Active Law Enforcement Officer with 15 years of experience. Currently assigned full-time to a large and active California SWAT team. Assigned to SWAT for over 11 years and his assignments have included the following;
•Team Leader (TL)
•Assistant Team Leader (ATL)
•Sniper
•CBRNE
•Maritime
•Rappel Master
•Aerial Platform Operations
•US Marshals Task Force Officer
•Firearms & Tactics Instructor
Holds Instructor Certifications from the following Organizations; CA POST, FLETC, FBI, NTOA, NRA Law Enforcement, Sig Sauer Academy, Centrifuge Training, Tactical Performance Center (TPC), LeadFaucet Tactical, Rangemaster Firearms Training Services, Singleton International, Center Mass Training Institute, Sage Dynamics, Surefire Institute, and Ultimate Training Munitions (UTM).
Department Lead Instructor for the following topics; Active Shooter Response, MACTAC, Red Dot Pistol, Patrol Rifle, Basic SWAT School, Patrol Entries, Sub-Machine Gun, Close Quarters Battle (CQB), Vehicle Tactics, and Force on Force.
Assistant Instructor for Dan Brokos of LeadFaucet Tactical.
Has trained with some of the worlds best firearms and tactics instructors; Mike Pannone, JJ Racaza, Matt Graham, Jared Reston, Bill Blowers, Kyle Defoor, Steve Fisher, Ben Stoeger, Johnny Primo, Larry Vickers, Paul Van Dunk, Pat McNamara, Jeff Gonzales, William Petty, Chris Costa, Bill Go, Travis Haley, Jerry Barnhart, Ron Avery, Aaron Cowan, Dan Brokos, Scott Jedlinski, Rob Leatham, Bill Rapier, Drew Estell, Ken Hackathorn, Jamey Caldwell, Scott Reitz, Aaron Burruga, Ernest Langdon, Northern Red, Chuck Pressburg, Charlie Ross, Zach Harrison, Matt Pranka, Tu Lam, Tom Givens, Academi, FTF Tactics, Sig Sauer Academy, FBI Rangemaster, Phil Singleton, John McPhee, Jim Smith, Mark Lang, Max Joseph, Bob Vogel, and Frank Proctor.
Belongs to the following Professional Associations:
•National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA)
•California Association of Tactical Officers (CATO)
•National Rifle Association - Law Enforcement Division (NRA)
•International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors (IALEFI)
•International Law Enforcement Educators & Trainer’s Association (ILEETA)
•National Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors Association (NLEFIA)
•American Sniper Association (ASA)
A former collegiate athlete and fitness professional, and currently an Active Law Enforcement Officer with over 15 years of experience. Now assigned as a full-time sergeant to a large and active California SWAT team. He has been a SWAT team member for 10 years and his career thus far has included the following;
•Custody Operations
•Patrol Operations
•Field Training Officer
•Department Tactical Training Instructor
•Investigations
•SWAT Team Operator
•SWAT Team Full Time Sergeant
•Breacher
•Maritime
•US Marshals Task Force Officer
•Firearms & Tactics Instructor
Holds Instructor Certifications from the following Organizations; CA POST, FBI, National Training Concepts, Global Assets Integrated, Taser International, Surefire Institute, and Simunitions Training Munitions.
Department Lead Instructor for the following topics; Active Shooter Response, MACTAC, Patrol Rifle, Basic SWAT School, Patrol Entries, Less Lethal, Taser, Force Options, Driver Awareness, Emergency Vehicles Operations Course (EVOC), Close Quarters Battle (CQB), Vehicle Tactics, Firearms and Tactics, and Force on Force.
Has trained with some of the worlds best firearms and tactics instructors; Mike Pannone, William Petty, Dan Brokos, Scott Jedlinski, Northern Red, Chuck Pressburg, FTF Tactics, and FBI Rangemaster.
Has a Bachelors Degree in Communications from Chapman University and a Masters Degree in Emergency Management and Administration from California State University Long Beach.
Belongs to the following Professional Associations:
•National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA)
•California Association of Tactical Officers (CATO)
•National Rifle Association - Law Enforcement Division (NRA)
•Santa Ana College