Barrett Announces Bryan K. James as Chief Operating Officer Ammoland Inc. Posted on Barrett Announces Bryan K. James as Chief Operating Officer U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- Barrett Firearms Manufacturing, Inc. is proud to announce the recent promotion of Bryan K. James to Chief Operating Officer. Bryan has served on the Executive Leadership Team since joining the company in 2011, first as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing, then as Senior Vice President. Bryan has a combined 30 years of experience in the Firearms Industry since graduating from college in 1991. During this time, he served as Director of Training for Glock (1991-2005) and Director of Law Enforcement for Smith & Wesson (2005-2011).