Benedict J. Tisa and Associates

Federal Bureau of Investigation Agent (Retired) with 24 Years of service involving Investigations, Training, Special Operations, Undercover and Expert Witness Case Assignments.

Expert Witness with 20 years of consultation, depositions and court testimony experience in police litigation cases involving matters of policy, procedures and practices for field operations and training standards.

Subject Matter Expert for California Peace Officer Standards and Training on SWAT Team Operations and Critical Incident Command and Control procedures. Lead Instructor on the first California State POST Pilot Basic SWAT Course - December 2004 and Tactical Commander Course - March 2005.

Partner/Senior Instructor - International Training Resources with 36 years of experience providing law enforcement training through the California State POST Certification program. Currently engaged in presenting courses of instruction through Criminal Justice Training Centers in the United States and foreign countries via the United States Government's State Department Police Training Programs.

Areas of Expertise - Field Operation and Training Procedure involving Use of Force * Levels of Intervention * Officer Involved Shootings * Firearms * Weapon Tactics * Less-Lethal and Impact Weapons * Arrest and Control Procedures * Patrol Officer Tactics * Threat Assessment * Plain Clothes Officer Tactics * Chemical Agents * SWAT Team * SWAT Team Leader * SWAT Commander * Tactical Commander * Sniper Team * Incident Command and Control Procedures * Psychology and Physiology of Behavior in Critical Incidents * High Risk Warrant Service * Hostage Rescue Procedures * Aircraft Recovery Tactics * Explosive and Mechanical Breaching * Low-light/Night Operations * VIP Protection * Diversionary Devices * Critical Threat-Active Shooter Response * Public Transportation Vehicle Tactics * Team Member Selection Protocol * Training Matrix Design * Instructor Development.