Ray Mendoza is an American military technical advisor and film producer. He joined the Navy in 1997 and served for over 16 years as a Member of Seal Team 5 and as a Land Warfare Training Detachment and BUD/S instructor. Ray was introduced to filmmaking while performing in "Act of Valor" (2012) and went on to serve as a military advisor on Peter Berg's "Lone Survivor" (2013). Since then he has worked both in front of and behind the camera on multiple projects.