Scope & Range of Services

BUSINESS
Academy of Personal Protection & Security (A.P.P.S.) 10 years
Offering the following training and instructor certifications:
Street Survival with Firearms for citizens, security officers & law enforcement
Street Survival /Weapons at Hand for citizens, security officers & law enforcement
Bomb Threats & Search Procedures
Criminal & Civil Law Procedures for security, law enforcement & citizens
Courtroom Procedures & Testimony
Dealing with News Media
Dealing with Law Enforcement Officers & Agencies
Shoplifting Detection & Arrest Issues
Air Taser/Electric Stun Gun Devices
Tactical/Street Survival Shotgun Courses
Handcuffing Tactics (Common Sense Methods)
Nightstick/Baton certification for citizens, security officers & law enforcement
Aerosol Defensive Spray for citizens, security officers & law enforcement
Rape/Street Survival Seminars and courses
Expert Testimony on firearms, Defensive Tactics and Security Matters


EXPERIENCE
Metro Nashville Police Department, 25 years (Retired) - Assignments included the following:
Special Operations Division
Tactical Unit
Bomb Squad
Marine & Boat Patrol
Underwater Search & Recovery Team
Special Traffic Investigation & Enforcement
Undercover Robbery & Burglary Assignments
Undercover Stings - Stolen Property & Drugs
Special Investigator - Kidnapping & Sexual Assault
Investigator to District Attorney's Office on D.U.I. Prosecution & Arson Investigation
Special Assignments with F.B.I., A.T.F. & Secret Service on Dignitary Protection
Special Assignments with A.T.F. on Stolen Explosives
Instructor - Metro Police & State Police Training Academy


LICENSE AND CERTIFICATIONS
· National Rifle Association - Basic handgun training, home safety, personal protection, basic rifle and shotgun instructor.
· Yavapai Firearms Academy - Instructor rating
· Tennessee Dept. of Commerce and Insurance - Certified Instructor for; Firearms, Unarmed & Armed security, Defensive Sprays, Electronic Stun Devices, and Batons.
· Tennessee Dept. of Safety - Certified firearms instructor
· Armament Systems & Procedures (ASP) - Baton/nightstick instructor
· Casco International (Cas - Expandable Batons) - Baton/nightstick instructor
· Winchester Police Baton Instructor
· Training Resource Group (Thomas J. Archambault) - Instructor - baton/nightstick, aerosol defensive spray, national master instructor - emergency response belt
· Violence Management Associates (Greg Rookwood) - Instructor - baton/nightstick & aerosol defensive spray
· Defense Technology Corp. of America (Def-Tec) - Aerosol defensive spray instructor
· Mace Security International (M.S.I.) - Aerosol defensive spray instructor
· Wolf Pack OC, CS, CN Aerosol Defensive Spray Instructor
· Federal Laboratories - Aerosol Defensive Spray Instructor
· Rape Aggression Defense System (R.A.D.) - Instructor
· Graduate - Bonshi/Shihani; Uechi-Byu Association in Self-Defense
· Graduate - Jun/Shihani, Yondan, Ryukokaku Kohudo Association
· Prevention of and Response to Infant Abduction
· The Reign of Terror: Islamic Fundamentalism/Threat to the U.S. and Israel By Steven Emerson
· Air Taser International - Master Instructor
· Air Taser International - Advanced Taser Instructor
· Graduate - United States Dept. of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration Course
· Graduate - Courtroom Security School
· Graduate - Colorado Committee on Hazardous Materials Safety
· Graduate - F.B.I./A.T.F. Bomb Investigations School
· Graduate - Redstone Arsenal Hazardous Explosive Device School
· Graduate - Staff College Introduction to Radiological Monitoring School
· Graduate-Columbia State Community College/Homeland Security Conference
· Professional Association of Diving Instructors, Law Enforcement Diver
· Security Electronics - Legal Issues of Securing Your Facility Seminar
· Metal-Tec® 1400 (Hand-Held Metal Detector) Instructor
· Beretta Armorer
· Ruger Armorer
· Ruger Police Carbine and Rifle Instructor
· Glock Armorer


SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS
· Author of Training Manuals on Defensive Sprays, Batons and Handgun Defense
· Advisory Board Member - Tennessee Dept. of Commerce & Insurance, Private Protective Services
· Advisory Board Member - Tennessee Firearms Association
· Better Business Bureau Scam Jam Board Member
· Chairman, Friends of the NRA, Nashville, 2001and 2002
· Who's Who in Executives & Professionals & Outstanding Business Executives
· Former Visiting Faculty Member - Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy
· Exemplary Service Award - Metro Nashville Police Dept.
· Distinguished Service Award - Metro Nashville Police Dept.
· Police Officer of the Year - Metro Nashville Police Dept.
· Featured on The American Shooter, National Cable TNN Network
· Notary Public at Large - State of Tennessee
· Federal Firearms Dealer
· Colonel Aide de Camp, Governors Staff
· Featured by WKRN Channel 2, WSMV Channel 4, Fox 17and WTVF Channel 5 television news teams as advisor on firearms and personal defense/street survival
· Featured in The Nashville Tennessean, Who's Who in Nashville Magazine, Nashville City Paper, SWAT Magazine, Shooting For Women Magazine and Kansas City Star newspaper articles
· Requested to testify in civil cases on security, personal/self defense & firearm training
· Approved instructor for continuing education - Tennessee Real Estate Commission
· Approved Street Survival/Rape Defense Instructor - Davidson County Board of Education
· Approved instructor for Federal Reserve Banks
· Approved instructor for law enforcement on stun devices, defensive sprays, batons and firearms
· Keynote speaker for The Greater Nashville Association of Realtors
· Keynote speaker for The Tennessee Association of Professional Bail Agents
· Keynote speaker for The Tennessee Warrant Officers Association
· Keynote speaker for The Tennessee Firearms Association
· Keynote speaker for The National Rifle Association
· Keynote speaker for The Tennessee Professional Investigators Association
· Guest Speaker for Mid-South News & Entertainment Network
· Guest Speaker for American Women In Radio & Television
· Guest Speaker for Williamson County Knife Collectors Assoc.
· Guest Speaker for Priest Lake Gun Club
· Guest Speaker for Tennessee Burglar and Fire Alarms Association
· Guest Speaker for Tennessee Safety and Health Congress
· Guest Speaker for Tennessee Sheriffs Association
· Keynote speaker for various other organizations; including, Rotary International, Exchange Club, etc.
· Guest speaker on WWTN, WLAC, WSIX Talk Radio
· Guest speaker on WTVF Cable 50 Talk Show, and WSMV Morning Show
· Street Survival Training Approved for Continuing Education for Requesting Day Care Centers
· Street Survival/Rape Defense Instructor for Continuing Education for Tennessee Electrolysis Association
· Speaker for The American Society for Industrial Security
· Speaker for Tennessee Association of Private Security Companies
· Guest speaker for Republican Caucus Task Force Committee
· Selected Instructor Festival Event Security Services, New Orleans, LA.
· Selected Instructor Event Staffing Inc., Virginia Beach, VA.
· Selected Instructor National Event Services, Philadelphia, PA.
· Selected Instructor Concert Services Inc., NY. , NY.
· Selected Instructor Axis Festival, LLC. Charlottesville, VA.
· Selected Instructor Green Mountain Security, Vermont
· Selected Instructor Bonnaroo Music Festival, 2003



MEMBERSHIPS & ORGANIZATIONS
· National Law Enforcement Trainers Association
· National Rifle Association of America - Life/Benefactor Member
· Tennessee Firearms Association - Life Member
· Law Enforcement Alliance of America (L.E.A.A.)
· National Association of Federally Licensed Firearms Dealers
· Police Marksmanship Association - Life Member
· Tennessee Professional Investigators Association
· Tennessee Burglar & Fire Alarm Association
· Tennessee Sheriffs Association
· Fraternal Order of Police
· National Tactical Officers Association
· Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Officers Association
· International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors
· Tennessee Association of Private Security Companies
· Nashville Better Business Bureau
· Advisory Board member for many Hospitals on use of force and security issues
· Advisory Board member for the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, Private Protective Services