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Erik D. Pakieser
Professional Security Consultant

Erik D. Pakieser has always worked in public safety. His law enforcement and security experience includes Military Police service, high-risk patrol in public housing projects, Federal facilities, and Corrections. Erik has served with four different SWAT and tactical teams and logged over 40,000 hours of field experience. An 11-year veteran of the US Army, Erik served in the 1989 Panama invasion as well as the 1991 Gulf War. He also has experience with many aspects of the security industry, including colleges, healthcare, commercial, and residential security.

Erik's experience in Emergency Management began when he left the active Army and joined the National Guard in 1992. Through the Guard, he coordinated responses to local disasters. In 2000, while working as a Corrections Officer in Minnesota, he was selected to develop the Department of Corrections Incident Management System (IMS) at the facility level. He eventually went on to assist with the development of a department-wide Emergency Response Plan, and develop a training program to bring the Department into compliance with the Federal National Incident Management (NIMS) system.

In 2006, Erik transferred to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, where he worked as a Radiological Emergency Preparedness Planner. Three years later, he accepted his current position as a Principal Emergency Preparedness Planner for the Minnesota Department of Transportation. In 2009, Erik completed the requirements to become a Minnesota Certified Emergency Manager.

Erik has attended law enforcment 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. He has presented training for numerous Minnesota law enfrorcment agencies and private sector clients.

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	AGENCIES I HAVE DONE TRAINING FOR:
Israeli Defense Forces Suicide Bombing Prevention and Response Security Questioning US Department of Homeland Security Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings Federal Emergency Management Agency Integreated Emergency Management Course Radiological Accident Assesment Concepts Radiological Emergency Preparedness Planning Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise Evaluation US Department of Energy Emergency Response to Radiological Incidents Instructor Minnesota Department of Public Safety Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Certified Minnesota Emergency Manager Radiological Emergency Preparedness Series Instructor National Institute of Corrections Field Training Officer Development Course Minnesota Dept. of Corrections Special Operations Response Team Staff Mentor Program Instructor Special Operations Response Team Basic Life Support/CPR PPCT Edged Weapons Defense Course Interpersonal Communications Skills Instructor Corrections Officer Academy American Association of Certified Firearms Instructors Firearms Instructor Certification Course Wackenhut Corporation- Nuclear Security Division Nuclear Security Officer Academy PlusP Technologies, Minneapolis, MN Basic Handgun Self-Defense Course Minneapolis, MN. Police Department Reserve Officer Basic Training Kansas City, MO Regional Police Academy 40-hour Use-of-Force Instructor Course Alaska State Troopers One-on-One Control Tactics Rapid Rotation Baton, Inc. Close Quarter Defense: Impact Weapon Alternatives Miami Metro-Dade Police Department Confrontational Firearms Course Instinctive Shooting International, Inc. Israeli Instinctive Shooting Method Defense Training International, Inc. 30-hour Police Defensive Handgun, Shotgun, and Low-Light Shooting Course Advanced Handgun, Shotgun, and Low-Light Shooting Course Metro Community College, Omaha, Nebraska Emergency Medical Technician United States Army Primary Leadership Development Course Cavalry Scout School Riot Control Instructor Military Police School	Anoka County, MN Sheriff's Office Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN Big Lake, MN Police Department Cannon Falls, MN Police Dept. Clarkson Hospital, Omaha, NE Cottage Grove, MN Fire Department Civil Air Patrol Dakota County, MN Sheriff's Office Elk River, MN Police Department Goodhue County, MN Sheriff's Office Hennepin County, MN Sheriff's Office Minneapolis, MN Police Dept. Minnesota Army National Guard Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture Minnesota Dept. of Corrections Minnesota Dept. of Education Minnesota Dept. of Health Minnesota Dept. of Human Services Minnesota Dept. of Military Affairs Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources Minnesota Dept. of Transportation Minnesota State Patrol Nebraska Army National Guard North Memorial Hospital, Minneapolis, MN Olmstead County, MN Sheriff's Office Panamanian National Police, Republic of Panama PawnAmerica Plymouth, MN Fire Dept. Princeton, MN Fire Department Red Wing, MN Fire Department Red Wing, MN Police Department Regions Hospital, St. Paul, MN Rochester, MN Police Department Rockford, MN Fire Department Sherburne County, MN Sheriff's Office St. Paul, MN Police Dept. United States Army US Army 55th Civil Support Team US Federal Reserve Police Dept. US Marshall's Service Maple Grove, MN Fire Dept. Washington County, MN Sheriff's Office Wells Fargo Wright County, MN Sheriff's Office Xcel Energy Zimmerman, MN Fire Department

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