Introducing our Team
Jose Medina, President/Director of Operations
Jose L. Medina is a former enlisted Military serviceman with the United States Marine Corps who is currently a 16 1/2-year veteran of law enforcement having extensive background Law Enforcement Tactical Training and Operations. Jose Medina's background consists of Tactical SWAT and First Responder Tactical operations along with background in narcotic investigations and extensive surviellance experience. Jose currently specializes in Force Option™/Force-on-Force training as the developer of the Force-on-Force Instructor program titled RAPAIR™ which applies principles for operators in the field as well as exensive studdy and research on advanced officer and civlilan survival methods. Jose Medina has also developed programs such as the highly sought out Active Shooter Response Instructor Program along with High Impact SWAT Level 1 Fundamentals. The latest addition to Jose Medina's creative course development and intense research is the new Use of Force Instructor-Officer Survival program "FGRAV-Use of Force Instructor Program". As President of Awareness Protective Consultants, Jose Medina has taken his police, military discipline and tactical training background and has applied his intense training and educational mindset along with extreme long hours dedicated to researching and developing new training concepts, re-establishing old theories and enhancing them into concepts that make sense in our training and consulting missions. Jose Medina has conducted numerous seminars, consulting and training certification programs ranging from police, corrections, military, tactical units, firefighters, corporate industries and college universities covering courses such as terrorism awareness, identity theft, disaster planning, active shooter training and awareness, SWAT training, VIP Protection and various forms of use of force concepts and combatives courses. Jose Medina has conducted special interviews and commentary work on the CNN's Nancy Grace Show, Counter Terrorism and Tactical Commentary on News 12 New Jersey, Fox 5 News, UPN 9, Orlando News Channel 6, Orlando Channel 2 News, and Orlando Orange County Latin News for the RATPAC Tactical Training Unit.
"If you train and educate yourself through half step methods and lack of experienced trainers, your response in the real world will result in half step responses and fatal liabilities."
- Jose Medina
Jose Medina can be reached at 1-866-634-3373 Ext. 101 or e-mail below.
Medina@apc360zone.com
Arthur Randolph, Managing Partner/Director of Sales and Services
The "McGuiver" of the training operations, Arthur Randolph brings his 25 years of law enforcement experience to Awareness Protective Consultants. During the past 10 years, Art served as a patrol sergeant for a 90 person police department located in the State of New Jersey. Arthur Randolph's SWAT experience includes positions as a team member, team leader and team commander of his department’s Emergency Services Unit. Artthur Randolph's training background includes 12 years as a firearms instructor and supervising range officer for his department. His dedication and passion to high end educational training and services to the Law Enforcement, Military and Advanced Security field cannot be compared. Arthur Randolph continually works with Jose Medina in the research and development of advanced training and educational programs for Awareness Protective Consultants, LLC. Arthur was the lead instructor for APCLLC conducting a 10 week training program for future Aviation Sky Marshals candidates for the Aviation Police Authority in Southeast Asia. Arthur Randolph can be reached at: 1-866-634-3373 Ext. 104 or e-mail below.
ARandolph@apc360zone.com
David Powell, Traning Instructor/Consultant
David Powell is a 20 veteran of law enforcement and is currently an active police officer in the state of New Jersey. David Powell has worked in multiple divisions of his police agencies including patrol, traffic and detective division. He has over 15 years of S.W.A.T. experience as a member of the entry team, tactical instructor, team leader and is currently the commander of the S.W.A.T. team. He has over 15 years experience as a firearms instrtuctor, sub-machine gun instructor and is presently the supervising firearms instructor of his police agency. David Powell is currently one of our Master Instructors of the RATPAC Training System and is also pivotal in our research and development for training programs and products. David Powell is also one of our combative specialist geared towards tactical entry and use of force issues as well as our Fgrav Use of Force Combative Program. David Powell can be reached at 1-866-634-3373 or email below:
DPowell@apc360zone.com
Bryan Doel, Training Instructor/Consultant
Bryan is a veteran of a municipal police department in New Jersey since 1994. He is a graduate of the Middlesex County Police Academy and had previously graduated from the Lake County, Florida, Police Academy. He is presently assigned to the Detective Bureau where he works as a crime scene detective and has worked previous assignments is the Patrol Bureau and the Special Operations Bureau. Bryan is currently a member of the departments Firearms Training Unit and holds qualifications as a NJDCJ certified Academy Instructor, Firearms Instructor, Police Service Rifle Instructor, OC Spray Instructor and Glock Armorer. He also serves as an entry team member for the Middlesex County Special Operations Response Team (SORT) where he has been assigned since 2004. Bryan is also a 10-year veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve. He has served two tours on active duty for the attacks of 9-11 in New York City, specifically at and around Ground Zero, and also during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is a former Port Security Specialist 1st Class and Military Working Dog handler/trainer who completed his military career as a member of the training staff for an Anti-Terrorism Unit in the Northeast. Some of his military duties included the administration of military law enforcement training and certifications courses, tactical procedures instruction, SOCOM Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Self Aid/Buddy Aid instructor and Z-Medica Quik Clot instructor. Bryan holds current memberships in the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA), International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors (IALEFI), International Association for Identification (New Jersey Division), Honor Legion of the State of New Jersey and the New Jersey State Policeman’s Benevolent Association.
Bryan Doel can be reached at: BDoel@apc360zone.com
John Russo Training Instructor/Consulant
John Russo is a twenty four year veteran of law enforcement serving three years with the United States Army Military Police Corps, fourteen years as a New Jersey Municipal Police Officer and seven years as a County Detective in New Jersey. He has functioned as a S.W.A.T. Team Leader, Patrol Sergeant, Firearms, Defensive Tactics, Oleoresin Capsicum Instructor and County Rangemaster. John trains and is ranked a Black Belt in Alex Wilkie’s American Freestyle Martial Arts as well as a Blue Belt in Royler Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and he continues to study and train in the System, a Russian Martial Art. A graduate of the New Jersey Chief’s of Police West Point Command and Leadership Program, John holds a Associates Degree from Dean College Massachusetts, a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice from Columbia Southern University, Alabama, and a Masters Degree in Administrative Science from Fairleigh Dickinson University. John is also a member of the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors (IALEFI).John Russo can be reached at: 1-866-634-3373 Ext. 106 or email below
JRusso@apc360zone.com
John Zamrok, Firearms Training Advisory Consultant
John H. Zamrok, is a decorated Marine Corps Vietnam veteran, retired from 23 years of New Jersey Municipal and State law enforcement service. He served as a SWAT team leader and his 29 years of experience as a law enforcement firearms instructor includes five years as a full-time regional instructor for H&K’s International Training Division. Presently, as State Range Master, John coordinates all New Jersey law enforcement firearms training, both at the local in-service level and at the 23 New Jersey police academies and is an active instructor for Team One Network. John is a “LIFE” member of IALEFI, and has taught at many IALEFI annual and regional conferences, as well as authoring several firearms instructor articles. John is also a proud member of the National Tactical Officers Association.
John Zamrok can be reached at: JZamrok@apc360zone.com
Deron ILarraza, Training Instructor/Consultant
Deron J. Ilarraza is a police officer in the State of New Jersey with over 15 years experience in law enforcement. He started his career as a county correctional officer with the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office in 1992 to 2000 where he served as a C.E.R.T. Squad Leader for seven years as well as an unarmed defensive tactics and PR-24 police baton instructor for the training unit. In 1995, Deron began instructing at the Monmouth County Police Academy in teaching police and corrections recruits in unarmed defensive tactics, side handle baton, physical fitness, search and handcuffing and riot and crowd control tactics. Deron is currently a police officer in the State of New Jersey where he is assigned to the patrol division as well as a member of the department's high risk warrant and narcotics entry team. Deron Ilarraza is currently part of the Tactical Training Unit for Awareness Protective Consultants, LLC where he works and trains in the areas of Correction Officer Survival Tactics and education as well as the C.E.R.T. Training Consultant along with Richard Bourne. His dedication to intense training and education for correction officers is also applied to our police, SWAT and military training objectives as well. Deron is also a proud member of the National Tactical Officers Association.
Deron Ilarraza can be reached at: DIlarraza@apc360zone.com
Richard Bourne, Training Instructor/Consultant
Richard Bourne is a 25-year Law Enforcement veteran who began his career working for the Department of Corrections. He also served as a team leader with the Correctional Emergency Response Team. He has instructed at the municipal, county and state level in firearms and tactical training. Richard also served as a member of a County Special Operations Response Team. Richard is a police Lieutenant in the State of New Jersey where he currently assigned to the patrol division and is the department training coordinator. During his Law Enforcement career Richard was the Commander of the Street Crimes Repression Unit (SCRU) where he supervised plainclothes and undercover operations. Rich is the APCLLC Lead Tactical Baton Instructor. Rich is also a proud member of the National Tactical Officers Association.
Richard Bourne can be reached at: RBourne@apc360zone.com
Robert Teeple, Training Instructor/Consultant
Robert Teeple is a 25 year veteran of Corrections in the Stateof New Jersey. His career spans areas such as Commander of the agency Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) as well as tactical firearms instruction, defensive tactics and tactical team member of a county S.W.A.T. Team. Robert Teeple has conducted numerous police academy trainiing for recruits as well as in service police departments. Robert Teeple is one of our Master Instructors in our Fgrav Use of Force Program as well as Instructor in our Active Shooter Response Instructor programs. Robert Teeple is pivotal in our Corrections training and research for advanced educational training for Correction Officers.
Robert Teeple can be reached at: RTeeple@apc360zone.com
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