John has spent the past nineteen years as a law enforcement officer with a large metropolitan department in Florida. He is still active as a Team Leader on the departments full time SWAT Team, where he has been a member for the past fourteen years. Previously serving as the teams lead explosive breacher and still lead combatives instructor.
During his law enforcement service, John has served in the following assignments: Detective Gang and Violent Crime Unit, Full Time Task Force Agent with a Federal Task Force, Supervisor in the Sex Crimes Unit, Supervisor Full Time SWAT.
John played a key role in the development of his teams combatives program through the implementation of SOCP. In addition, under the guidance of Greg Thompson and through the Florida SWAT Association, John developed a condensed three-day course to introduce law enforcement professionals to the key concepts of the SOCP curriculum. This course is offered multiple times per year throughout the state of Florida.
John is a Jiu-Jitsu Brown Belt under Wade Rome (lineage to Ricardo Liborio) and regularly assist Greg Thompson as an assistant instructor and role-player.