David C. DelBonis
Work: 401-***-**** Cell: 401-***-****
Professional Qualifications:
Officer Survival and Tactics Instructor
Certified Pistol, Shotgun Sub-Machinegun, and Police Carbine, Instructor
Certified Field Training Officer Instructor
Certified Dynamic Arrest and Restraint Instructor
Certified Vehicle Pull-Over Techniques Instructor
Certified ERT/SERT Tactical Instructor
L.O.C.K.U.P.® (Law Officers Combat Kinetics Unarmed Panoply) Instructor
Certified Threat, Risk and Vulnerability Assessor
Certified Ballistic Shield Instructor, Vehicle Assault Instructor, Drug Raid, and Warrant Service Instructor
L.E. Active Diffusions Strategies Instructor
Certified Urban/Patrol Rifle Instructor
Advanced Physical Fitness Specialist
Master Trainer Conducting Complete Traffic Stops
Use of Force Tactics Instructor
Personnel Protection Equipment Instructor
RI P.O.S.T. Certified Master Instructor
Active Threat Trainer
De-Escalation & Communications Skills Instructor
Professional Experience:
Spartan International Consulting Service East Greenwich, RI
Chief Operations Officer – focused on Communications Skills, De-Escalation Techniques, Safety, and Security Assessments and active threat trainer for law enforcement and civilians,
Oversees and supervises the day to day operations of the company 2007 - Present
East Greenwich Police Department East Greenwich, RI 2010 - 2021
Serve as a Uniformed Police Officer
Served as a Special Uniformed Police Officer on a part-time basis 2010 - 2012
Rhode Island Department of Public Safety Municipal Police Training Academy 1988 - Present
Captain, appointed January 2010 as Basic Training Coordinator 2010 - 2013
Development, management, evaluation, and administration of all basic recruit training programs and functions assigned by the Executive Director, to include but not limited to:
Supervision of 80 to 100 adjunct Instructors and all Basic Training Recruits
Research and coordinate the implementation of work-study, internships, and other part-time personnel projects that offer personnel resources to the Academy Coordinate, supervise, and evaluate the performance of all full and part-time basic training instructors to ensure that their conduct, capabilities, and lesson plans reflect the standards of the Academy and accepted instructional practices; ensure collaboration for training amongst instructors, where applicable; implement periodic inspections and evaluation of personnel, attendees, and administrative procedures of the Academy
Manage and control the Academy rules and regulations, administer disciplinary programs for recruit classes
Oversee logistical support for the Basic Training Mission
Direct the administration and management of Academy property, personnel and recruit records and information systems; and develop and maintain control mechanisms for all Academy property and assets
Development of long and short-term plans for the Academy’s Basic Training Program
Perform routine analyses of curricula content to determine relevancy to objectives and provide recommendations for adaptation or amendment
Manage and maintain recruit training schedules and training records
Establish standards for entry into and exit from the Academy
Assist with the research, development, planning, and administration of grant-funded training programs
Develop and supervise a professional advancement fundraising program
Serve as the Veterans Affairs certifying official for Veteran student benefit programs
Adjunct Instructor in the following disciplines; Officer Survival & Tactics, Pistol & Shotgun, Use of Force Patrol Operations Master Instructor, and Field Training Officer Instructor, Basic SWAT School
Class Training Officer 10/2008 - 3/2009
Acting Training Coordinator 9/2003 - 1/2004
Warwick Police Department Warwick, RI 1985 - 2010
Patrol Officer, Range Officer, Community Police Officer, SWAT Team Squad Leader,
SWAT Team Training Coordinator, Training Coordinator Field Training Officers Program,
A Dive Team member, Squad Leader RI WMD Tactical Team, Use of Force Instructor
Trained numerous law enforcement agencies and officers in Patrol Tactics and SWAT Tactics
Member of the Police Department’s Training Committee
Wrote and compiled the Warwick Police Department’s Field Training Officers Program Manual
Served on the Warwick Police Department’s Accreditation Team for CALEA and assisted in the writing of numerous policies and procedures, contributing author for law enforcement publications
Conducted physical fitness assessments for the Warwick Police Department and the RIMPTA
Trained with Kanton Police Counter-Terrorist Team in St. Gallon, Switzerland
Member of Security Team for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games
Expert Witness for the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office, RI Inter Local TRUST & State Senate Judiciary Committee on Police Tactics
United States Army 169th Military Police Company, Operation Iraqi Freedom 2007 - 2008
Squad Operations NCO: Iraqi Police Transition Team, Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Combat Operations Al-Qa’im, Iraq
Rhode Island Tactical Officer Association Warwick RI 2001 - Present
Training Coordinator, Executive Board Member
Assisted in the editing and production of the training film: “Traffic stops Tactics for Survival.”
Veterans Administration Police West Roxbury, Massachusetts’ Medical Center 1982 - 1985
Uniformed Patrol Officer
United States Army 82d Airborne Division 1979 - 1982
82d Airborne Military Police Company, Fort Bragg, NC
Honorable Discharge as Specialist 4th Class Airborne Military Police
Special Recognition and Accomplishments:
Warwick Police Department’s:
Life-Saving Medal
2 First Class Ribbons (Armed Confrontations),
Station Fire Award,
Seven-Second Class Ribbons
Recognition Medal over Fifty Third-class Citations
Honorable Service Ribbon
Three City of Warwick Citations Awarded by the Mayor and City Council
Rhode Juvenile Officer Association, Commendation
United States Senate Certificate of Accomplishment in the Field of Juvenile Justice
Commendation for Excellent Police Work
East Greenwich Police Department
Expert Witness for the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office, RI Inter-Local TRUST & State Senate Judiciary Committee on Police Tactics
Golden Rule Award
Outstanding Service as a member of the Security Team at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games
U.S. Veterans Administration, Commendation for Valorous Action
Recommended for The Bronze Star, PTT Mission, Operation Iraqi Freedom
2 Army Commendation Medals, Department of the Army
Army Achievement Medal;
Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal with Campaign Star
Overseas Service Ribbon
Education:
New England Technical Institute of Technology East Greenwich, RI
Currently Enrolled Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice
Roger Williams University Bristol, RI
School of Criminal Justice Studies: undergraduate program with over 64 credits earned
Continuing Education Programs
LOCKUP Police Training System: L.E.A.D.S. – Law Enforcement Active Diffusion Strategies Instructor Certification
FEMA Emergency Management Institute: Active Shooter: What Can You Do IS-907
Rhode Island Municipal Police Academy: Mental Health First Aid USA
Rhode Island Municipal Police Academy: Law Enforcement Active Diffusion Strategies Plus Tactical Options
Rhode Island Municipal Police Academy and the RI Police Officer’s Commission on Standards and Training: Certification as Master Police Academy Instructor
Smith & Wesson Academy: Armorers Certificate M&P 15 Rifle
National Traffic Incident Management: National Traffic Incident Management Responders Course
Rhode Island Municipal Police Academy: Work Zone Safety
Smith & Wesson Academy: Armorers Certificate M&P 15 Rifle
Rhode Island Municipal Police Academy: Active Shooter/Mobile Field Force and IED for First-Line Supervisors
Department of Homeland Security: Field Force Operations
Rhode Island Municipal Police Academy: Public Information Officer Course
Rhode Island Municipal Police Academy: Fair and Impartial Policing First Line Supervisor Training
Rhode Island Municipal Police Academy: Bridging the Community One Traffic Stop at a Time
L.O.C.K.U.P. Police Combat: Handcuffing and Restraint Instructor
National Domestic Preparedness Coalition: Operational Value of Threat, Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Training
Homeland Security/FLETC: State and Local Law Enforcement Training Symposium
L.O.C.K.U.P. Police Combat: Arrest and Control Train the Trainer
Department of Homeland Security: Advanced WMD Tactical Operators Course
Department of Defense: Less-Lethal Munitions Training
Special Operations Tactical Training: Tactical Team Specialty Course – Aircraft Hostage Rescue
Rhode Island Fire Academy: Self Contained Breathing Apparatus
Center for Domestic Preparedness D.H.S.: WMD Law Enforcement Protective Measures
Center for Domestic Preparedness D.H.S.: WMD Hands-on Training Course COBRA
Federal Emergency Management Agency: Incident Command Structure 100 and 700
Law Enforcement Advanced Development: Combating Terrorism
Department of Homeland Security: WMD Tactical Commanders Course
Department of Homeland Security: SWAT Operations in CBRNE
Warwick Police Department: Use of Force Instructor, OC Chemical Spray Instructor, Expandable Baton Instructor, Defensive Tactics Instructor, Patrol Tactics Instructor, and Firearms Instructor
LE Press: Defensive Tactics Instructor
Office of Domestic Preparedness: WMD Haz-Mat Evidence Collection
RIEMA: Personnel Protection Equipment Instructor
LSU: Weapon of Mass destruction Tactical Operations Course Operations Level
Law Enforcement Advanced Development: Urban Rifle Instructor
The New England Community Police Partnership: Community Policing Symposium
The New England Community Police Partnership: Rhode Island Community Roundtable
TASER: Advance Taser Instructor Training
Department of Justice: Law Enforcement Response to WMD Incidents
JAYCOR Tactical System: Pepperball Instructor Training Course
State of Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency: Incident Command System ICS-300
State of Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency: Incident Command System ICS-200
Northwestern University Center for Public Safety: Instructor Development
US Department of Transportation, National Highway Training Safety Administration: Master Trainer/Instructor
Conducting Complete Traffic Stops a Community Crash and Reduction Effort
Roger Williams University Justice Training Institute: Incident Command for Law Enforcement
Roger Williams University Justice Training Institute: ATF’s Bombs and Firearms Seminar
CompuMaster Microsoft Certified: Building PowerPoint Presentations
Smith & Wesson Academy: Officer Survival 2000
Law Enforcement Training Services & Techniques Inc., Defensive Tactics – Officer Survival Training: ERT/SERT Tactical Instructor, Vehicle Assault Instructor, Drug Raid & Warrant Service Instructor, Ballistic Shield Instructor
Law Enforcement Training Services & Techniques, Inc., Defensive Tactics – Officer Survival Training: Vehicle Pullover Techniques Instructor
Rhode Island Municipal Police Academy: Field Training and Evaluation – A Coordinator’s Course
Smith & Wesson Academy: Shotgun Instructor
C.O.B.W.E.B.: Basic Police Mountain Bike Patrol
Federal Laboratories: Dynamic Arrest and Restraint Instructor
RI Governor’s Justice: Basic Crime Prevention Training
Northwestern University Traffic Institute: Problem-oriented policing and problem solving
Northwestern University Traffic Institute: Field Training Officer Instructor Course
University Of Rhode Island Certified: Mediation Training
RI Governor’s Justice Commission: Crime Prevention Conference
The United States Secret Service: Protective Operations Briefing
FBI Law Enforcement Training School: Semi-Automatic Pistol Instructor Program
FBI Law Enforcement Training School: Shotgun / Submachine Gun Instructor Program
North Western University Traffic Institute: Field Training Officers Program
International Chiefs of Police Association’s Ultra SWAT School
PADI: Law Enforcement Diver, Ice Diver, Under Water Equipment Specialist
Calibre Press Inc., Street Survival II: The Tactical Edge Seminar and The Win Seminar 1987, 1988, 1989, 1997
Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research: Physical Fitness Specialist & Advanced Physical Fitness Specialist
State of Rhode Island Approved Breath Testing Instruments
Rhode Island Municipal Police Training Academy Police Officer Certificate of Graduation
Veterans Administration VA Police School Graduate
American Heart Association Certified Instructor in Basic Cardiac Life Support
National Registry of Emergency Technicians Certified Emergency Medical Technician - Ambulance
Department of the Army Certification as an Emergency Medical Technician
United States Army Infantry School Airborne Course Diploma
United States Army Diploma of Graduation Military Police School
Affiliations: Past and Present
National Tactical Officers Association
Rhode Island Firearm Instructors Association
Rhode Island Law Enforcement Trainers Association
Rhode Island Tactical Officers Association – Training Coordinator
Police Marksman Association
Fraternal Order of Police
International Brotherhood of Police Officers
New York Tactical Officer Association
International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training
American Legion
Toastmasters
References furnished upon request