Lt. Dave Spaulding (Ret.)

      Dave Spaulding is a retired law enforcement officer with 28 years of experience. Having retired as a Lieutenant from the Montgomery County (Ohio) Sheriff's Office, he worked in all facets of law enforcement including Communications, Corrections, Court Security, Patrol, Evidence Collection, Investigations, Undercover Operations and Training. He spent 12 years on the SWAT team, 8 of which as Training Officer. He supervised his agency's training program for five years and spent five years as the commander of a federally funded, multi-agency Narcotics Task Force that worked investigations from Miami to Seattle.

      Dave has a Bachelor's Degree in Social Psychology from the University of Dayton with a minor in Physical Education. He is a graduate of most of the major firearms training schools including Thunder Ranch, Gunsite, the Smith & Wesson Academy, the SIG Arms Academy, the Heckler & Koch International Training Division, Defense Training International, CQB Services, Ltd., the Tactical Defense Institute and the Mid South Institute for Self Defense Shooting. He has been a multiple attendee and presenter at the international training conferences for ASLET and IALEFI and was the host for the 2004 international training conference for IALEFI. He has served as an adjunct instructor for H & K, the Tactical Defense Institute and is a past president of the Ohio Tactical Officer's Association.