Mr. Patterson served as an officer for over 15 years with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department having career experiences in patrol, narcotics, gang/gun/violent crime suppression and SWAT as well as police related training & preparation in terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and bomb awareness. He is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps having served in Operation Desert Shield/Storm and later serving a year tour as an Infantryman in the U.S. Army (National Guard), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), and 5 years in a DoD Law Enforcement Program countering IED/ Insurgent/ Terrorist in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has created and conducting training in classroom and field environments overseas as well as trained U.S. police on terrorism awareness. Overseas training projects includes NATO Military Special Forces. Mr. Patterson’s latest project is an E-Course series that is geared towards several different levels of learning for all citizens including first responders.
