Experience and Training

I’ve learned throughout my career that training is essential to build competency. Competency breeds confidence in skills and allows the law enforcement officer to interact with the public in a respectful manner while maintaining their ability to react to any threat which may present itself. I stand by my belief that an officer’s safety is in large part, linked to his/her ability to effectively communicate and maintain his/her composure under stress. This is not a natural behavior, it is learned through effective, realistic training which places the law enforcement officer in ambiguous situations which closely replicate the conditions they will face on the street. 

Experience and Qualifications

·         Patrol Lieutenant – Downtown Area

·         Street Crimes Unit Commander

·         Special Enforcement Team Commander

·         Operator, Entry Team Leader, and Team Commander: NLRPD SWAT (2009-2018)

·         NLRPD Training Unit Coordinator (2017-2020)

·         U of A Criminal Justice Institute: School of Law Enforcement Supervision (SLES) Session 41 Graduate

·         Arkansas CLEST Senior Certificate

·         U of A Criminal Justice Institute Adjunct Instructor: Officer Safety Program

·         PowerDMS Training Management System Administrator

·         Arkansas Department of Emergency Management (ADEM) SWAT Committee Member (2015-2018)

·         DHS State Homeland Security Grant Program Agency Point of Contact (2014-2017)

·         Arkansas Tactical Officers Association (ATOA) former Central Arkansas Board Representative

·         ATOA Basic SWAT School Instructor

·         NLRPD K9 Supervisor / Initiated K9 and SWAT integration

·         Developed Special Enforcement Team (SET) concept (Intelligence -Led Policing Unit responsible for violent crime reduction)

·         Developed course curriculum for NLRPD SWAT Operator Basic Course (60 hours)

·         Developed CLEST-approved K9 Handler Tactical Pistol course of fire

·         FTO Program Administrators Course

·         Field Training Officer, FTO Supervisor, and FTO Coordinator

·         NLRPD Training Unit: Training Officer

·         Detective: Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office

·         Patrol Sergeant: Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office

·         SWAT Team Member: Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office

·         2,942 hours of CLEST Certified Training

·         U.S. Army Infantry Senior Sergeant (11Z5 – First Sergeant) Retired (21 years combined Active and National Guard service)

 

CLEST Instructor Certifications

·         Professional Instructor

·         Firearms Instructor

·         Radar Instructor

·         Specialized Instructor: Chemical Munitions / Less-Lethal Munitions

·         Specialized Instructor: Officer Safety / Reality-Based Training

·         Specialized Instructor: Dignitary Protection

 

Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Program Certifications

·         Texas State University (ALERRT Program) Adjunct Instructor 

·         External Response to Active Shooter Events (ERASE) Instructor

·         Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) Instructor

·         Active Shooter Level 1 and Level 2 Instructor

·         Civilian Response and Casualty Care (CRCC) Instructor

·         Active Attack Integrated Response (AAIR) Instructor

·         First Responder Breaching Instructor

·         Low-Light Operations Instructor

·         Solo-Officer Rapid Deployment (SORD) Instructor

·         Active Shooter Incident Management (ASIM) Course

·         Active Threat Integrated Response (ATIRC) Course

·         First Responder on Rural Terrain (FORT) Course

 

Physical Fitness Certifications

·         Cooper Institute: Law Enforcement Fitness Specialist Course

·         Cooper Institute: Coaching Healthy Behaviors Course

·         Cooper Institute: Boot Camps and Circuit Leadership Course

·         Cooper Institute: Providing Dietary Guidance

·         Yoga Alliance RYT 200 Yoga Teacher

 

Law Enforcement Stress Management and Suicide Intervention

·         International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) – Peer Support Certification

·         Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (ASIST)

·         “In Harm’s Way” Suicide Prevention Training

 

Other Specialized Training

·         U.S. Army Battle Staff NCO Course

·         U.S. Army First Sergeant Course

·         U.S. Army Senior Leader Course

·         U.S. Army Advanced NCO Course

·         U.S. Army Basic NCO Course

·         U.S. Army Primary Leadership Development Course

·         U.S. Army Level III Counter-IED Instructor – Task Force Troy / Iraq

·         U. S. Army Pathfinder Course

·         U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School – Military Mountaineer Course

·         U. S. Army Airborne School

·         National Tactical Officer Association (NTOA): SWAT Commanders Course

·         NTOA Hostage Rescue Operations Course

·         Direct Action Resource Center (DARC): Law Enforcement Counter-Terrorism Course Level 1 and 2

·         Direct Action Resource Center (DARC): Counter Terrorism Operational Planning Course

·         Incident Command System (ICS): ICS-300 (Intermediate) and ICS-400 (Advanced)

·         LLRMI Legal Issues in Law Enforcement Special Operations

·         “Below 100” Instructor

·         U. S. Department of State: High-Threat Area Security Driving Program

·         U.S. Department of State: High-Threat Protective Security Detail Course

·         United Nations Basic and Advanced Close Protection Unit Course (Kosovo)

·         X-26 / X-26P Taser Instructor

·         “Stop the Bleed” Instructor

·         U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center: School Safety Threat Assessment Course

·         Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center: Conducting K-12 Site Assessments

·         LSU National Center for Biomedical Research and Training (NCBRT): PER-335 | Critical Decision Making for Complex Coordinated                    Attacks

·         LSU National Center for Biomedical Research and Training (NCBRT): PER-227 | Advanced Tactical Operations: WMD Interdiction

·         Force Science Center (Chicago, IL): Realistic De-Escalation Course

·         Polis Solutions: Tact, Tactics, and Trust Course (T3)

·         TEEX: MGT310 -Jurisdictional Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment

·         TEEX: AWR213 -Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Awareness

·         TEEX: AWR167- Sport Event Risk Management

·         TEEX: PRE100- Active Shooter Exercise Development Workshop

 

Awards and Decorations

·         NLRPD Medal of Merit

·         NLRPD Medal of Achievement

·         NLRPD Leadership Medal (2nd Award)

·         NLRPD Team Achievement Award

·         NLRPD Education / Training Award

·         NLRPD Safe Driving Award

·         NLRPD Firearms Award

·         Golden Tourniquet Award (UAMS for Life-Saving Tourniquet application)

·         Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office Achievement Medal

·         U.S. Army Combat Infantryman’s Badge

·         U.S. Army Expert Infantryman’s Badge

·         U.S. Army Parachutist Badge

·         U.S. Army Pathfinder Badge

          Order of Saint Maurice: Centurion  – National Infantry Association

·         U.S. Army Mountaineer Badge (Ram’s Head Device)

·         U.S. Army Distinguished Rifle Badge

·         Bronze Star Medal

·         Meritorious Service Medal

·         Army Commendation Medal (6th Award)

·         Army Achievement Medal (3rd Award)

·         Army Good Conduct Medal (2nd)

·         Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (3rd)

·         National Defense Service Medal (2nd Award)

·         Southwest Asia Service Medal

·         Iraq Campaign Medal

·         Global War on Terror Service Medal

·         Armed Forces Reserve Medal (M)

·         NCO Professional Development Ribbon (4th)

·         Overseas Service Ribbon (2nd)

·         Army Service Ribbon

·         Multi-National Force and Observers Medal

·         Saudi Arabian Defense Medal

·         Liberation of Kuwait Medal

·         Arkansas Distinguished Service Medal

·         Arkansas Federal Service Ribbon

·         Arkansas State Service Ribbon

·         Arkansas Emergency Service Ribbon

          

 

Posted on 21 Dec 2021, 21:12 - Category: News