Professor
Greg has made a living for the past two decades in law enforcement special operations and Government special operations, deploying to war zones throughout the world.
He started his Jiu-Jitsu journey in 2005 when he was a New Orleans Police Officer because he understood what violence was and what skills he needed to have to go home at the end of the day. After leaving the police department and going to work for the U.S. Government, Greg trained on and off for several years in between deployments.
He was what is known as a 10-year white belt due to not being able to train at a school consistently. During assignment in the United Arab Emirates, Greg began training seriously under Tiago Bravo where he received his blue belt in 2016. He is currently a black belt under Professors Jeremy Umphries and Erick Raposo.
Mike Hernandez — Director of Strategic Partnerships and Media Footprint
Mike Hernandez is the Fieldcraft Survival Mobility and Motorsports Director. He specializes in Jeeps as they pertain to vehicle preparedness and off-road. Michael has been building vehicles for 20+ years, after completion of an ASE Ford program in his teens. Michael combined his automotive knowledge with experienced based learning, in behavioral health. He provides behavioral health services to wards of the state of Arizona and has been a foster parent for the past 14 years.
Michael operated as a Camp Master for A&E History channel and has instructed mobility courses for Fieldcraft Survival for 4 years as well as manages business relations, marketing, and development. Michael has written 4 articles for Be Ready Magazine.
In addition to being an instructor, Michael has also operated as a consultant specializing in off-road vehicle preparedness platforms and specializing in Jeep. His work can be seen in his 2 current Jeep builds, A 2020 Jeep Gladiator, and a 2020 EcoDiesel Jeep Wrangler.
Molly Frederick - Chief Operating Officer
Molly is the Chief Operating Officer here at Fieldcraft Survival. Before landing with the Fieldcraft Survival team, she spent over a decade helping build and run creative agencies and served two years as well as a VP of Marketing.
She has a passion for building organizations that make an impact and create meaningful change in people's lives. That's why, alongside her work at Fieldcraft, she runs Hello Ghana, a non-profit that's deeply personal to her. Hello Ghana provides skills training and mentorship to children rescued from trafficking, and those regular trips into the Ghanaian bush over the past ten years have taught and equipped her more about resilience and preparation than any business course ever could.
At the end of the day, being prepared isn't just about having the right equipment—it's about having the right mindset, the right community, and the courage to step outside your comfort zone. That's what drives her role every day at Fieldcraft.
Casey Lapin - Chief Compliance Officer & Training Director
Casey brings a unique blend of creativity and leadership to her role as Chief Compliance Officer and Training Director with 18 years of experience as a graphic designer and over 15 years managing operations for a civilian firearms training company.
In addition to her professional work, Casey owns and operates Vida Jiu-Jitsu in Mandeville, Louisiana—a thriving academy of over 200 members. She is a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and the head kids coach for Fieldcraft Jiu-Jitsu, where she is passionate about mentoring young athletes and female grapplers.
Casey holds a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications from Louisiana State University and an associate’s degree in Graphic Design from Delgado Community College. She is a New Orleans native and recent transplant to Utah. Outside of work, she enjoys painting, exploring other creative outlets, and spending time with her family.
"Doc" Nate Jones — Instructor
“Doc” Nate Jones is the Fieldcraft Survival Medical Director. He has served as a Combat Medic in the US Army for the last 15 years.
His experience from working in combat arms units, emergency rooms, and on ambulances has helped him specialize in the treating traumatic injuries. He has been teaching courses in combat lifesaving, first aid, CPR, resiliency, tactical combat casualty care, pistol fundamentals, rifle marksmanship, and land navigation to soldiers and civilians for the last 12 years.
Serving as a Combat Medic Instructor for 3 years, enabled him to collaborate with hundreds of other medics from all around the Army to gather insights and experience to distill down to students. Nate is always looking for new information and experiences to continue his personal development. He enjoys trying to live as active a lifestyle as possible and spends much of his time outdoors with his wife and five children.
Matt Vandy - Instructor
Matt served as a full-time law enforcement officer for a municipality in the Denver-Metro region of Colorado for 14 years. He initially began his career in patrol and investigations, and later worked in the Special Investigations Unit (SIU). While in SIU Matt tracked and apprehended fugitive sex offenders, and was later deputized into the U.S. Marshals Violent Offender Task Force. Matt was also a member of his department's regional SWAT team, where he served as an Entry Team Leader and Sniper. Matt now serves as a Reserve Deputy teaching as a Colorado P.O.S.T. full-skills firearms instructor for three different agencies, and is an A class competitor in USPSA.
IG: @matt.m.vandy
Matt Shay - Instructor
Matt has been a law enforcement officer in Colorado since 2001 and has taught for Fieldcraft Survival since 2021. He has worked several assignments throughout his career to include Patrol, Gangs/Fugitive and is currently in the Training Unit where he is responsible for running the Department’s range program. He has been a member of his department’s SWAT team since 2005 where he serves as a team leader, explosive breacher and sniper. Matt also a Master Firearms Instructor in the state of Colorado. In his off time, Matt enjoys spending time with his family and challenging himself mentally and physically.
IG: @matthewshay6
Rick Lofton - Instructor
Rick Lofton is one of the many elite shooting instructors at Fieldcraft Survival. Before joining Fieldcraft Survival in January of 2021, he served over 25 years in the U.S. Army, retiring as a Sergeant Major. Rick began his military career in the 82nd Airborne Division at Ft. Liberty (formerly Ft. Bragg), NC. Shortly after this first assignment, Rick’s ambition took over and he volunteered to become a “Green Beret” in the U.S. Special Forces. After a rigorous two-year training regime, Rick served as a combat diver for two years with the 1st Special Forces Group at Ft. Lewis, WA. Rick again “elevated the bar,” volunteering to become a member of the elite Special Missions Unit (SMU) at Ft. Liberty, where he remained for the next sixteen years and culminated his military career.
Rick leverages vast combat experience, with a total of 49 months of combat deployments between Iraq and Afghanistan including over 450 combat assaults and three real-world hostage rescue missions. Rick held several positions in the SMU to include Assault Team Leader, Sniper Team member, Operator Training Course (OTC) Instructor, and Operations Training Sergeant Major. He lives in Southern Pines NC, enjoying his retirement and sharing his experience and expertise as a Fieldcraft Survival Instructor.
Mike Glover — Founder
Mike spent 18-years in the US Army and as a government contractor for OGA. He served as a SGM in
Special Forces in various positions and deployed multiple times to combat theaters.
He is an expert in
Counter-Terrorism, Security, and Crisis Management Operations and is the host of the Fieldcraft Survival Podcast on iTunes, and Soundcloud. He is an avid outdoorsman, overland enthusiast, traveler, and hunter. He has a bachelor's degree in Homeland Security and currently resides in Utah.
