Violence Specialist, Expert Witness and Forensic Consultant.
30 years Police & Training Experience, Senior Master TASER Instructor, Vast Knowledge of Police Procedures, Firearms, and Combative Skills/Tactics. Expert Witness who Knows the police world!
EXPERT ID: 14051
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Location: US
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Short Biography:
PRESENT POSITON: 2000 to Present - Owner, Training Director, Instructor & Expert Witness
EXPERIENCE: 1975 2000 Austin Police Department Austin, Texas 12 Years Uniform Patrol 4 Years Training Coordinator ERT (Emergency Response Team) 8 Years Full Time S.W.A.T. Team (Entry Team) 2 Years Investigative Unit 3 Years Training Division, Tactical Training Cadre Accumulated 2,700+ hours of T.C.L.E.O.S.E. recognized training
PROFESSIONAL & INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATES: High Performance Vehicle Operations; Felony Apprehension; Crime Scene Search; Officer Survival; Robbery Alarm & High Risk Tactics; Civil Liabilities for Police Supervisors;Undercover Operatives;Narcotics Interdiction; Basic SWAT; Tactical Operations; Rappel Master; Underwater Search & Recovery; Combat Lifesaving Skills; Waterborne Operations; Survival Awareness; Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor; Close Quarter Battle Instructor; Advanced Survival Firearms Instructor; High Risk Incidents / Tactical Survival; Combat Pistol / Shotgun; Advanced SWAT Operations; Advanced CQB Instructor;Centurion Control Stick Instructor; Texas Concealed Handgun Instructor; Israeli Point Shooting, Anti-Terrorist; C.A.R. System Basic Instructor; Senior Master Taser® Instructor; Rapid Response to Active Shooter Instructor; Advanced Hostage Rescue; Identification Prevention, Management & Investigation of Sudden & In-Custody Deaths; and Taser® Armor, In-Custody Death Specialist.
ASSOCIATIONS: Charter Member - International Law Enforcement Educators & Trainers Association (ILEETA) Texas Rifle Association Texas Tactical Police Officers Association Americans for Effective Law Enforcement National Tactical Officers Association Fraternal Order of Police Retired Austin Police Officers Association
EDUCATION: Associate in Arts Degree (AA) Austin Community College 1979 - Austin, Texas
MILITARY EXPERIENCE: Navy of the United States of America 1968 - 1971 Honorable Discharge - Rank/Assignment E-5
EXPERT QUALIFICATION CATEGORIES: Police agency policies, practices and customs; Batons, flashlights and other impact weapons; Chemical irritants & electrical weapons; Deadly force; shooting avoidance and alternatives; Firearm range design realism; Insufficient or inadequate training; Neck restraints and similar defensive tactics; Positional restraint asphyxia; Prisoner transport, restraints, handcuffing and hog-tying; SWAT techniques, hostage & barricade situations; TASER M26 & X26 Non-Lethal Weapons; TASER X26c (Citizen Weapon); and Vehicle pursuit & emergency response policies & techniques
