Sgt. Lewis
Bio
Sgt. Lewis began working with police service dogs in 1980 as one of
Oxnard PD’s first decoys. He later became a handler and served as the
K9 supervisor for eight years.
He
first introduced police dog deployment to SWAT at Oxnard PD in
1998 after attending SKIDDS Class # 4. He has been a
SKIDDS instructor since 2000 and has instructed tactical officers and
K9 teams from California, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, Utah and Brazil.
Additionally, Sgt. Lewis served over 25 years on SWAT and brings
extensive tactical experience and knowledge to Gold Coast K9’s
training program.
Resume
Qualifications for Sergeant Bill Lewis II, Oxnard Police Department
(Retired)
Work History
Training and
Instructor Certifications
Related Training Highlights
Affiliations
Work History
Oxnard
Police Department, Oxnard, California – March 1978 to December 2005
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Special
Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT)
(May 1980 to December 2005) – Assigned as squad sergeant in 1997.
Directly responsible for supervision of team personnel, tactical
planning and field deployment, team training, K9 interaction,
personal protection, and served as “Acting Commander.” Served as
Tactical Team Leader from 1988 to 1997.
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K9 Unit
Supervisor
(May 1997 to December 2005) – Collaterally assigned to supervise and
evaluate six cross-trained K9 teams for patrol work and
narcotic/explosives detection, related training and policies,
selection of new handlers and police service dogs, and coordinated
responsibilities of civilian K9 trainer.
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Special
Enforcement Unit (SEU)
(January 1998 to December 2005) – Directly responsible in
first-line, functional and technical supervision of SWAT officers
multi-tasked with gang enforcement, high risk warrant and arrest
service, parole/probation searches, undercover surveillance,
departmental and outside agency tactical training, and providing
patrol/investigative assistance as needed.
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K9 Officer
(November 1992 to January 1997) - Assigned to patrol division;
responsible for cross-trained police service dog and deployment
(patrol work and narcotics detection), related training, and public
demonstrations.
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Field
Training Officer
(April 1980 to May 1992) – Directly responsible for supervising,
training, and evaluating new police officers and reserve police
officers, updating training materials and completing related
training tasks as assigned.
Training and
Instructor Certifications
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SKIDDS/CATS
(August 2000 to present) – Instructor for POST-certified SKIDDS
(“SWAT & K9 Interacting During Deployment
School”) and CATS (“Canine
Tactical School”) to teach SWAT officers and K9 teams how to work
together and be more efficient during tactical field deployments (www.skidds.com).
Also serves as SKIDDS instructor for International Training
Resources (ITR).
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SKIDDS Challenge
(July 2004 to present) – Founder and coordinator of the only law
enforcement competition where SWAT officers and K9 teams compete
together. The SKIDDS Challenge is a fast-paced, think-on-the-move
one-day competition that physically and mentally challenges the
officers and police service dogs that participate. The competition
is based on the tactics and skills taught at SKIDDS and actual
deployments. The competition is designed specifically to challenge
participants while simultaneously providing a unique training
opportunity. The events planned for the competition include four
tactical scenarios, two range events, one obstacle course, and one
“team building” event. (More information
at
www.skiddschallenge.com)
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Tactical Decision Making Under Stress
(January
2005 to present) – Certified as an instructor to teach officers how
to mentally and physically survive anticipated and unanticipated
threats.
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“Tactical Debriefings”
– A three-part presentation begins with an overview of tactical
debriefings, includes a debrief of a warrant service involving the
death of an Oxnard PD SWAT officer, and concludes with the
comprehensive training plan that was subsequently developed after
the death of the officer. This presentation has been given at the
POST-approved “Advanced SWAT Commanders’ School” (2005) and to SWAT
Commanders and Team Leaders at the California Association of
Tactical Officers (CATO) training conference (2006).
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K9
Team Evaluator
(January 2000 to present) - POST-certified evaluator and certifier
for K9 teams in patrol deployment, narcotics detection and
explosives detection.
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Patrol
Response To Active Shooters
(September 1999 to present) – Developed Oxnard PD’s operational
guidelines for “Critical Incident Response to Schools” (CIRTS) in
1999. Certified in January 2002 by the National Tactical Officers’
Association as instructor for “Patrol Response to Active Shooters.”
Related Training Highlights
(listed by
course title, host agency/instructor and hours)
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TACTICAL DECISION MAKING UNDER STRESS - INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION
COURSE
Lawrence N. Blum, Ph.D. (32 hours)
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TACTICAL TEAM INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT
Heckler & Koch (24)
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PATROL RESPONSE TO ACTIVE SHOOTERS – INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION
COURSE
National Tactical Officers’ Association (24)
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MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL RESPONSES TO CRITICAL INCIDENTS AND SWAT
LEADERSHIP
National Tactical Officers’ Association (24)
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SPECIAL WEAPONS TEAM BASIC COURSE
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s SEB (44)
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SWAT SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT
National Tactical Officers' Association (24)
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POST BASIC COURSE INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
POST & Alan Hancock College (40)
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CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM (CIT) ACADEMY
Ventura County Criminal Justice Training Center (40)
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SWAT & K9 INTERACTING DURING DEPLOYMENT SCHOOL (SKIDDS)
West Covina Police Department (30)
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CANINE LIABILITY FOR MANAGERS
California Peace Officers’ Association (6)
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NARCOTIC
CANINE DETECTION
Far Fetched Retrievers (80)
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ADVANCED
CANINE HANDLER
Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (24)
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CANINE
DRUG DETECTION
Makor Detection Dogs (80)
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CANINE LIABILITY
California Peace Officers Association (8)
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POLICE
SERVICE DOG LEGAL SEMINAR
Adlerhorst Police Dog Handler School (8)
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BASIC CANINE
HANDLER COURSE
Adlerhorst Police Dog Handler School (160 x 2)
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HIGH RISK
WARRANT SERVICE
International Law Enforcement Training & Consulting (8)
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HIGH RISK
WARRANT PREPARATION & EXECUTION
International Law Enforcement Training & Consulting (8)
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LIGHTED
ENTRY ASSAULT DYNAMICS
International Law Enforcement Training & Consulting (10)
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NEW AGE
THINKING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
Jim Ahrens (40)
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SWAT
TRAINING TECHNIQUES
United States Marine Corp (16)
Affiliations
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California
Association of Tactical Officers (CATO) - Member
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National
Tactical Officers' Association (NTOA) - Member
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California
Narcotic Canine Association (CNCA) - Member
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California Narcotic Officers
Association (CNOA) - Lifetime Member
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