The following is a list of our current  Operational Skills Group LLC de-centralized cadre of instructors – The National Training Team (NTT). A complete list of qualifications (current clearances, special projects, languages, etc.,) may be provided with adequate written notice and on agency letterhead with senior supervisory signature.  Some instructors may not be available for teaching assignmets because of job related commitments and / or overseas assignments.

Michael Anderson (CA)

Michael Anderson is currently a Major in the United States Marine Corp as an Intelligence Officer.  He is currently assigned as the Operations Officer for III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group.  His previois assignment was as the Deputy Intelligence Officer for the 3rd Marine Division in Okinawa, Japan.  He has over 17 years experience in the USMC both as a Logistic Officer and Intelligence Officer.  He has received training as a Foreign Area Officer, Counter-Intelligence / Human Intelligence Officer and DOD Interrogator.  Throuh his time in the Marine Corp, Major Anderson Anderson has earned a 7th Degree Black Belt in traditional Okinawan Karate and a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Hapkido from the Defensive Arts Academy.  He also has a Master's Degree in National Security Affairs from the Naval Postgraduate School and speaks both Korean and Japanese.  Major Anderson is a key member of our Course Research and Development Team.

Randy Cain (TN)
Randy Cain is a nationally known and respected firearms instructor. He has over 40 years experience with firearms, and over 30 years experience in traditional oriental martial arts. Growing up in rural Tennessee, he roamed the fields and woods, gun-in-hand, alone and unsupervised even as a young child. He became involved in martial arts as a teenager in 1973. Randy has taught martial arts at a police academy, and has taught tactical firearms training since 1981. Throughout the 1980’s Randy was seriously devoted to the firearms training and competition. He became a sworn full-time Police Officer in 1990. He operated his own martial arts school for four years during the mid-1990’s, and in January 2000he left police work to devote his energies as a full-time tactical firearms trainer. Randy Cain has taught continuously throughout the U.S. since 2000. Randy also holds adjunct status as a Rangemaster at the prestigious Gunsite Academy in Arizona.

Jonas Cortes (NY)
Jonas Cortes has over 19 years of military and civilian law enforcement experience. Cortes served 6 years in the USMC as a Military Police dog handler and head K-9 trainer. Cortes also worked for the Detroit Police Department for 11 years. While working patrol in Detroit Cortes worked as a Patrol Officer, F.T.O., and Special Operations/Street Enforcement Officer. While at the Detroit Police Academy Cortes worked as a PT/DT and Use of Force Instructor training recruits as well as sworn officers. Upon being promoted Cortes returned to patrol were he worked as a Patrol Supervisor and then as a Special Operations/Street Enforcement Supervisor. Cortes currently works as a Patrol Officer for the Suffolk County Police Department on Long Island NY.

Damon Fay (NM)
Damon Fay is a 24 year veteran of the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) in New Mexico. APD is one of the largest police departments in the southwest region of the United States, with more than 950 sworn personnel. Fay was a primary case agent for homicides, police officer involved shootings, and major violent crime cases for more than 14 years. He was a supervisor for an officer involved shooting team and either supervised or assisted in a vast number of the regions major violent crime investigations. He is a court recognized expert in Homicide Investigations and Pattern Injury Identification. He has also been a part of numerous multiple agency investigations and fugitive tracking. He is a cold case and circumstantial case specialist. He has been called upon for his expertise in complex, high profile and highly sensitive investigations by task forces, District Attorney's Offices and Police Command Staff. He retired as the Sergeant of the Advanced Training Unit of the Albuquerque Police Academy where he and his staff oversaw the specialized training and career advancement of police personnel. He is an instructor in Firearms, Defensive Tactics and Ground Fighting, Use of Force and Intermediate Use of Force, Homicide Investigation, Major Case Management, Interview and Interrogations and Contact Weapon Defense.

Dylan Fletcher (CA)
Lt. Fletcher has over 17 years combined Military and Law Enforcement experience. "Fletch" started in the Marine Corps. Security Forces at the Strategic Weapons Facility Atlantic were he received extensive in training in Anti-Terrorist operations, Hostage Rescue and Dignitary Protection, Close Quarter Combat (CQB), Layered Defensive Tactics and Security Concepts and Operation. As an Infantry Squad Leader during Dessert Storm his unit assisted in the re-capture of Kuwait City and the processing and handling of all Enemy Prisoners of War (EPW's). He is currently the Tactical Leader of a Hostage Rescue Team that covers all Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to include Youth Authority within the Central Region of California. He is recognized as one of the top Use of force and Force Options Trainers in California. He holds certification from DOJ, FBI, Colt, Strum Ruger, Beretta, ITOG, SBSD, ITR, Calif. Investigative Services Unit and Emergency Operations Unit.

Bob Ingersoll (CA)
Now retired from Seaside Police Department, Mr. Ingersoll has over 20 years of experience in the professional Law Enforcement and Loss prevention fields. He holds an A.S. Degree in Administration of Justice. His law enforcement assignments have included, FTO, Investigator, Narcotics Investigator, Emergency Response Team Supervisor and Rangemaster. Ingersoll is the owner and Director of Training for Defensive Arts Academy and founder of the Combative Arts Association. He currently holds the rank of 6th Degree Black Belt in Hapkido. He is a  certified defensive tactics instructor and certified Taser instructor. Mr. Ingersoll recently returned to law enforcement as a Reserve Police Investigator with the City of Del Rey Oaks Police Department, where his assignments include Investigation Unit and Special Response Team (SRT) member. He has  also served as a defensive tactics consultant for the National Police Academy in San Jose, Costa Rica.

Jeremy A. James (MI)
Sergeant James is an 11-year veteran of the Detroit Police Department (D.P.D.), and has earned 15 instructor certifications during his tenure as a Physical Training/Defensive Tactics Instructor, at the Detroit Metropolitan Police Academy. He has traditional Korean martial arts experience, which he began in 1985, and competed within the Great Lakes Region during the early 1990’s. While instructing thousands of new recruits and sworn members at the Academy, Sergeant James implemented several new programs including Simunitions, Redman, and the Log P.T. Program, inspired by NAVSPECWARCEN-BUDS. He also created, designed and implemented the D.P.D.’s first and continuing Officer Survival Course, in 2002, which resulted in a six-month waiting list by Detroit Police Officers during it’s inception. In 2004, he was the youngest promoted officer in his class of 91 members, and currently offers his expertise in Fatal and Non-Fatal Use of Force by Detroit Police Officers, as a Sergeant with the Force Investigation Unit, which is monitored by the Department of Justice. He continues to host in-service training to sworn members in Defensive Tactics, Edged Weapon Defense, Weapon Retention/Disarming, and Ground Defense.

Steve J. Lyseczko (IN)

Steve Lyseczko has more than 17 years experience in the USAF Security Police.  Much of Lyseczko's experience has been in training and management positions, from NCOIC of Training, Operations Superintendent, to Security Force Manager.

CMSGT Lyseczko has served in the Air Force and Air National Guard for a total of 32 years.  He participated in Desert Shield, Operation Noble Eagle, and Operation Enduring Freedom. He has been awarded several decorations to include the Meritorious Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal, and Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon.  He currently holds the position of Security Force Manager.  Chief Lyseczko is an Instructor in Use of Force, Expandable Baton, M-4 Carbine and M-9 Pistol, Active Shooter Response, and NRA Pistol.  He is a graduate of the USAF Air Base Defense Course, Fort Wayne (IN) Police Department Basic SWAT Course and is an alumni of International Training Consultants (Thunder Ranch), Gunsite, Yavapai Firearms Academy, EAG, and Operational Skills Group.

Pete Melanson (CA)

Pete Melanson is a veteran of over 25 years in law enforcement as a Deputy Sheriff with the Monterey County Sheriff’s Department and has recently retired from law enforcement. His assignments Included Patrol, Search and Rescue, Special Operations, as well as an Investigator for the Property Crimes Unit, Narcotics and Vice Division, Domestic Violence, Crimes Against the Elderly and Children and Supervisor of the Homicide/Robbery Unit. Pete paralleled his law enforcement career with a strong dedication to the martial art of Kenpo.  Pete possesses experience and expertise in the areas of defensive tactics; arrest and control techniques; personnel, vehicle, and building searches; patrol operations; field interview concepts; investigative case management; surveillance operations; and officer survival mindset.

Manuel "MOE" Morales (CA)
Moe Morales has worked 19 years with the California Department of Corrections and is currently assigned to Salinas Valley State Prison as the armory Officer. For the past 18 years Moe has been involved with the prisons (SWAT-TEAM) known as the Crisis Response Team (CRT) as the Assault Squad Leader. Moe is one of the State's lead instructor's for the CRT teams basic and advance Academies. A Senior Range master he holds instructor level certifications in Law Enforcement Firearms, Chemical Agents, Less Lethal Weaponry, Specialty Impact Munitions (Def/Tec), ASP Baton, Use of Force, as well as a NRA Firearms Instructor. Moe specializes in Alarm Response and Cell extractions and was responsible for training and implementing these programs that are currently being used. He works with various manufactures developing and testing chemical agents delivery systems. In addition Moe has been involved in several High Risk Prisoner Transports / Undercover Operations dealing with high profile operations.

Lawrence E. Oliver (IL)

For twenty-five years, Lawrence Oliver has served as a Law Enforcement Officer with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. He has served as a deputy sheriff in the Highway patrol division, as a special agent in the metropolitan enforcement group, as a detective in the special investigative unit, and as the Director of Training and Tactical Response Team Officer . As Director of Training, Lawrence supervises a staff of fourteen instructors and designs defensive tactic programs. As Unit Commander of the Tactical Response Team he directs a team of nineteen tactical specialists to resolve hostage rescue operations, armed barricaded gunman, initiate close quarter battle tactics in active shooter response, execute high risk warrants and conduct covert tactical surveillance operations.

Derek A. Smith (MD)

Derek Smith was honorable discharged in 1997 after serving a total of 24 years in the military.  He served two years with the US Navy Seabees, 15 years with the USAF Office of Special  Investigations, and 8 years with the US Army Criminal Investigations Division.  Thereafter he began a sucessful career in civilian Law Enforcment in the area of Federal Law Enforcement.  Mr. Smith's prior assignments have included Special Agent with the US Treasury Department, Special Agent with the US Postal Service and Special Agent with the Defense Intelligence Agency.  During these assignments he has served as an Investigative Academy Instructor, Defensive Tactics Instructor, and Firearms Training Instructor.  He has also served on a Protective Services Team where he provided protection for numerous high-level VIP's and celebrities.

Derek holds a Doctorate Degree in Organizational Leadership/Conflict Resolution, an MBA in Business Administration, a B.S. in Education and an A.S. degree in Criminal Justice.  Smith is also a Turkish Linguist having graduated from the Defense Language Institute, Presidio of Monterey, CA.  Additionally, Mr. Smith currently holds the rank of Black Belt in Hapkido, Tae Kwon Do, Kenpo, and Arnis.  He is certified through the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center as a firearms and defensive tactics instructor.