As a chief petty officer and SEAL in the United States Navy, Jesse Barnett performed a range of overseas Operation Enduring Freedom anti-terrorism functions. He also led a number of educational and training initiatives including instructing service professionals in firearms, conducting Winter Warfare exercises during joint military operations in Europe and North America, and supervising the training of foreign military and law enforcement entities in Central America, South America, and the Middle East. Jesse Barnett retired from military service in 2005 as senior instructor at the Military Freefall School in Yuma, Arizona.

He subsequently began working as an independent security contractor specializing in spearheading sensitive classified operations in high-threat environments. From 2007 to 2013, he would complete dozens of incident-free projects in both Afghanistan and Iraq.

Currently living in Indianapolis, Indiana, Mr. Barnett has owned and operated Poseidon Experience for the past four years. Under his guidance, this advanced firearms simulator has earned countless accolades on social media sites such as Facebook as well as consumer ratings sites such as Yelp.