Senior K9 Handler, Search Operations, Field Support
- SAR professional since 2001.
- Member of BSARD since 2012.
- Current certifications:
- Prior certifications:
- Mantrailing with Paladin.
- Wilderness Area Search with Cruiser.
- Land HRD with Paladin.
- Water HRD with Paladin
- Completed NIMS IS-100, IS-200, IS-700 and IS-800.
- Completed Adult, Child and Infant First Aid, CPR and AED.
- Completed GPS Navigation.
- Completed Crime Scene Preservation.
- Completed HazMat and WMD Awareness.
- Completed Respiratory Protection and Personal Protection against Blood-borne Pathogens.
- Completed CART Advanced Search & Rescue.
- Completed Canine First Aid.
- Completed Swift Water Rescue Awareness.
- Completed “Wide Area Search” (24 hours) at TEEX.
- Completed “Disaster K9 Search Specialist” (50 hours) at TEEX.
- “Day Job:” Office Manager.
Current Partner
K9 Rip
- Male German Shepherd, born February 2022.
- Training for Mantrailing.
- Training for Land HRD.
Past Partners
K9 Paladin
- Active from 2012 to 2019.
- Male German Shepherd.
- Mantrailing.
- Land Human Remains Detection.
- Water Human Remains Detection.
