Program Director: Sheriff Ray Nash - ret
Employment Background:
40+ years of law enforcement experience
Irmo Police Department (SC) –
Chief of Police, Assistant Chief, Patrol Sergeant, Police Officer
Institute of Police Technology and Management (Univ. of N. Fla.) Training Specialist
Summerville Police Department (SC) – Chief of Police
Community Research Associates – Law Enforcement Consultant
Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office (SC) – Sheriff
First Circuit Solicitor’s Office (SC) – Special Investigator
Dyncorp, Inc. – Kabul, Afghanistan
Professional Mentor (Training & Education Chief),
Afghan National Police
US Department of State – Kabul, Afghanistan - Criminal Justice Adviser, US Embassy
Professional Development Director, International Police Coordination Board Secretariat
International Academy of Public Safety – Vice-President, Training and Development
Director – Sheriff’s Institute for Credible Leadership Development, National Sheriff’s Association
Commissioner – National Command and Staff College – (current)
Charleston Southern University – Adjunct Faculty, Criminal Justice
Police Dynamics Institute, LLC – Director, Subject Matter Expert, Expert Witness (current)
Focal Point Investigations, LLC – Owner/Chief Investigator (current)
Institute of Police Polygraphy – Program Director (current)
Academic Credentials:
Columbia Southern University – MS, Criminal Justice Administration
Southern Illinois University – BS, Education, Training, and Development
Midlands Technical College – AS, Criminal Justice
Certifications and Training:
PEAK Credibility Assessment Training Center:
Certified Polygraph Examiner
Post-Conviction Sex Offender Testing Course
Advanced Polygraph Examiner Course (x2)
Post-Conviction Sex Offender Testing Course II
Advanced Polygraph Examiner Course II
Northeast Counter-Drug Training Center – Senior Polygraph Examiner Course
Wicklander-Zulawski and Associates:
Criminal Interview and Interrogation Techniques
Advanced Interview and Interrogation Techniques
Inductive Interview System – Co-founder and Certified Master Trainer
State of South Carolina:
Licensed Polygraph Examiner
Licensed Private Investigator
Court-Qualified Expert Witness:
Police Training and Procedures – SC State Court
Law Enforcement Training and Procedures, Police Use of Force, Sheriff’s Office Operations –
US District Court
General Law Enforcement:
Certified Law Enforcement Officer – State of South Carolina
Certified Law Enforcement Officer – State of Florida
Chiefs and Administrators – State of South Carolina
Sheriff Certification – State of South Carolina
Police Tactics:
Certified Police Defensive Tactics Instructor –
Police Self-Defense Instructors International
Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office
American Tactical Goju Association
Police Dynamics Institute, LLC – Master Trainer
Focal Point Martial Arts
Flex-baton (Head) Instructor – Police Self-Defense Instructors International
Alternatives to Deadly Force Instructor – Broward County Criminal Justice Institute
Verbal Judo National Instructor (Tactical Communications) – Verbal Judo Institute
PR-24 Instructor – Monadnock, Inc.
Complete Traffic Stops – U.S. D.O.T., U.S. D.O.J., N.H.T.S.A. - Master Trainer
Institute of Police Technology and Management:
Tactical Defense Workshop (trainer)
Tactical Shooting Workshop (trainer)
Advanced Drug Law Enforcement (trainer)
Defense of Police Use of Force Liability Suits
Police Ethics and Team Building
Martial Arts:
Founder and Chief Instructor – Focal Point Martial Arts
4th Degree Black Belt – American Tactical Ju-Jitsu
Recognized by: American Tactical Goju Association
3rd Degree Black Belt – American Tactical Ju-Jitsu
Recognized by: American Institute of the Martial Arts & Legends of Carolina Martial Arts
1st Degree Black Belt – Shotokan Karate
Recognized by: United Shotokan (Issho Ni Ryu)
5th Degree Brown Belt (Instructor Certification) – Modern Vee-Jitsu
Recognized by: Modern Vee-Jitsu Federation
Other Certifications:
Institute of Police Technology and Management
Police Motorcycle Instructor
D.W.I. Enforcement Instructor
Motorcycle Safety Foundation – Motorcycle Safety Instructor
Glock, Inc. – Certified Armorer
Professional Affiliations:
American Association of Police Polygraphists (current)
American Polygraph Association (Associate Member)
South Carolina Association of Polygraph Examiners (current)
South Carolina Police Chiefs Association (former Vice-president)
Florida Police Training Officers Association (former Vice-president)
International Association of Chiefs of Police
National Sheriff’s Association (former Director – Sheriff’s Institute for Credible Leadership Development)
South Carolina Sheriff’s Association
Published Works:
Police Dynamics: Power for Effective Law Enforcement – 245-page e-book
Police Dynamics – 40-hr law enforcement leadership curriculum
Inductive Interview System – 40-hr forensic interviewing curriculum
www.PolygraphDojo.com – interactive website
www.PoliceDynamics.com – interactive website
www.FocalPointInvestigations.com – static website
Hundreds of additional publications including training videos, curricula, articles, training materials, manuals, reports, websites, white papers, briefings, case reviews, investigative reports, and PowerPoint presentations.