Meet the Team
Scott L. Sargent

- Use of Force review & adjudication
- Organizational structure/agency and unit leadership
- Policy design
- Training assessment and guidelines
- K9 policy and operational guidelines
James D. McDonald

- K9 Operations and training
- K9 policy and unit leadership
- K9 team tactics
- Identification of problem behavior
- K9 bite ratio assessment
- Post Bite Assessment process
- K9-SWAT integration
- SWAT leadership and training
Mike Goosby
Areas
- K9 Operational (specialized) tactics
- K9 team tactics
- National certification standards
- K9/SWAT integration
- Dog behavior
- Electronic collar
- Identification of problem behavior
- Remedial training
- K9 Unit leadership and ICS
Mike is a 31-year police veteran including 23 years of K9 experience with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), where he was assigned as the Chief Trainer for the Metropolitan Division K9 Platoon. He is a nationally recognized expert in K9 Tactics, Perimeter Containments, Command Post Operations (Command and Control), as well as off leash search techniques. Mike oversees all aspects of K9 training, maintenance, and K9 selection for the LAPD K9 Platoon.
Mike has also worked and supervised other divisions / units within the LAPD, including patrol, narcotics, C.R.A.S.H., Vice, Safer Cities Initiative, Community Relations, and the Community Law Enforcement and Recovery (CLEAR) unit.
Mike is a nationally recognized expert in police canine operational tactics, dog behavior and police canine training. Mike conducts numerous seminars and classes throughout North America, instructing on the proper use of the E-Collar (off leash control), K9 Search Team Tactics, K9-SWAT Integration, Perimeter Containments, Command Post Operations. Mike is also an expert and provides training in active shooter response and Multi Assault Counter Terrorism Capabilities (MACTAC).
Eugene Ramirez

- Law enforcement risk management
- Mitigation of police liability
- Police practices litigation & agency defense
- K9 operations and policy
- SWAT - training and specialized operations