Key Associates

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Consultant, Police Use of Force and Related Topics

Consulted in hundreds of use of force incidents, including programs for Dateline NBC, Fox News, and National Public Radio. Also, consulted in police use of force cases with the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice. Served as Plaintiff's expert in the New York City police shooting of Amadou Diallo, and as defense expert in the Ruby Ridge Idaho Incident.

Consultant/Expert Witness, Commanding Officer, Firearms Training Unit, & Over Twenty-five Years of Other Critical and/or Supervisory Positions in the Baltimore Police Department (Retired)

Evaluated and Analyzed over 600 police shootings and hundreds of non-lethal force incidents
Hundreds of hours of experience in critical incident resolution
Developed standards and guidelines for critical incident management

Use of Force, Officer Survival, & Firearms Instructor

Over 5000 hours teaching experience
Instructed at various universities and colleges
Trained several thousand police officers and over 600 attorneys in police use of force
Guest lecturer for F.B.I. and other federal agencies
Evaluated use of force and firearms training programs for numerous police agencies

Court Qualified Expert

Police and Civilian Use of Force
Incident Reconstruction
Ballistics and Wound Ballistics
Firearms and Firearms Training
Defensive Skills
Pepper Spray and Chemical Agents
Police Procedures and Policies
Stressors in a Conflicts Involving Firearms
Critical Incident Management
Hunter Safety

Authored

Numerous lesson plans, memoranda, and directives in various use of force and officer survival subject matter
The rough draft of the Maryland State regulations governing police firearms training
The Baltimore Police Department General Order governing the resolution of sniper, hostage, and barricade situations
The training manual, team selection criteria, and operational procedures for the Baltimore Police Department Special Weapons and Tactics Teams
The Johns Hopkins Hospital Security Use of Force program
The protocol for the administration of the Police Foundation's RAMS program
Articles on civil liability and officer liability

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Harvard Associates in Police Science Seminar in Homicide Investigation - May 2000
Maryland Police Training Commission Internal Investigation School - March1996
Baltimore County Police Involved Shooting Administrative Investigators Course - April 1995
Federal Bureau of Investigation Defensive Skills Training - February 1995
Koga Baton Training - February 1995
Glock Armorers School - October 1992
Use of Force Seminar, Maryland Law Enforcement Association - November 1991
Glock Firearms Instructor Training - July 1990
Northwestern University Traffic Institute Deadly Force and the Police Officer Independent Study Program - May 1989
Smith and Wesson Firearms Instructor School - October 1988
Maryland Police Training Commission Instructor Training Program - June 1986
Maryland Police Training Commission Firearms Instructor Training Program - May 1986
Baltimore Police Department Supervisory Training Program - October 1977
Federal Bureau of Investigation SWAT Training Program - February 1976
U.S. Secret Service Protective Operations Training Program - January 1976
Federal Bureau of Investigation Hostage Negotiation Training Program - January 1976
U.S. Army Counter Sniper Training Program - July 1975
Baltimore Police Department Supervisory Training Program - March 1975
Baltimore Police In-Service Training - 1971 through 1995
Baltimore Police Academy - October 1970 to January 1971
Other courses and seminars

EDUCATION

B.S., Criminal Justice (Magna Cum Laude), University of Baltimore

COMMENDATIONS

Awarded silver star for bravery and various other commendations

OTHER SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Past state certification as an expert and instructor with: semi-automatic pistols; revolvers; shotguns; automatic weapons; bolt action and semi-automatic rifles; chemical agent delivery systems
Past National Rifle Association certification as a police firearms instructor
Past Smith and Wesson Firearms Training Academy as a firearms instructor
Past certification as Glock Armorer