15 Years as a full time, sworn
law enforcement officer.
12 Years as a full time Risk
Management Professional, specializing in law enforcement,
criminal justice, and corrections risk management.
Over 30 Years as a law
enforcement trainer in the areas of high risk law
enforcement activity, training and training management.
Attended over 5,500 hours of law
enforcement, emergency management, risk management and
public safety related training.
Personally delivered over 13,500
hours of training to over 14,000 law enforcement officers
and managers, approximately 7,000 hours of which was
instructor training.
Certified Master Use of Force
Instructor, Master Force and Control Instructor, and TASER
Senior Master Instructor.
Designed and developed numerous
lesson plans, training presentations, and curricula.
15 years management experience
spanning both the public and private sectors.
Personally conducted on-site risk
management reviews of approximately 400 law enforcement
agencies and jails in seven states, examining all aspects of
law enforcement and corrections management practices and
operations.
Personal critical reviews of
approximately 500 law enforcement and corrections Policy and
Procedure Manuals from agencies in seven states.
Subject Matter Expert for the
Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Standards and
Training Division, in the development of the Mississippi
Detention Officer Course
Published author and frequent
guest lecturer on the subjects of management of high risk
police and corrections activity, use of force, pursuit
driving, law enforcement procedures and practices,
training, training management, and other public safety
related topics.
Regular columnist and contributor
to criminal justice publications, including Law Officer,
PoliceMag.com, Law and Order, Police and Security News, The
ASLET Trainer, Law Enforcement Technology, Police Magazine,
Answering the Call, The ILEETA Review, The ILEETA Chronicle
and Officer.com.
Computer hardware and software
expertise, including Microsoft Windows and Office, and web
site design.
FORMAL EDUCATION
Associate in Risk Management for Public Entities,
Insurance Institute
2000
Master of Liberal Studies in
Technology (CJ), Eastern Michigan University
2000
Associate in Risk Management,
Insurance Institute
1991
Master of Science in Criminal
Justice Management, Michigan State University
1988
School of Police Staff and Command,
Northwestern University
1987
Bachelor of Arts in Communications,
Michigan State University
1982
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2005 to Present – OSS - Law
Enforcement Advisors®, Spring, TX
Law Enforcement
Advisor. Independent law enforcement advisor, providing expert
witness services, assessments, and consultations to other law
enforcement professionals, adjusters, and legal professionals.
2004 to Present – Northrop-Grumman
Corporation, Galloway, NJ
Instructional
Technologist. Deliver training on security procedures to
Transportation Security personnel at airports across the United
States. Train and certify Screeners in the use of equipment and
techniques for screening checked baggage. Certified to train on
all equipment currently in use by Transportation Security
Administration Baggage Screeners.
2001 to Present – Police Policy
Studies Council, Spofford, NH
Staff member and part
owner. Serving as a police use of force trainer and con-sultant.
Also serving in the same capacity in police motor vehicle
operations and arrest techniques. Develop and deliver high
quality training programs to police and other municipal
executives. Consult as an expert witness in police use of force
cases, police driving, arrest tactics, and general law
enforcement procedures.
1993 to Present – CIRMAT, Inc.,
Monroe, MI
Owner. Specializing in
law enforcement risk management and consulting services, and
training of law enforcement trainers and managers. Expert
witness and case consultation services specializing in police
high-risk activity, with primary emphasis in management of
force/control, motor vehicle pursuit, and arrest procedures.
1986 to 2008 – Washtenaw Community
College, Ann Arbor, MI
Force management,
firearms, use-of-force and police driving instructor. Appointed
as Police Academy Use of Force Coordinator from 1996 to 2005.
Responsible for conceptualizing, planning, developing and
delivering many training programs at both the police academy and
in-service levels, including instructor training in all use of
force disciplines, as well as police driving.
2002 to 2003 – AIS, Inc., Renton,
WA
Master Instructor.
Last assignment was as a subcontractor with Boeing Cor-poration,
conducting baggage screener training throughout the United
States. One of only 35 (out of 1,600) training staff that were
brought over to Boeing from AIS for the purpose of fulfilling
the federal “bridge” contract for baggage screener training.
Initially employed
under a U.S. Government contract for the Transportation Security
Administration. Certified as one of only 30 BST Master
Instructors, with respon-sibility for training and supervising
Baggage Screeners and Baggage Screener Trainers throughout the
United States. Certified to train on all screening machines
that are in use by federal transportation screeners.
2000 to 2003 – Legal Defense
Manual, East Lansing, MI
Co-Owner and Executive
Editor. Responsible for writing articles, as well as editing
and publishing a publication which focused on legal and
managerial issues in law enforcement.
1999 to 2001 – American Risk Pooling
Consultants, Inc., Southfield, MI
Manager of Loss Control
Development and Director of Law Enforcement Risk Control.
Direct responsibility for management of two company subsidiaries
located in Iowa and Ohio. Working within a combined budget of
$500,000, provide direction and supervision to seven employees.
Also responsible for on-going loss control services marketing
effort in three states. Conduct specialized field loss control
assessments of public safety agencies and jails.
1992 to 2002 – Smith & Wesson
Academy, Springfield, MA
Adjunct Faculty.
Develop and present training programs geared toward use of force
management skills. Also develop curricula and present training
in advanced use of force and firearms skills for instructors and
training managers.
1991 to 1998 -- Meadowbrook
Insurance Group, Southfield, MI
Loss Control Manager,
with direct management responsibility for 12 staff members, and
coordination of Public Entity oriented loss control programs for
insurance coverage pools and individual public and private
clients in six states. Operating within a $1.2 million budget,
I planned and structured delivery of services to approximately
50 client corporations, developed and assisted with the
presentation of new marketing approaches, assured coordinated
communications between internal company units, and with external
customers and fellow contractors. My other responsibilities
included development of service plans and budgeting for multiple
programs, coordination of personnel and resources to fulfill
diverse client needs, and allocation/utilization of resources to
ultimately assure profitability for both Meadowbrook and its
stockholders.
Formerly, Director of
Law Enforcement Risk Control. Working within a $400,000 budget,
my responsibilities included day-to-day, hands-on management of
a staff of five, development of service plans, coordination,
budget management, and frequent interaction with both internal
company units and clients. I had primary responsibility for the
design and implementation of a risk control program for
approximately 900 law enforcement agencies in five states.
1989 to 1991 -- Governmental Risk
Managers, Inc. Plymouth, MI
Manager of the Risk
Control Department, with responsibility for planning,
implementation and delivery of risk control services provided by
eight employees to two public entity insurance pools
collectively representing approximately 1,200 governmental
jurisdictions in Michigan. My responsibilities included
day-to-day hands-on management, development of service plans,
budgeting, coordination of service delivery, marketing
assistance, assessment of results, and resource allocation.
Previously served as
Risk Control Consultant, specializing in general liability,
administration/personnel practices, training, law enforcement
and corrections risk management, and program development.
1978 to 1989 -- Livingston County
Sheriff Department, Howell, MI
Served as road patrol
deputy on all three shifts, and as afternoon shift commander
(Sergeant), supervising 15 employees. Final five-year
assignment was as Staff Services Administrator, with
responsibility for training a staff of 80, community
service/crime prevention programs for Michigan’s fastest growing
county, all departmental policy research, development and
implementation, and county-wide emergency management.
1974 to 1978 -- Various police
employment as a patrol officer and sergeant,
at smaller departments,
including Fowlerville, Pinckney, Webberville and Perry,
Michigan.
MEMBERSHIPS
Alpha Phi Sigma, National Criminal
Justice Honor Society
American Civil Liberties Union
American MENSA
American Society for Industrial
Security
American Society for Training and
Development (ASTD)
American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers (former Michigan
State Director, formerly Region 5 Director)
American Society of Safety Engineers,
Professional Member
COPS – Concerns of Police Survivors
(Survivor Member)
International Association of Law
Enforcement Firearms Instructors
International Foundation for
Protection Officers
International Law Enforcement
Educators and Trainers Association – Advisory Board
Michigan Association of Chiefs of
Police
Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement
Standards, Training Advisory Committee
National Association of Law
Enforcement Emergency Vehicle Response Trainers
Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honor Society
Public Risk Management Association –
Michigan Chapter
The Police Policy Studies Council
INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATIONS completed
Advanced Driving Techniques
Instructor, General Motors
Aerosol Chemical Munitions Instructor,
AERKO International
Baggage Screener Training Master
Instructor, Advanced Interactive Systems
Chemical Munitions Instructor, Smith &
Wesson Academy
Defensive Driving Instructor, National
Safety Council
Defensive Tactics Instructor, PPCT
Management Systems
Driving Instructor, Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center
FATS Instructor Trainer, FATS, Inc.
Firearms Instructor, Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center
Firearms Instructor, National Rifle
Association
Firearms Instructor/Range Officer (MLEOTC),
Academy Certified
Firearms Retention/Disarming
Techniques Instructor, Defensive Tactics Institute
First Aid Instructor, American Red
Cross
Flashlight Defensive Tactics
Instructor, Defensive Tactics Institute
Handcuffing & Restraint Techniques
Instructor, Defensive Tactics Institute
Identification, Prevention, Management and Investigation of
Sudden and In Custody Death Instructor, Institute for the
Prevention of In Custody Deaths (2)
Impact Weapons Instructor, PPCT
Management Systems
Interactive Training Instructor, Smith
& Wesson Academy
Kubotan Techniques Instructor,
Defensive Tactics Institute
Law Enforcement Rifle Instructor,
Smith & Wesson Academy
Management of Aggressive Behavior
(MOAB) for Public Safety Instructor, PPCI, Inc.
Michigan Traffic Radar Instructor,
Michigan State University
OCAT Aerosol Weapon
Instructor-Trainer, National Criminal Justice Training Council
Officer Survival Instructor, PPCT
Management Systems
Oleoresin Capsicum Instructor, MSI-Mace,
Inc.
Police Precision Driving Instructor (MLEOTC),
Academy Certified
Radiological Monitoring Instructor,
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Semi-Automatic Pistol Instructor,
Smith and Wesson Academy
Sexual Harassment, Assault, Rape
Prevention Instructor, PPCT Management Systems
Shotgun Instructor, Smith and Wesson
Academy
SkidCar System Instructor, SkidCar
Incorporated
Stinger S-200 Intermediate Instructor,
Stinger Systems
Tactical OC Instructor, Defensive
Tactics Institute
TASER Master Instructor, TASER
International
TASER Senior Master Instructor, TASER
International
Use of Force Instructor, Michigan
Municipal Risk Management Authority
Use of Force Instructor, National
Criminal Justice Training Council
CAREER CERTIFICATIONS
completed
Advanced Police Officer Training
Certification (four awards), MLEOTC
Associate in Risk Management,
Insurance Institute of America
Associate in Risk Management for
Public Entities, Insurance Institute of America
Basic Police Training Certification,
Michigan Law Enforcement Officers Training Council
Certified Law Enforcement Instructor, Arkansas Commission on Law
Enforcement Standards and Training
Certified Litigation Specialist2,
Americans for Effective Law Enforcement (AELE)
Certified TASER Technician/Armorer,
TASER International
Master Force & Control Instructor,
Smith & Wesson Academy
Master Use of Force Instructor, Police
Policy Studies Council
OSHA Compliance Assurance
Certification
Police Management Development
Certification (three awards), MLEOTC
Police Supervisor Development
Certification, MLEOTC
TASER Senior Master Instructor, TASER
International
publications
No Money is No Excuse: Cutting
Training Budgets Due to Lack of Funding is No Excuse,
Officer.com Online Magazine, February, 2009
Weapons, Weapons Everywhere: The
World is Full of Weapons, So Choose Wisely,
Officer.com Online Magazine, February, 2009
Watch Your Mouth! Someone Might Make
You Eat Your Words,
Officer.com Online Magazine, January, 2009
Your Pen is Trying to Kill You,
Officer.com Online Magazine, January, 2009
Avoid PowerPointlessness: From
Preparation through Delivery,
The ILEETA Chronicle, Volume 3, Number 1, December, 2008
When the Vehicle Becomes a Lethal
Weapon, The Law Enforcement
Trainer, Volume 20, Number 3, July/August/September, 2005
Digital Patrol, Part One: Digital
Cameras for Law Enforcement,
Law Officer, Volume 1, Number 2, September/October, 2005
Vehicular Assault: Fight or Flight?,
Police and Security News, Volume 21, Number 5,
September/October, 2005
The Effect of Police Officer
Confidence on Officer Injuries and Excessive Force Complaints,
Legal Defense Manual, Volume 2002, Number 4, December, 2002
Managing Police Pursuit Driving
Practices, Police and
Security News, Volume 18, Number 4, September, 2002
Law Enforcement Jurisdictional Issues,
Legal Defense Manual, Volume 2002, Number 2, June, 2002
Changing Aerosol Weapon and Use of
Force Practices, Police and
Security News, Volume 18, Number 3, May/June, 2002
On Computers: Its Not Really Magic,
Police and Security News, (Since 1996) Bi-monthly column on
computers and their application to government service.
Automating Your Agency: Make It Easy
on Yourself, Police and
Security News, Volume 17, Number 5, September/October, 2001
Work Safer – Get Sued Less: Managing High Risk Activity,
International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association
(ILEETA), April, 2008
Managing the Risks of Non-Deadly Force,
Detroit Police Department Lecture Series, City of Detroit Law
Department, March, 2008
Assessing and Managing the Risk of Less Lethal Options,
The 2007 National Summit on Use of Force in Law Enforcement, The
Performance Institute, November, 2007
TASER Usage – Risks & Rewards,
The 2007 National Summit on Use of Force in Law Enforcement, The
Performance Institute, November, 2007
Defining Force for Ourselves,
The 2007 National Summit on Use of Force in Law Enforcement, The
Performance Institute, November, 2007
Work Safer – Get Sued Less!,
2007 Michigan NAFTO Conference, National Association of Field
Training Officers, October, 2007
PowerPoint for the Law Enforcement Trainer,
2007 TASER Master Instructor School, TASER International, July,
2007
TASER Usage – Risks & Rewards,
The 2007 National Summit on Use of Force in Law Enforcement, The
Performance Institute, May, 2007
Defining Force for Ourselves,
The 2007 National Summit on Use of Force in Law Enforcement, The
Performance Institute, May, 2007
Enhancing Safety & Reducing Liability: The Trainer is the Key,
International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association
(ILEETA), April, 2007
Motor Vehicle Pursuits: High Risk Issues for Trainers,
International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association
(ILEETA), April, 2006
Enhancing Safety & Reducing Liability: The Role of the Trainer,
American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers, 19th Annual
International Training Conference, January, 2006
Managing the Risks of Pursuit: Reducing Liability and the
Potential for Officer Injuries,
Association of Professional Law Enforcement Emergency Vehicle
Response Trainers (ALERT, International), Annual Training
Conference, September, 2003
Dealing with High Risk Activity: Keeping Officers Safer While
Reducing Liability, National
Criminal Justice Training Council Annual Conference, April, 2003
Risk Management and Civil Liability,
Kellogg Community College, October, 2002
Protecting Officers in High Risk Situations: Enhancing Safety
and Reducing Liability,
Wyoming Chiefs and Sheriffs Association, April, 2001
Protecting Officers in High Risk Situations: The Role of the
Trainer in Enhancing Safety and Reducing Liability,
American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers, 14th Annual
International Training Conference, January, 2001
Managing High Risk Emergency Services
Activity,
Iowa League of Cities/ICAP, Annual Training Conference, June,
2000
Managing High Risk Law Enforcement Activity: Use of Force,
Pursuit and Officer Safety,
American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers, 13th Annual
International Training Conference, January, 2000
Managing the Risks of Volunteers,
Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA), Annual Training
Conference, June, 1999
Force & Control: Risk Management
Issues for Instructors,
American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers, 12th Annual
International Training Conference, January, 1999
Civil Liability for Emergency
Telecommunicators,
Michigan Chapter of Association of Public Safety Communication
Officers, Fall Training Conference, September, 1998
Supplemental Police Manpower:
Necessary Evil or True Benefit?,
Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA), Annual Training
Conference, June, 1998
Law Enforcement Training: A Systematic
Approach, Public Risk
Management Association (PRIMA), Annual Training Conference,
June, 1998
Managing Risk in the Municipal Arena,
1998 Michigan Municipal Clerks Institute, East
Lansing, Michigan, April, 1998
Getting a Grip: The Management of
High Risk Police Activities,
Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police, Winter Training
Conference, February, 1998
Managing Force: Enhancing Safety &
Reducing Risk, American
Society of Law Enforcement Trainers, 11th Annual International
Training Conference, January, 1998
Law Enforcement Use of Force in the 21st
Century, Illinois Risk
Management Association, November, 1997
Use of Force: Managing Risk & Safety,
PPCT Management Systems International Training Conference,
August, 1997
Use of Force Management: Special
Issues for Managers,
Oklahoma Department of Corrections, July, 1997
Control Challenges in the School
Environment, Central
Michigan University, Law Enforcement & School Liaison Program
Institute, June, 1997
Managing High Risk Law Enforcement
Activity, Michigan
Association of Chiefs of Police, Summer Training Conference,
June, 1997
Law Enforcement Post Incident Damage
Control, Public Risk
Management Association (PRIMA), Annual Training Conference, May,
1997
Pursuit Management: Implementing a
Control Continuum,
American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers, 10th Annual
International Training Conference, January, 1997
Instructor Challenges in Use of Force
Management, American
Society of Law Enforcement Trainers, 10th Annual International
Training Conference, January, 1997
The Risks of Crossing the Border:
Managing Inter-jurisdictional Exposures,
Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA), Annual Training
Conference, June, 1996
Aerosol Weapons: Reducing Your Risks,
Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police, Mid-Winter Training
Conference, February, 1996
Pursuit Management: Implementing a
Control Continuum,
American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers, 9th Annual
International Training Conference, January, 1996
Critical Incident Policy Management,
Minnesota Sheriff’s Association Training Conference, December,
1995
Use of Force Management for
Supervisors, Upper
Peninsula Law Enforcement Development Center, November, 1995
Vehicle Operations Management,
International Association of Chiefs of Police Training
Conference, October, 1995
Total Control Management,
PPCT Management Systems International Training Conference,
August, 1995
Police Administration and Risk Control,
Ohio Municipal League Joint Self Insurance Pool, Annual Training
Conference, June, 1995
Effective Risk Manager/Law Enforcement
Executive Relationships,
Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA), Annual Training
Conference, June, 1995
Pursuit Management: Implementing a
Control Continuum,
Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police, Mid-Winter Training
Conference, February, 1995
Managing the Use of Force,
American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers, 8th Annual
International Training Conference, January, 1995
Fundamentals of Risk Management,
Wyoming Chiefs and Sheriffs Annual Conference, Wyoming Law
Enforcement Academy, April, 1994
Implementing Defensible Control
Continuums, Law
Enforcement Officers Regional Training Consortium,
Flint, Michigan, March, 1994
Deadly Force: The Importance of
Management, Northern
Michigan Law Enforcement Training Consortium, March, 1994
Inter-jurisdictional Liability,
Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police, Mid-Winter Training
Conference, February, 1994
Risk Control: Managing the Use of
Force, American Society
of Law Enforcement Trainers, 7th Annual International Training
Conference, January, 1994
Managing Force in a Correctional
Setting, Minnesota
Counties Insurance Trust, November, 1993
Cross-Jurisdictional Liability Issues,
Northern Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police, Annual
Meeting, October, 1993
Managing the Use of Force,
PPCT Management Systems International Training Conference,
August, 1993
Managing Effective Police Training:
Doing More with What You Have,
Law Enforcement Officers Regional Training Consortium, May, 1993
Managing Effective Police Training,
Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police, Mid-Winter Training
Conference, February, 1993
Contemporary Use of Force Issues,
Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police, Mid-Winter Training
Conference, February, 1992
Reducing Motor Vehicle Related Losses,
Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police, Mid-Winter Training
Conference, February, 1991
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