Scope & Range of Services

Name: Alpha Training And Consulting
Kenneth A. Miller

(1) Relevant current, prior full-time and part-time employment, with dates:
• 06/03 – Present: Deputy Director of Training APT-Defense Contractor
• 03/03 – Present: Adjunct Professor Bryant & Straton College
• 10/02 – Present: Adjunct Professor Tidewater Community College
• 12/01 – Present: Lieutenant - City of Va. Beach Police Department
• 10/01 – 06/03 Self Defense/Firearms Instructor – US Navy Contractor
• 02/96 - 12/01 Sergeant - City of Virginia Beach Police Department
• 10/97 - 03/02 Sergeant SWAT Team Leader City of Virginia Beach Police Department
• 03/93 - 02/96 Police Academy Assistant Coordinator City of Virginia Beach Police Department
• 03/86 - 03/93 Detective City of Virginia Beach Police Department (CAP CRIMES)
• 10/83 – 03/86 Patrol Officer (FTO) City of Virginia Beach Police Department
• 09/80 - 10/83 Sheriff – Sergeant City of Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office
• 09/76 - Sergeant Instructor United States Marine Corps

(2) Degrees and relevant special training:
• Troy State University, Troy, Alabama - (MPA)
• Louisiana State University – Continuing Education
• St. Leo University, Florida - (B.A.) Criminal Justice
• Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research, Dallas Texas
• Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi – Continuing Education
• Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach, Virginia
• Federal Bureau of Investigation, Basic SWAT Training
• Drug Enforcement Administration, Quantico, VA.
• Department of Homeland Training (NIMS) Training

(3) Certifications
• Virginia State Certified Firearms Instructor
• Virginia State Certified Driving Instructor
• Virginia State Certified Defensive Tactics Instructor
• Recognized Expert Witness (Federal & State)
• ASP Baton Instructor
• SAGE Less Lethal Master Instructor
• Department Of Defense Baton and Aerosol Instructor
• Police Self Defense and Tactical Instructor
• US Navy Self Defense Instructor/Firearms Instructor
• SWAT Instructor
• WMD Instructor
• Civil Actions Manager (Instructor)
• Virginia State Certified Executive Protection Specialist

(4) Other Professional Activities
• Protection Team Leader for Presidential Candidates, Speaker of The House, U.S. Senator & Congressmen,
• Instructor - Governor Jim Gilmore’s Task Force 4 SAFE School Program
• Inspector/Use of Force training Victoria Police Department Melbourne, Australia
• SWAT training provided to the Taiwan National Police SWAT Team

(5) Organizations:
• National Tactical Officers Association
• International Academy Of Self Defense Tactics
• Virginia Special Olympics Volunteer
• VTAC Virginia Tactical Officers Association
• NAACP
• Conference of Minority Public Administrators (COMPA)
• National Rifle Association

(6) Areas of Expertise and Experience:
Note - Letter codes used in front of the subject mean:
[ T ] Testified in court or at depositions on the subject;
[ R ] Retained as a consultant, but have not testified on the subject.
[ Q ] Qualified to testify or consult on the subject, but have not served as a paid consultant.
[T] Agency policies, practices and customs
[T] Batons, flashlights and other impact weapons
[T] Chemical irritants
[T] Deadly force; shooting avoidance and alternatives
[Q] Freedom of Information/release of police reports to public
[Q] In-custody inmate/prisoner suicides (and prevention methods)
[T] Insufficient or inadequate training
[T] Less Lethal Force
[Q] Physical Fitness Standards and Training
[T] Positional restraint asphyxia
[Q] Prisoner transport, restraints, handcuffing and hog-tying
[T] Retention of a known unfit employee or negligent entrustment of a weapon
[Q] Search and Seizure
[T] Search Warrant service
[T] SWAT techniques, hostage & barricade situations
[Q] Use/protection of confidential informants
[T] Vehicle pursuit & emergency response policies & techniques
[Q] Photo/Lineup procedures

Some of the cases in which I have testified:
Chandler v. Smith and 10 other defendants City of Norfolk 2004
Reedy v. City of Hampton Federal Case Deposition 2002
Commonwealth v Rosen, Circuit Court City of Norfolk 2001
Commonwealth v. Brice City of Va. Beach Circuit Court 1998
Comeau v. City of Va. Beach Deposition 2000
US. v. Anthony Philpotts Federal Court Norfolk 2001
US v. Curtis Philpotts Federal Court Norfolk 2001
US v. Eric Dunmire Federal Court Norfolk 2000
Virginia State Police personnel hearing. Excessive force case.
Testified as an Expert Witness for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in Federal project exile cases.

(7) Other information relevant in evaluating your services (publications, awards, achievements, special interests)
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