Key Training and Experience
Certified Associate of Edgework
Certified Crisis/Hostage Negotiator
Over 200 hours in Crisis response and de-escalation training
One year certificate in Criminal Justice Studies from Peninsula College (2000)
AAS degree in Criminal Justice from Peninsula College (2000)
Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership from Colorado State University (2015)
Served in the United State Marine Corps from 2001-2006. Trained in combat operations, airplane mechanics and various other trainings while a member of the armed forces. Traveled abroad to multiple foreign countries in Asia, Europe, Africa, and North and South America.
Spring 2006-Winter 2006 Security at a regional hospital
2007-Present Served as a uniformed patrol officer and for several years as the Lead Detective for his police agency
Current or Former Instructor in:
- Firearms
- Defensive Tactics
- Taser
- Crisis Intervention/ De-Escalation Training
- Domestic Violence
Additional training and experience
- Patrol Officer Response to Sexual Assault
- 1 hour Victims Rights-What Law Enforcement Officers Need to Know/ Webinar
- 1 hour Implicit Bias Training, Webinar
- 1 hour De-Escalating Yourself Webinar
- 1 hour Strategies and Tools for Effectively De-Escalating Others Webinar
- 14.5 hours- Identifying, Investigating and Prosecuting Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Strangulation Cases
- 40 hour Field Training Officer Academy.
- 24 hour course on the Reid Method of Criminal Interviews and Interrogations.
- 24 hour Crime Scene Management class hosted by TTOS Inc.
- 16 hours Domestic Violence Refresher.
- 24 hours of line employee leadership class
- 40 hour Sgt leadership academy class
- 2 hours class on human trafficking
- 24 hours on counter terrorism leadership training
- Over 10 hours of training in instructing and monitoring Mock scenes at the (WSCJTC) academy
- 120 hours of Firearms Instructor Level 1 and 2 handgun
- Additionally, over 36 hours of outside firearms instruction
- 40 hours of Controlled FORCE Defensive Tactics Instructor (Initial Training)
- Taser Instructor
- 8 hours on Use of Force Liability and report writing
- 40 hours of Krav Maga Instructor Training, received title of “Agency Instructor” upon completion
- 16 hours of Aquatic and Homicidal Drowning Investigation
- 8 hours of Investigating Child Sex Abuse
- 8 hours on Human trafficking and investigation
- 4 hours of trauma informed interviewing
- 40 hours of Controlled Force Conference (attended twice for a total of 80 hours)
- 40 hours at the New Detectives Academy,
- 16 hours of Start by Believing training in Phoenix, AZ
- What does it mean to Start by Believing
- Trauma informed interviewing
- The psychology of a survivor of sex assault
- 40 hours of Arrestling Defensive Tactics and Firearm Instructor Training (recert in 2020 for a total of 80 hours)
- Pre Attack Indicators and warning signs of an attacker
- Instructor development
- Teach backs to other students of the material presented
- 24 hour Conference on Investigating homicides
- Use of Force Train the Trainers 8 hour refresher
- Arrestling Refresher including ground defense for firearm grabs
- Combative Skills
- Close Quarter Fighting
- Strikes, elbows, knees, kicks, punches
- Defense to attack
- Grappling
- Ground Fighting
- Knife Defense
- Pistol refresher
- Moving and shooting
- Reloads
- Multiple Targets
- Close Quarter shooting
- Rifle Refresher
- Reloading
- Multiple targets
- Quick Reaction Drills
- Patrol Handgun/Rifle Training taught by Raider Tactical 24 hours