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2013 NPRC Speaker Topics & Bios
Keynote Speaker
DEPUTY JARED RESTON, JACKSONVILLE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, FL
Title:Winning an armed confrontation
Summary:Debrief and validation of training and mind set that helped Jared in an incident where he was shot 7 times and was able to return fire, killing the suspect and saving his own life.
Bio: Jared has been a law enforcement officer with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office since 2001 and has been an active member of S.W.A.T. since 2004. Jared is currently assigned as a Detective in the Department of Homeland Security/Gang Investigations Unit, and he is the lead firearms instructor for the SWAT team. Jared has been involved in the successful resolution of over three hundred S.W.A.T. missions, including several lethal force incidents.
For his actions in a January 2008 shooting, he was awarded The President of the United States “Medal of Valor”, American Police and Hall of Fame’s “National Police Officer of the Year”, Fraternal Order of Police’s “Florida Police Officer of the Year”, and the State of Florida’s “Law Enforcement Officer of the Year.”
Jared has had the opportunity to train with, and be trained by, some of the finest firearms and tactics instructors in the country. His goal is to use his training and experience to give Armed Professionals the tools to successfully resolve their own critical incidents. |
Sergeant Chris Hays, Orange County Sheriff's Office, CA
Title: MACTAC (Multi Assault Counter-Terrorism Action Capabilities)
Summary: In 2009, Chris co-wrote and developed the lesson plan and course of instruction for the Multi Assault Counter-Terrorism Action Capabilities (MACTAC) course with LAPD SWAT Officer Joe Witty. MACTAC is a nationally recognized model for law enforcement response to a “Mumbai” type attack.
Bio: Sergeant Christian W. Hays began his law enforcement career with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department in 1994 after proudly serving his country for seven and a half years as a United States Marine Scout Sniper. He has served on their SWAT Team since 1997. Chris has worked in all levels of tactical operations with primary assignments as Team Leader, Sniper Element Leader and Joint Hazard Assessment Team Element Leader. Chris’s additional responsibilities include training SWAT and Operations personnel in tactical entries, firearms training (pistol, submachine gun, rifle, shotgun), terrorism response, active shooter response and less lethal munitions.
From September 2002 through September 2007 Chris was assigned to the Operations Support Division as a member of the newly formed Terrorism Early Warning Group (TEWG). He has completed numerous terrorism classes and is a WMD Hazardous Materials Specialist. During this period Chris was assigned to the Los Angels FBI Hazardous Materials Response Unit and worked with the local HazMat teams responding to all HazMat incidents involving a criminal or terrorist nexus. Chris was also the lead law enforcement professional who developed and implemented the nationally recognized Joint Hazard Assessment Team (JHAT). Chris was also responsible for conducting vulnerability and threat assessments of Orange County’s “terrorist target” venues to include Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, Honda Center and Angels Stadium.
In 2004-2005 Chris was a member of the California Attorney General’s Commission on SWAT Blue Ribbon Committee. The committee’s mission was to develop standards and guidelines for SWAT Teams throughout the state to use in responding to a SWAT incident.
Chris has conducted on-site tactical incident reviews for the Sheriff's Department, the “Virginia Tech” and “Ft. Hood” massacres as well as Congresswoman Giffords’ assault.
Chris represents the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) on the National Fire Protection Association HazMat committee and the Inter Agency Board Personal Protection and Operational Equipment committee. He is also a lead instructor for the NTOA WMD Tactical Operations and MACTAC Courses. Chris has a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice. He can be reached at snipertewg@yahoo.com |
Sergeant Mark Stout, West Bloomfield Police Department, MI
Title: Debrief's a barricaded suicidal gunman incident that resulted in over 1,000 rounds fired and the death of an offcier.
Summary: WBPD received a call of a single gunshot/possible suicide on 9-9-12. Family members were evacuated from the house, and after multiple repeated unsuccessful attempts to make contact with the subject the decision was made to enter the home. Sgt Stout led a five man entry team into the home in an attempt to provide aid to the subject while utilizing a Pro-Tech NATO 2 shield for cover. Once entry was made the subject began firing without warning. The team was targeted with heavy full-automatic gunfire through the bedroom door and interior walls, and Officer Patrick O'Rourke was fatally wounded. Officers returned fire with patrol rifles and evacuated O’Rourke from the residence. The situation became a twenty hour standoff during which hundreds of rounds were fired by both the subject and law enforcement.
Bio: Mark is a twenty two-year veteran of the West Bloomfield Michigan Police Department. He holds an associate degree in criminal justice, a bachelor of applied science from the University of Michigan, and is a graduate of Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command. He is a former U.S. Army Infantry Paratrooper and is currently in charge of West Bloomfield Police Firearms Training Unit. He spent 14 years with the West Bloomfield Police Special Response Team (SRT.) His assignments on the team included entry team member, entry team leader, sniper team leader and SRT commander. In addition to training law enforcement officers, he has trained hundreds of civilians in firearms safety and personal protection making the West Bloomfield Police Department one of a small group of police agencies providing firearms instruction to private citizens. He is a member of NTOA, NRA, IDPA, ILEETA, MCRGO, Michigan Rifle and Pistol Association, and is a current match director for Michigan Police Combat Pistol Association. He has received extensive firearms training and is an avid competitive shooter having won multiple national, state and regional championships. |
Chief Jeff Chudwin (ret.), Olympia Fields Pd IL., President of the Illinois Tactical Officers Association
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Bio: Jeff is the Chief of Police for the Village of Olympia Fields (IL) where he has been a law enforcement officer since 1974 and has also served as an Assistant State’s Attorney for Will and Cook Counties in IL. He has trained and deployed as a SWAT/ ERT officer/sniper and has been actively involved in patrol and tactical officer training. Chief Chudwin is a founding member of the Illinois Tactical Officer’s Association (ITOA) and has served as President of the Association for the past ten years. He co-developed the Patrol Rifle Training Exercises for the ITOA and associated patrol rifle programs and training. Chief Chudwin designed the first patrol rifle instructor training program certified by the Law Enforcement Training Board of the State of Illinois and instructs both the Basic Patrol Rifle Course and the Rifle/ Carbine Instructor - Armorer Course. He has been involved in shooting competition since 1978 and is a repeat winner of the Second Chance Combat Shoot/ Rifle Competitions. Furthermore, Chief Chudwin writes for law enforcement publications on the issues of police use of force, firearms training and the role of the rifle in SWAT and patrol functions. |
Deputy Brandon Moore, Morrow County Sheriff's Office, OH
Title: Incident debrief
Summary: On 10/21/10 Deputy Moore was the victim of an ambush wherein a man armed with an assault rifle attempted to murder him and three civilians. Deputy Moore discusses the investigation that led to the ambush, effects of complacency on officer safety, some of the physiological effects of combat stress and injury, as well as methods that worked for him for avoiding PTSD.
Bio: After three years of Bible College, Brandon Moore was bitten by the bug to join law enforcement. He started out as a Corrections Officer with the Morrow County Sheriff's Office, was hired by Mansfield P.D., received his Peace Officer certification at the Ohio State Patrol Basic Academy, and later returned to Morrow County where he eventually became a detective. |
Larry Nichols - Senior Rangemaster and Armorer, Burbank Police Department
Title:.223 / 5.56 Ballistics & Risk Management for Trainers
Summary: The first topic is a 45 minute presentation on the history and in-depth comparison between the .223 Remington SAAMI contemporary cartridge and the NATO 5.56x45mm military cartridge, barrel chambers and bullet weight selection due to the rifling twist rate of rifle barrels. The second half of the presentation covers Risk Management and the Law Enforcement Instructor. This presentation will discus What it's not, What it is, training Objectives Versus Safety, Five Intricate Issues facing the instructor, Minimizing Liability and much more. Law enforcement instructors must accept the fact that bad things do not have to happen to officers during organized firearms training.
Bio: Larry J. Nichols is the Senior Rangemaster/Armorer for the Burbank Police Department. With over 25 years of experience as a professional Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor, Larry is internationally noted for his innovative and pioneering work in the planning, development and implementation of realistic law enforcement firearms training programs. In addition to being a published author, he is President of the California Rangemasters Association and past Regional Training Director (Region 7) of the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors. Certified as a Use of Force, Less-Lethal and Lethal Force Instructor, Larry has provided specialized firearms training for federal, state, county and municipal law enforcement officers. He began his firearms training in 1963 with the United States Marine Corps and is a Vietnam combat veteran with 24 months of combat experience. |
Officer Louis Hayes - Hinsdale Police Dept IL, FIAT SWAT Taskforce.
Title: Team Tactical Skills & Concepts.
Summary: Team tactics boil down to six fundamental skills: Priority of Fire, Crossfire, Flanking, Cover-Maneuver, Back-to-Back, and Cross-Clear. All team formations and movements are rooted in these core concepts: vehicle stops, building searches, perimeter/containment, officer-down rescue, VIP protection, K9 area searches, hostage rescue tactics, active killer response. The six team tactical concepts bridge the gap between individual weapons skills and more complex team tactics.
Bio: Louis Hayes is a 15-year Police Officer for the Hinsdale IL Police Department, where his responsibilities include teaching various use of force disciplines, weapon systems, and teamwork skills. He is currently assigned to the FIAT SWAT Taskforce as a Team Leader and trainer. Lou sits on the board of directors for the Illinois Tactical Officers Association (ITOA), for which he coordinates the Trainers Forum. Lou has also attained the ITOA's Master Tactical Patrol Officer designation (instructor qualifications for: Patrol Rifle, Self-Aid/Buddy-Aid, Patrol Tactics, Rapid Deployment, and MACTAC). He is an active member of and presenter for the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Assocition (ILEETA). His cadre developed and teaches several user-, supervisor- and instructor-level courses, each framed around The Illinois Model (www.TheIllinoisModel.com). Lou and his training partners continue to refine their system, with recent educational advancements in: Search & Seizure and Use of Force case law, responding to the mentally ill, and strategizing police incidents. |
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