Professsioal timeline
2006-2014
Houston Police Department Patrol Officer

·  Assigned to the Southeast Command Station, Southeast Patrol

03/2014-Current
Houston Police Department Patrol Canine Handler

·  10/09/2014 Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) completion of Basic Patrol Dog Handler Course – 525 TCOLE Hours

·  05/06/2017 Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) completion of Patrol Dog Handler Specialist – 320 TCOLE Hours

·  06/2020 – 09/2020 Train the Trainer Course, Houston K9 Academy. Dual purpose (Narcotics and Explosive) 1-week imprint course, 4-week detection course, and 5- week patrol school.  – 400 TCOLE hours

·  02/2019 – Current: SWAT K9 Handler

08/2024 - TCOLE Basic Instructor

 
 
assigned canine partners
Houston Police Department Patrol Canine Handler.

03/2014 - 01/2017 Assigned to K9 Direct (dual purpose EOD)

01/2017 - 01/2022 Assigned to K9 Keno (dual purpose EOD / SWAT )

01/2022 – Current Assigned to K9 Rip   (dual purpose EOD / SWAT )

 
 

 
houston police department lead explosive detection dog trainer
 

 
09/2020 – Current           Responsible for EOD imprint of new selection canines, followed by a four-week handler course. Also responsible for setting up and running monthly maintenance training for the HPD dual purpose EOD canines, 12 total canines.  

11/2020                                Sr. Officer Matthew Barnette / K9 Blitz

11/2020                                Officer Joseph Rodgers / K9 Rico

03/2021                                Sr. Officer Roderick Gibson / K9 Ares

03/2021                                Officer Michael Stubbs / K9 Moxie

03/2021                                Officer Jonathan Tallant / K9 DJ

06/2021                                Officer Michael Duron / K9 Rocket

01/2022                                Sr. Officer Justin Ferguson / K9 Rip

01/2023                                Sgt. Robert Oppermann / K9 Novak

01/2023                                Sgt. Misty Pierson / K9 Boss  

Houston Police Department Assistant Patrol Dog Trainer

05/2019 - Current

Responsible for assisting in and / or leading the training of new selection patrol canines and handlers. Training consists of a 440 hour basic patrol dog handler course, or a 320 hour Patrol Canine Handler Specialist

19 total K9 teams trained / certified and currently working.

certification experience
 

01/2022 – 05/2023          Began shadowing Sr. Officer Jeffery Michael (Houston Police Department) and Sgt. Christopher Moore (Harris County Sheriff’s Office) during local NNDDA (National Narcotic Detector Dog Association) certification events.

05/2023 – Current           NNDDA EOD and Patrol Certifier.