Experience

Military

• 3rd Generation Military Veteran
• 7 years Minnesota Army National Guard
• 5 years Military Police Officer

Law Enforcement

• More than 20 years with the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office
• Over two decades of law enforcement experience in Crow Wing County
• 10 years as a law enforcement instructor Central Lakes College Campus
• Deputy Chief of the Cuyuna Police Department
• Police Officer with the Pequot Lakes Police Department
• Police Officer with the Crosby Police Department

Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office

• Deputy Sheriff; Assigned to the patrol division
• K9 Unit Handler / Trainer.  Handler of K9 Nike and K9 Oakley
• Investigator / Narcotics Agent assigned to the Lakes Area Drug Investigative Division
• Tactical Response Team-Sniper, Tactical K9 Deployments and Hostage Rescue
• Transport Division
• Department Trainer
• School Resource Officer-Crosby and Pequot Lakes High Schools
• Contract Deputy-City of Emily
• Boat and Water Division
• 911 Dispatcher
• Correctional Officer in the Crow Wing County Jail
• Boy Scout Explorer, Boy Scout and Advisor

Education

• Leadership Academy; MN Chiefs of Police Association
• Officer Leadership Development; MN Chiefs of Police Association
• Police Management and Supervision; Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
• Nees Based Coaching; Crow Wing County
• Insight Discovery; Crow Wing County
• Law Enforcement Degree; Alexandria Technical College
• Brainerd High School

Business Owner

• CanAm Tactical K9 LLC.
• Consulting for law enforcement agencies on police K9 related issues
• Training police K9’s for local and state wide law enforcement agencies