Andy
has over 20 years of experience in law enforcement and is currently a sergeant in a Missouri
state law enforcement agency. He has held the position of troop trainer, and SWAT Team Coordinator. On the SWAT team, he has also served in the capacity of
a negotiator,entry stack member, and sniper. Andy has dedicated his career to training and is a Certified Generalist Instructor
in the following areas: Tactical Rappelling, Man-tracking, Hand signs and signals, Tactical Breaching, Day and night land
navigation, Objective Identification, Active shooter, Executive Protection. He has extensive experience in writing training
documents and lesson plans for SWAT that are used by his agency. Andy is recognized by
the Missouri’s Department of Public Safety to train/instruct the following courses for Police Officers Standardized
Training (POST): Defensive tactics: C.L.A.M.P. (Chris Lein Arm Management Technique), G.R.A.S.P. (Ground Fighting), Lateral
Vascular Neck Restraint (Advance Level Instructor (ACCT), ASP Baton, Pepper / OC spray, Unarmed Tactical CQB /entry techniques,
Noise - Flash Diversionary instructor, Pepperball OC less-lethal delivery system instructor. Andy is also certified to instruct
for the following firearms: Handgun, Shotgun, Sub-gun, Tactical and scoped rifle. He has received numerous awards for marksmanship,
SWAT competitions, and has assisted federal agencies with tactical operations for the Kansas City region.