Ed began his law enforcement career at the Whittier Police Department in 1973. He joined the Huntington Beach Police Department in 1977 where his assignments included 14 years with the Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT), Department Training Manager, and over eight years as the Officer-in-Charge of the Crimes Against Persons Unit.  Since 1980, he has served as a law enforcement trainer for basic and advanced courses in Patrol Procedures and Tactics, Officer-Involved-Shooting Investigations, SWAT Operations, Use of Force, and Trauma Response Team. Ed retired as a Lieutenant after 33 years of distinguished service.

Ed is a subject matter expert on peace officers facing violent encounters for the Commission on California Peace Officer Standards and Training’s (POST) televised training productions.  In addition, he was asked by the Los Angeles Police Department to re-enact the officer-involved-shooting incident in which he was wounded. He received the Medal of Valor for his actions at “that moment in time.”  This training tape has received nationwide recognition, helping peace officers survive critical incidents.

Ed was one of the first to integrate officer safety and posttraumatic stress in video law enforcement training. This concept is used nationally by other law enforcement instructors, a testimony to his leadership in this field. Furthermore, Ed has authored various training articles that were published in law enforcement magazines.

Ed has personally debriefed hundreds of peace officers that have survived lethal assaults.  Ed was instrumental in the development of a Trauma Response Team at the Huntington Beach Police Department in 1988.  He has also helped law enforcement agencies in California and New York create trauma response teams.  Ed’s efforts have saved many law enforcement careers.

As the Huntington Beach Police Department’s training manager, Ed worked with Dr. Blum to develop crisis decision-making and use of force scenario training. The skills taught in this program have greatly reduced the shock reactions and sensory distortions in officers confronted with unexpected lethal encounters, and significantly improved their tactical responses in life-threatening incidents. He also initiated ongoing emergency vehicle operation and vehicle pursuit intervention courses that have dramatically reduced officer-involved traffic collisions. 

As a senior member of POST’s Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted Committee (LEOKA), Ed has studied the assaults and deaths of hundreds of peace officers. He participates in the publication of POST LEOKA and  Critical Incident Reports. 

Ed has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Management from the University of Redlands and a California teaching credential.  Since 1980, Ed has served as a law enforcement instructor to thousands of peace officers, receiving commendation for his contributions to the law enforcement profession.