Seese, Jay
Macioce, Gino
The Six Layer Concept: Tactical Threat Recognition

The Human Terrain Mapping and Behavior Pattern Recognition (HTMBPR) program serves as a pivotal training curriculum designed to significantly enhance the capabilities of tactical officers across the spectrum of special operations, from intelligence gathering and mission planning to warrant preparation, tactical maneuvering and post-action review. The program's immersive Tactical Threat Recognition workshop focuses on real-world applications with a multifaceted framework for rapidly analyzing complex human behavior. Through interactive modules, officers learn to swiftly assess situational threats, identify anomalies, mitigate risks, and make well-informed decisions to de-escalate crises and neutralize dangers safely.

The skills cultivated in this training apply immediately to officers who react to active threats and negotiate high-pressure scenarios. Moreover, the principles of human behavior analysis lay the foundation for more effective operational planning, providing the clarity needed to create legally robust warrants accounting for environmental cues and threat indicators. By merging theory with practice, this intense program arms officers with the knowledge to succeed across the entire spectrum of special units and scenarios, from SWAT teams to hostage rescue, from clandestine surveillance to organized crime interdiction.

Officers complete the training proficient in leveraging human factor analysis to maximize safety and efficacy from an operation's earliest stages through a final review of officer actions.

Jay Seese - Bio
Jay Seese is a Partner/Co-founder of SLC Squared with over 35 years of Defense and Law Enforcement experience spending five years U.S. Army and 20 years as a police officer. Aside from his two combat tours in Operation Just Cause and Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, he also deployed to Afghanistan to identify insider threats and teach US and Coalition Forces how to identify those threats. Jay spent 14 of his 20 years in law enforcement conducting plain clothes and undercover operations in counter-drug trafficking. Jay was one of the original SMEs recruited to develop the Combat Hunter program and worked on the Border Hunter, ASAT, SOFSAT, MASAT, and IT-SAT programs. Jay also serves as a Team Leader and Evaluator for USASOC/NSW unnamed covert surveillance and countersurveillance asymmetric operations.

Gino Macioce - Bio
Gino Macioce is a college educated police Lieutenant with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police. He has worked in Pittsburgh since 2012. Starting in uniform patrol, Macioce quickly focused on the interdiction of illegal firearms in the city of Pittsburgh. He was promoted to detective in January of 2021 where he was assigned to the Violence Prevention and Intelligence Unit of Zone 5. There, he worked with his partners and numerous other agencies to systematically disrupt the network of violence that plagues the area. In 2023, officer Macioce was promoted to Sergeant. In August of 2024, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, now supervising uniformed officers citywide. As well as being a patrol supervisor, Lieutenant Macioce serves on Pittsburgh SWAT unit and a Member of the Assistance Team both since 2018. Lieutenant Macioce is also a firearms instructor with Pittsburgh Bureau of Police. Lieutenant Macioce has been involved in several critical incidents. He credits his training with Six Layer Concepts and Consulting as a key factor in his survival. Since 2019, Lieutenant Macioce has worked as an instructor for SLC Squared, visiting many departments across the country to share the training he believes made a difference in his life.