Use of Force Expert Witnesses in Louisiana

This expert has a 22 year career with the Houston Police Department demonstrating a vast range of skills and expertise in public safety, threat/crisis management, criminal investigation, and hostage negotiation. He has expertise as an interviewer/interrogator with more than 20 years experience conducting thousands of interviews or interrogations. He contributed to the development of a highly competent and principled investigative team with the Houston Police Department through various supervisory and training roles.He executed security for 7-day Super Bowl event with over 100,000 guests and 50 bands, including personal protection of high profile guests and dignitaries. He is currently an independent security consultant providing services nationwide regarding security policies and procedures for industries including property and apartment management, hospitality, entertainment, and sports.

This expert has over 30 years of experience as a police officer. He received his BS in business and economics from Culver-Stockton College and his MA in public administration from St. Louis University. He went on to complete his MBA with a focus in criminal justice at Northcentral University. He is a certified Use of Force analyst and is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the North Texas Police Chiefs Association. He has served as the chief of police for a number of cities including Crystal City, MO, Madison, AL and most recently, Greenville, TX. Since retiring in 2019, he has been working as a private police practices expert.

This expert has several years of property management experience, which includes 4 years of apartment management. For over 11 years he has also performed property safety inspections for major insurance companies. As a professional property manager, he holds the Master Property Manager designation from the National Association of Residential Property Managers. He conducted workshops for their property managers both locally and nationally, and is the author of several Property management classes approved in Texas for continuing education, and the Texas Real Estate Commission has certified the expert as an instructor of property management classes. In addition to authored classes, he has had over 25 property management articles published.

This expert is an independent security consultant with international experience in crime prevention, Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), security management and premises liability litigation support. Formerly the Principal Consultant and Executive Vice President at IPC International Corporation, a security firm, he entered the field as a Detective with the Baltimore Police Department. He holds a Bachelor's degree from the American University and completed graduate level work at several institutions, including the Advanced CPTED curriculum at the National Crime Prevention Institute. His practice has included urban environments, race tracks, traditional and mixed-use shopping centers, parks, residential, and commercial facilities; he has instructed in CPTED and crime prevention for police departments, private security entities, corporate management and facility staff at all levels, and supported plaintiff and defense litigation related to premises liability, and security adequacy.