Expert Details
Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice: Use of Force, Training, Law Enforcement Policies, Police Force, Police Shootings, and Excessive Force
ID: 736797
Wisconsin, USA
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2017 | Degree: MPA | Subject: Public Administration | Institution: American Military University |
| Year: 2010 | Degree: Certificate | Subject: Law Enforcement Executive | Institution: Law Enforcement Executive Director School- Federal Bureau of Investigations |
| Year: 2002 | Degree: BS | Subject: Criminal Justice; Summa Cum Laude | Institution: Mount Senario College |
| Year: 1993 | Degree: Certification | Subject: Basic training of state law enforcement | Institution: Law Enforcement Academy- Madison College |
| Year: 1992 | Degree: Associate Degree | Subject: Police Studies | Institution: Madison College |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2014 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Owner | Department: Expert Testimony/Consulting |
Responsibilities:Provides consulting, research, and training on law enforcement and security issues. Specifically provides expert testimony services on police and security practices that include the use of force, officer-involved shootings, handcuffing, tasers, weapons, K-9 deployments, traffic stops, police training, agency policy, physical security, and general practices. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2010 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Professor | Department: Criminal Justice |
Responsibilities:Design and instruct degree-credit courses in the Criminal Justice Department. Served the college as a consultant and instructor in workplace violence and active shooter training for private businesses. Was the law enforcement and jail academy director for the college and also administered their specialized training for law enforcement, corrections, and security. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2007 to 2014 | Employer: BlueboardIT | Title: Co-Owner | Department: Consulting |
Responsibilities:The company provided a web-based platform to employers for employee-based training. Assisted the employers, including law enforcement agencies, with developing training platforms to be used internally. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1992 to 2010 | Employer: City of Wisconsin Dells | Title: Lieutenant | Department: Police |
Responsibilities:Was appointed to K-9 handler, sergeant, and Lieutenant. Responsibilities included supervision, patrol, investigations, commanding the drug task force and honor guard, and supervising all agency training. Retired from policing to transition to a full-time teaching career. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2002 to 2010 | Employer: Madison College | Title: Instructor | Department: Crimiinal Justice |
Responsibilities:Served as a part-time instructor in the law enforcement academy, teaching various topics to include being a Master Instructor in Defensive Tactics and Scenario-Based Training. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1991 to 1992 | Employer: South Central Security | Title: Uniformed Security Officer | Department: Patrol |
Responsibilities:Worked part-time through college as a uniformed security officer for a small security company. The main area of patrol included a large waterpark resort on the night shift. |
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Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Cases to date: 15 Municipal Court: Expert has testified at the municipal court level in Wisconsin for forfeiture violations and local ordinances. Circuit Court: Expert has testified for criminal and civil issues relative to my experience and duties as a law enforcement officer for 18 years. He has also prepared for cases as an expert witness for police force issues at the circuit court level but the cases were pleaded out before trial. Federal Court: He has been admitted and testified as an expert witness to the United States Federal Court System as an expert witness on law enforcement use of force, tactics, and training. Expert has testimony experience in civil rights violation cases for both the defense and plaintiff’s attorneys and prides himself on his history of being a respected and balanced expert witness. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Wisconsin Criminal Justice Coordinator Council Member- American Federation of Teachers Member-International Association of Chiefs of Police American Association of Educators- Member ASIS- Professional Security Association- Member Forensics Expert Group-Registrant International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association-Member International Association of Chiefs of Police- Associate/Trainer Membership Thomson Reuters Professional Witness Registry Wisconsin Law Enforcement Training Officers Association- Member Wisconsin Musky Alliance |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Agency Policy Instructor- WI DOJ. Civilian Conceal Carry Instructor- State of Wisconsin. Community Resources Instructor- WI DOJ. Constitutional Law Instructor- WI DOJ. Crimes Instructor- WI DOJ. Crisis Management Instructor- WI DOJ. Domestic Instructor- WI DOJ. Field Drug Identification and Testing Instructor- WI DOJ. Firearms Certifier- Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing. Firearms Instructor- WI DOJ. Interview and Interrogation Instructor- WI DOJ. Juvenile Law Instructor- WI DOJ. Master Instructor of Defensive Tactics- Wisconsin Department of Justice. Master Instructor of Scenario-Based Training- Wisconsin DOJ. Policing Strategies Instructor- WI DOJ. Professional Orientation Instructor- WI DOJ. Report Writing Instructor- WI DOJ. Scene Management Instructor- WI DOJ. Tactical Response Instructor- WI DOJ. Taser Instructor- Taser International. Traffic Crash Investigations Instructor- WI DOJ. Traffic Laser Instructor- Kustom Radar. Traffic Law Enforcement Instructor- WI DOJ. Vehicle Contacts Instructor- WI DOJ. Wisconsin Technical College Teaching Certification- WTCS. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Publications in magazines: 4 Other publications: 1 Keynote Speaker: 21 occurrences Media Appearances: 31 - Blue Lives Network- Podcast interview on police de-escalation policies. - Capital Newspapers- Interviewed on drones in public safety. - Capital Newspapers- Interviewed on police recruitment. - Capital Newspapers- Interviewed on social pressures against law enforcement. - My Statesman Newspaper (Austin, TX)- Interviewed on de-escalation policies. - Police One. Com- Interviewed on use of force de-escalation policies. - The Clarion Newspaper (Madison, WI)- Interviewed on police and community trust. - The Clarion Newspaper (Madison, WI)- Interviewed on Tasers on college campuses. - International Business News- Interview on Taser deployments and use of force. - WISC TV- Madison- On-air interview on police Tasers and police training. - Wisconsin Public Radio- Guest on traffic safety. - WISCTV- Madison- Morning shows guest to discuss police response to active shooters. - WISCTV- Madison- On-air interview on officer-involved shootings. - WISCTV- Madison- On-air interview on police de-escalation policies. - WISCTV- Madison- On-air interview on police vs. security officer training. - WISCTV- Madison- On-air interview on threats of violence against populated areas. - WISCTV- Madison- Special segment on police communications with people of special needs. - WISCTV- Madison-Interviewed on Castle Doctrine. - WISCTV- On-air interview on the decline of police applicants. - WISCTV- On-air interview on fugitive manhunt procedures. - WISCTV- On-air interview on mass casualty shootings. - WISCTV- On-air interview on police “de-militarization” concepts. - WISCTV- On-air interview on the credibility of school threats. - WISCTV-Madison- On-air interview on police force reviews and consultants. - WISC-Madison- On-air interview on taser and firearm training. - WKOW TV- Madison- On-air interview on self-defense. - WKOWTV- On-air interview on Wisconsin changes to police shooting investigations. - WKOWTV-Madison- On-air interview on deadly force options for police. - WMTV-Madison- On-air interview on home safety practices. - WMTV-Madison- On-air interview on personal safety. - WMTV-Madison- On-air interview on taser and firearms training |