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EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

I bring several years of experience with my formal training as a firearms instructor.  I
served as a firearms instructor with the Orange County (CA) Sheriff's Department
(OCSD), as well as being a California "Level 1" P.O.S.T. certified Reserve Sheriff's
Deputy assigned to the Uniform Patrol Reserve Unit and later, the Investigative Reserve
Unit.  I was promoted to the rank of Reserve Sergeant in both units, and was with the
Sheriff's Department for nearly ten years.

In addition to being a certified instructor for the New Mexico
Concealed Carry training, my formal firearm training includes:

From Heckler and Koch (H&K):
  • Certified MP5 Submachinegun Operator
  • Certified MP5 Submachinegun Instructor

From the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
  • Certified Police Pistol and Shotgun Instructor

From the National Rifle Association (NRA)
  • Certified Police Pistol and Shotgun Instructor
  • Certified Pistol Instructor
  • Certified Personal Protection Outside the Home Instructor
  • Certified Personal Protection Inside the Home Instructor
  • Certified Home Firearm Safety Instructor

From other training organizations
  • Gunsite Academy - Defensive Pistol (Marksman 1 Certification)

While an instructor for OCSD, I was responsible for training incumbent Deputies in
continuing "refresher" training for both pistol and shotgun, instructed Deputies in
"transition" training to semi-automatics from revolvers, instructed new recruits in the
Sheriff's Academy in Combat Handgun and Principles of Deadly Force, and contributed
significantly to the effort of the Department Training Division's "Laser Village" tactical
training center.

Positions held at Los Alamos National Laboratory:

  • Protective Force (PF) Training Manager, 3 years
  • Force on Force Exercise Planner and Senior Controller, 4 years
  • Primary Point of Contact for PF Oversight, 5 years
  • Team Leader, PF Oversight and Special Projects, 3 years
  • Chairman, LANL Firearms Safety and Security Committee, 5 years

I keep my firearms skills up to date by entering combat and self-defense oriented
shooting matches whenever time permits.
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