Dave has been a Licensed Peace Officer and Special Agent in North Dakota, Minnesota and Kansas for twenty two years and has been a Police Trainer Specializing in the Areas of Drug Enforcement, Use of Force, Firearms, Legal Liabilities, Pursuit Training, Patrol Level Tactical Operations and Basic, Advanced and HRT Tactical Operations for the last Twenty years.

Dave has been a Lead Trainer with his Department and has his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice from Bemidji State University, Bemidji Minnesota. Dave has approximately 6500 hours of in-class instructional time and has extensive experience in lesson plan research and development of training programs. He has been the Administrative Director for the Dakota County Technical College, Customized Law Enforcement and Emergency Response Training Programs. Dave has received specialized training from numerous Federal (Department of Justice), State (Bureau of Criminal Investigation) and specialized training programs around the country in all areas of Law Enforcement and Training

Dave currently provides consulting services for several legal organizations concerning police and security issues in the State of Minnesota.