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Paul "Dave" Gaubatz, former Federal Agent with the equivalent rank of major, is a U.S. State Department-trained Arabic linguist and counterterrorism specialist. He has acquired over two decades of experience while working on assignments in Middle-Eastern countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, and Iraq. Currently Chief Field Investigator with the Dallas County Medical Examiner in Dallas, Mr. Gaubatz created Gaubatz Arabic & Counterterrorism Lecture Services in December 2004.
Michael George is the Director of Investigative Services for the Anti-Piracy Unit of the Recording Industry Association of America. Part of his responsibilities include training federal, state and local law enforcement personnel on how the Recording Industry Association of America can assist them with combating intellectual property crimes involving unauthorized sound recordings. Prior to holding this position he retired from the Fairfax County Police Department as a Second Lieutenant with over 22 years of law enforcement experience. During his tenure with the police department Mr. George was a frequent guest lecturer at the Fairfax County Public Safety Academy, Virginia Commonwealth University and was an adjunct college professor for Northern Virginia Community College. He has been instructor with the International Association for Chiefs of Police since 1999. Mr. George received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the State University of New York.
Mr. Gibney has a law degree from the University of Virginia and a B.A. degree in English from The College of William and Mary. Currently he is director of Thompson and McMullan where he litigates in state and federal courts representing corporate, governmental, and individual clients in all types of matters, including tort, commercial, corporate, civil rights, construction, employment, and governmental matters. He is a frequent lecturer at continuing legal education seminars and to associations of local and regional governmental officials and attorneys.
John Giduck, Archangel Group’s president, arrived at the Beslan Middle School #1 in North Ossetia, Russia, at the conclusion of the battle by Russian Special Forces to retake the school. He spent months investigating all aspects of this attack, including many interviews with Russian Special Forces, government officials, and Beslan townspeople.
Dr. Gilmartin spent 20 years working in law enforcement before beginning a consulting career as a behavioral scientist. As a consultant, he works with law enforcement agencies throughout the United States and Canada. He is former recipient of an International Association of Chiefs of Police/Parade Magazine Police Officer Service Award for his work in hostage negotiations and police psychology. He wrote, “Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement, A Guide for Officers and Their Families.”
Colonel David Grossman, USA, Retired
Colonel Grossman may be the world’s foremost expert on the psychology of conflict and killing. He was an Army Ranger, a West Point psychology professor and author of several books on the subject. One book was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. He has spoken on this subject to a wide range of audiences and has provided expert testimony in several cases, including United States v. Timothy McVeigh. His work has been cited by President Bush in a national address.
Tal Hanan, founder and CEO of Demoman International Ltd., served as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Officer in an elite Israeli Air Force unit. He has led operations involving finding and defusing unexploded ordnance, missiles, and improvised explosive devices. He has worked worldwide in EOD, special operations and VIP protection, training both law enforcement and security personnel.
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA)
The HIDTA program enhances and coordinates drug control efforts among local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. The program provides agencies with coordination, equipment, technology, and additional resources to combat drug trafficking and its harmful consequences in critical regions of the United States.
Higgins Counterterrorism Research Center
Brian P. Fairchild, Fellow
Mr. Fairchild was a career Operations Officer in the Central Intelligence Agency’s Directorate of Operations (Clandestine Service). He served in Asia, Southeast Asia and Europe, where he operated against numerous targets including the radical Islamic target. On May 20, 1998, he was invited to testify before a Congressional hearing on counterterrorism.
Vaughn Forrest, Fellow
Mr. Forrest was the founder and former Director of the Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare of the U.S. House of Representatives. He has been involved in the areas of National Security and Intelligence for over 25 years, with operational experience in the Middle East and Central Asia.Peter M. Leitner, DPA, Fellow
For the past 18 years of his 28-year government career, Peter Leitner has served as a senior strategic trade advisor in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Dr. Leitner is President of the Higgins Counter Terrorism Research Center and a principal instructor of Police Departments in Counter Terror and Intelligence methods. He is also President of the Washington Center for Peace and Justice, a non-profit organization representing victims of child abduction by foreign spouses, and he is a Professor in the National Center for Biodefense at George Mason University. Dr. Leitner has been an instructor at the Joint Counterintelligence Training Academy as well as an adjunct faculty member with the graduate schools of George Mason University, University of Northern Virginia, Mt. Vernon College, and Southeastern University, teaching courses on international relations, international business, and international security.
Scott is an instructor for Baker Communications. He brings a successful 20-year sales and financial career to his clients. Scott’s strengths are his passion for sales and concern for the customer’s needs. He focuses on communication and negotiation skills in order to help the participant more effectively increase revenue, drive customer satisfaction and build loyalty and self-confidence. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Brigham Young University.
Brian has been employed by John E. Reid and Associates since 1978. He is a graduate of The University of Wisconsin - Platteville with a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice, and a Master of Science Degree in the Detection of Deception. Brian served as the dean to Reid College from 1983-1988 and is presently director of research and development for Reid and Associates. In his present capacity, Brian has conducted federally sponsored research in a number of areas relating to the detection of deception, including behavior analysis. Brian's ability to effectively teach comes from his years of training and supervising students during their 882 hours of instruction at Reid College. Brian has shared his knowledge and insights by publishing dozens of articles on behavior symptom analysis and is co-author of the textbook, The Investigator's Anthology.
The LaFear Group, operating out of Fernandina Beach, Florida, is comprised primarily of three veteran financial investigators, each of whom recently retired from the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service. Their cumulative financial investigative experience exceeds 75 years. They are currently in their eighth year of presenting a training course to assist law enforcement investigative and support personnel in the investigation of crimes, using the concept of parallel financial investigative techniques. In the last five years alone, they have presented the course 250 times, to 5,000 participants, all over the Western Hemisphere. They have instructed law enforcement and support personnel within domestic state/local law enforcement agencies in twenty states, many federal agencies; the High Intensity Drug Traffic Areas in the U.S., the DIC (federal investigative agency) in Honduras; as well as military analysts and support personnel from various Joint Task Forces in the U.S.
Mr. Lessemun is a Licensed Private Investigator, career detective, compliance agent, polygrapher and law enforcement training instructor. Since 1999 he has been an investigator for Patricia Hammond, Attorney at Law. He recently worked on several high profile murders in and around Northern Virginia including the Washington Sniper case, the Cuong Le Federal capital case (three gangland killings) and other high profile murders. Among his varied and interesting assignments, he was trained by the Antiterrorist Section of Scotland Yard at the London Metropolitan Police College. He participated in over 100 successful negotiations involving potential suicide victims, mentally deranged persons, armed bank robbers and terrorists. No loss of life occurred in any negotiation. In 1997, Mr. Lessemun was selected by the British government, along with consulting firm KPMG, to recommend Caribbean regional policy for training local police forces in drug investigative skills and interdiction. The report was adopted by the European Union and the United Nations as the basis for the current Caribbean regional training program.
Ray Loch holds a B.A. in Business Administration (Fire Service Management) from Southern Illinois University. Currently, he serves as a Lieutenant (supervising eight fire personnel and 24 water rescue personnel) and recovery team leader for a municipal, full-service fire department located in the Chicago area. Lt. Loch provides loss control consulting and training on confined space entry and rescue, trenching/excavation, respirator use, fire Brigade activities, emergency traffic control, and other life safety/technical rescue areas.
Randy Means is nationally recognized as one of the country’s foremost police legal advisors and law enforcement trainers. His work has been mentioned in the Wall Street Journal, discussed on 60 Minutes and featured on the Law Enforcement Television Network. He is the primary legal and risk management instructor for the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and teaches regularly in a variety of law enforcement supervision, leadership and command colleges. He has conducted law enforcement training in 47 states and Canada.
Patricia Mercer has been an emergency medical technician since 1973 and an emergency medical technician instructor since 1978. As president of Training 911 Inc. for fifteen years, she has taught courses for fire and rescue departments, law enforcement groups, industry, and private citizens. She is supported by a cadre of seasoned EMTs and paramedics whose field experiences allow classes to relate to working in the challenging environment faced by public safety personnel. This class will address the specific needs of the audience and present situations the students are most likely to encounter in their work.
Michael McQuillan is a senior law enforcement official with over 31 years of law enforcement service with the Prince George’s County Police Department. He retired from the department in 2002. For the last nine years he served as commander of the Homicide Section of the Criminal Investigations Division, directing all homicide, suicide, natural, and accidental death investigations. He also commanded the Cold Case Homicide Unit, which is responsible for investigating new leads of unsolved murder investigations. Mr. McQuillan is certified by the Maryland Police Training Commission to teach law enforcement classes of Death Investigations, Homicide Investigations, Interviews and Interrogations, and Crime Scene Management. He is certified as a Senior Instructor of the National Institute for Truth Verification (NITV,) teaching Interviews and Interrogations and Computer Voice Stress Analysis Testing to law enforcement and public safety executives, supervisors, investigators, and police officers.
Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training (MCTFT)
The Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training program provides unique, tuition-free courses covering all aspects of counterdrug law enforcement and training support for community anti-drug coalitions. The federally funded program is nationally responsive and is located at the state-of-the art Southeastern Public Safety Institute (SEPSI) of St. Petersburg College in Florida. In all courses, the safety of law enforcement, military, and civilian lives is paramount. Since its inception in 1993, MCTFT has trained more than one million students throughout the 50 states and four U.S. territories through instructor-led classes, satellite-based training programs, CD-ROM independent study courses, and online eDrug training courses. MCTFT employs 40 professional trainers, coordinators, and staff at the SEPSI site. In addition, MCTFT partners with local, state, and federal organizations to strengthen its ability to provide the highest quality training available.
Mr. Newey is a graduate of North Central College with a B.A. in Political Science. He did post graduate studies in the Detection of Deception at Reid College. Mr. Newey is a Polygraph Examiner and Instructor with John E. Reid and Associates and has conducted more than 13,000 interviews and polygraph examinations covering a wide variety of issues.
Matt Nisbet is a recently retired U.S. Army First Sergeant with 22 years of military experience, including 17 years in Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD). Most of his EOD experience is in the special operations area of Weapons of Mass Destruction. Matt performed numerous missions in support of the Army, Department of State, Secret Service, Weapons Inspector United Nations Special Commission, Office of Counter Proliferation Chemical Weapons, and On Site Inspection Agency. He is a Master EOD Technician and a highly experienced instructor. He served as a Senior EOD trainer for multiple deployments in support of Operation’s Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom I & III. He was First Sergeant of an Army EOD company in Iraq and has worked with EOD Technology in Iraq.