Jim O'Brien

Jim O'Brien

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Director Of Operations at NC K9 LLC

  • Education

    • Archbishop William High School

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      High school diploma
    • New Hampshire Police Standards and Training

      2000 - 2000
      State of New Hampshire Police Officer Certification Criminal Justice/Police Science
    • Norwich University

      1996 - 2000
      Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Criminal Justice
  • Experience

    • U.S. Coast Guard

      Jun 1996 - Jun 2002
      Boatswain Mate

      Station Point Allerton, Hull MAStation Washington Island, WICoast Cutter Marcus Hannah

    • Wolfeboro Police Department

      May 2000 - Dec 2003
      Police Officer
    • Moultonborough Police Department

      Dec 2003 - Jul 2007
      Police Officer/K9 Handler

      • Instituted a new canine program to the department in May 2005.• Developed and implemented police K9 Unit policy and procedures.• Investigated all calls for service and crimes from inception to arrest.• Located, handled, and processed physical evidence.• Oversaw the management of the K9 program including care and maintenance of the police dog, patrol vehicle, training logs, and equipment.• Trained responding line officers to their duties when assisting a police K9 unit.• Field training officer. Show less

    • Wolfeboro Police Department

      Jul 2007 - Oct 2014
      Police Officer/K9 Handler

      • Physical security investigations of government buildings, private residences, and businesses to ensure proper security measures are in place. • Executive Protection details of presidents, presidential candidates and foreign diplomats.• Successfully investigated countless fraud cases, thefts, assaults, and narcotics cases.• Applied for, received, and executed countless search warrants and arrest warrants. • Participated in daily interviews with suspects, witnesses, and complainants.• Completed detail orientated reports for court testimony.• Developed and implemented K9 Unit Policy and Procedures for daily operations and deployment.• K9 Unit operations manager for four different communities. • Field Training Officer, Background Investigator, Fraud Investigator, Basic Drug Investigator. Show less

    • O'Brien's Pet Supplies, Inc.

      Feb 2008 - Sept 2013
      Dog Trainer, Business Owner

      • Owned and operated a full service pet supply and dog training retail store• Supervised up to 5 employees, completed all of the day to day managerial tasks of the store as well as completing all dog training classes.• Submitted state and federal payroll reports, completed inventory reports, and loss reports.• Developed relationships with customers and vendors.

    • Ventosa Kennel Inc.

      Nov 2014 - Nov 2015
      Police K9 Trainer

      • Strategic planning and development of canine training programs• Planned, organized, and performed tracking seminars for officers nationwide.• Consulted police departments with K9 Unit acquisition, management, and policy development.• Instructed all basic and advanced police canine classes.• Researched, located and applied for local and federal contracts for agencies seeking canines and handler training.• Enacted and maintained a business presence on all social media advertising sites.• Supervised trainers and oversaw the care of up to 25 canines at any given time.• Built and developed client relationships to increase volume of business. Show less

    • K2 Solutions, Inc.

      Feb 2016 - Aug 2017
      Law Enforcement K9 Instructor

      • Implementation of canine training programs for Law Enforcement canines.• Lead Multi-purpose course instructor for Law Enforcement K9 courses and seminars for new and experienced handlers and train the trainers’ courses.• Conduct all training from green canines through fully trained multi-purpose canines including scent imprinting, bite work, agility, off leash obedience, article search, urban and rural tracking. • Course development, organization and implementation. • K9 Unit consultation on training, program development and advanced K9 unit problem solving. Show less

    • NC K9 LLC

      Aug 2017 - now
      Director Of Operations
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Advanced Open Water Diver

      Scuba Schools International
      Dec 2002