Instructors & Team

Denis brings 15 years of instruction experience to Range Arts, having taught undergraduate and post-graduate diploma programs for nearly a decade, practiced and instructed self-defence focused Japanese Jiu-Jitsu for close to 20 years — an experience that informs how Range Arts thinks about teaching physical skills safely in structured environments.

A 20-year career spanning film, television, and game development shapes how Denis thinks about Range Arts at a deeper level — as not just a classroom, not just a store, but as a purveyor of experiences.

As Managing Director, Denis oversees operations, regulatory compliance, and program structure. On the range he supports course delivery, student supervision, and safety monitoring alongside the instruction team. He also teaches Range Safety Courses from time time.

Patrick brings decades of hands-on field experience to his role as an Ontaio Hunter Edducatoin Program (OHEP) instructor — a veteran hunter whose real-world knowledge runs as deep as his commitment to passing it on. Paired with a long career as an educator, he has trained and mentored hunters across all skill levels, blending practical field-tested insight with clear, engaging instruction.

His OHEP course is widely regarded as one of the most dynamic offerings in the province — combining safety, ethics, and genuine field experience in a way that goes well beyond the standard curriculum. If you're deciding between completing your OHEP online or in person, Patrick's course makes the choice easy.

His OHEP course stands out as the most dynamic and engaging program we’ve seen, combining safety, ethics, and field-tested insight in a way that truly resonates.

When deciding if you’d like to complete the OHEP in person or online - don’t walk, run towards Patrick’s course.

David devoted more than half his life to clay target shooting before most people his age had ever held a shotgun. He spent six years as an actively competitive member of Team Canada's High Performance Clay Target Shooting Program, earning medals at the regional, provincial, national, and international levels in his primary discipline — Olympic Skeet. Across a career that also spans Sporting Clays, American Skeet, and ATA Trap, he developed a cross-disciplinary understanding of shotgun handling that is rare even among elite competitors.

He has stepped back from competing to focus on what comes next: sharing the sport via shootingsuccess.ca. His teaching philosophy is straightforward — master the fundamentals and handle a shotgun well, and no target is out of reach. Static or dynamic, close or far, crossing or incoming, clay or game. The platform changes; the principles don't.

David is equally at home coaching competitive shooters and introducing complete beginners to the range for the first time. He's particularly motivated by bringing younger shooters into the sport — and by showing anyone willing to try just how exhilarating, challenging, and yes, therapeutic, a day on the clays can be.

Thomas is an active Infantry Master Corporal with the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, Canadian Armed Forces. He is a CAF-qualified Small Arms Instructor and Range Safety Officer, with formal small arms instructional methodology training and a Foreign Weapons Instructor qualification covering NATO platforms.

His live-fire instruction experience includes lead instructor roles across four serials of Operation UNIFIER international recruit training and five NATO foreign weapons introduction courses. He brings military range safety doctrine, structured qualification standards, and the kind of baseline discipline that comes from running live-fire environments where the margin for error is zero.

Unrao was introduced to firearms at a very young age through his uncle, an avid collector, and grew up surrounded by family in law enforcement and the military — an upbringing that shaped a lifelong passion for shooting. He fired his first gun at 11 and has been hooked ever since.

Originally from the United Kingdom, Unrao moved to Canada in 2010, obtained his firearms licence through Range Arts, and joined the team a few years later. He has a particular interest in historical and obscure firearms, and his personal collection averages over 80 years in age.

Byron Wang is a Shanghai-born industrial designer and firearms specialist with a background in product design, mechanical systems, and practical gunsmithing. His work combines user-focused industrial design with hands-on experience in firearm maintenance, diagnostics, and custom component development.

With experience in CAD-based product development and modern manufacturing methods, Byron focuses on functional reliability, ergonomics, and practical end-user performance within the firearms industry. He also enjoys practical shooting sports and participates in IPSC.

Dorothy joined Range Arts at an early stage of the company's development, bringing with her a sharp eye for brand and a fluency in social media that has shaped how Range Arts shows up in the world. She leads marketing strategy and manages the company's presence across digital and social platforms.

Kristen joined Range Arts early and brings a natural affinity for the community we serve — she grew up on the East Coast where hunting was simply part of life. She handles customer communications and is typically the first point of contact for anyone reaching out to Range Arts.