Erik D. Pakieser has been working in security and law enforcement since 1988. Since then, he has served on four different SWAT and tactical teams, trained with over 20 different law enforcement agencies, logged over 35,000 hours of experience, and trained over 4000 students.
Erik has worked in many aspects of the security industry, including corrections, colleges, healthcare, commercial, and residential security. Erik has worked as a police officer for a Federal agency, guarded nuclear power facilities against terrorist attacks, protected the world's largest diamond from theft, and served as a bodyguard for Hollywood stars, foriegn dignitaries, and elected officials.
In addition to his security consulting business, Erik currently works as a full-time planner for the Minnesota Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
An 11-year veteran of the US Army, Erik served in the 1989 Panama invasion as well as the 1991 Gulf War. In addition to his military service, Erik has conducted training with numerous law enforcement and military agencies. He is an active member of the Special Operations Training Association of the Upper Midwest and the Association of Training Officers in Minnesota.
Erik has attended firearms training courses sponsored by the American Association of Certified Firearms Instructors, Kansas City, Missouri Regional Police Academy, American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers, Minneapolis Police Dept., Minnesota Dept. of Corrections, John Farnam’s Defense Training International, Israeli Instinctive Shooting International, and PlusP Technologies.
As a recognized expert in field in hate/bias crime and terrorism prevention, Erik has been quoted in US News and World Report, The Minneapolis CityPages, UP! Magazine, and has been interviewed by Minnesota Public Television, WCCO Radio, and the Minnesota News Network. Articles written by Erik have appeared in the Omaha World Herald and the Northeaster newspapers. He has spoken to audiences at Augsburg College, the University of Minnesota, Inver Hills Community College, and Minneapolis Community and Technical College.
Education
and Training
Federal Emergency Management
Agency Emergency
Management Professional Development Series
Community
Safety Educator's Course
American
Association of Certified Firearms Instructors Minnesota
Concealed-Carry Trainer Course
Minnesota
Dept. of Corrections "Crossing
the Line" (Smuggling identification & prevention) Instructor
Special
Operations Response Team (S.O.R.T.)
Facility
Public Speaker's Bureau
PPCT
Edged Weapons Defense Course
Interpersonal
Communications Skills Instructor
Corrections
Officer Academy
Wackenhut
Corporation Nuclear
Security Officer Training
Thompson University Effective
Technical Presentations
Plus
P Technology Basic
Handgun Self-Defense Course
International Police Mountain
Bike Association Law
Enforcement Bicycle Patrol Tactics
Minneapolis,
MN. Police Department Reserve
Officer Basic Training
Rapid
Rotation Baton, Inc. Close-Quarter
Defensive Tactics (Impact Weapon Alternatives)
Instinctive
Shooting International, Inc. Israeli
Instinctive Shooting Techniques
Kansas
City, MO Regional Police Academy Handgun/Shotgun
Retention and Disarming
One-on-One
Control Tactics (Groundfighting)
Post-Shooting
Procedures
Confrontational
Firearms Tactics
Pottawatamie
County, Iowa, Sheriff's Office Professional
Firearms Permit Course
Metro
Community College, Omaha, Nebraska Emergency
Medical Technician
Defense
Training International, Inc. Advanced
Defensive Handgun, Shotgun, and Low-Light Shooting Course
United
States Army Primary
Leadership Development Course
Cavalry
Scout School
Riot
Control Certification
Military
Police School
