Curriculum Vitae

Larry G. Wakefield

Personal Protection Specialist / Private Investigator, Firearms, Tactics and Strategy & Self-Defense Instructor.

Professional Experience

Private Investigator / Personal Protection Specialist 1985-Present
Licensed Private Investigator in the state of Arizona, specializing in insurance fraud investigations, surveillance and counter-surveillance, electronic counter-measures (debugging), executive protection, security and threat assessment, background and asset investigations, traffic accident reconstruction, location of witnesses and missing persons, witness interviews.

United States Justice Department 1985-1987
Federally certified firearms instructor for the Federal Correctional Institute (FCI), Phoenix, AZ. Served as Justice Department firearms Range Master and sniper on Special Operations Response Team (S.O.R.T.). Instructed self-defense courses for the S.O.R.T. Legal Technician with Administrative Systems Management; responsible for handling inmate legal documents, material, inmate mail, and property.

State Criminal Investigator 1979-1984
State of Arizona, Attorney General's Office
Criminal Investigator for Maricopa, Yavapi and Coconino counties in Arizona. Developed evidence and filed criminal charges for violations of Arizona Revised Statutes. Managed Flagstaff field office and supervised all investigations in Coconino County. Testified in criminal court for complaints initiated by my office.

Flagstaff Police Department 1976-1979
Flagstaff, Arizona
Graduated Flagstaff Police Academy and served as reserve police officer for three years. First officer to qualify with an automatic pistol.

United States Marine Corps 1972-1975
Served three years aboard the USS Kitty Hawk. Responsible for ship security and the security of nuclear weapons and delivery systems. Supervised starboard brig section. Member of Marine Corps pistol team and the 100 Mile Club. Instructor for Human Relations, and small unit tactics.

Education

• Master Firearms Instructor - University of Illinois - Police Tactics Institute.
• Bachelor of Arts - Northern Arizona University
• Nuclear Weapons / Special Weapons Security
• Sea School - Marine Corps Depot, San Diego, CA

Training

International Training Consultants, Inc. Urban Rifle Course:

• Federal Law Enforcement Training Center F.L.E.T.C. Georgia: Rifle, Carbine & Shotgun Course - Fired Distinguished Expert in all three.
• Federal Firearms Instructor Course - Fired Distinguished Expert

Gunsite Training Center - Prescott, AZ. - Expert ratings in 8 courses.

• Advanced Tactical Pistol (499 classes) - Expert Rating.
• Tactical Pistol (350 class) - Expert Rating.
• General Pistol (250 class) - Expert Rating.
• Tactical Shotgun - Expert Rating.
• Advanced Tactical Shotgun - Expert Rating.
• Tactical Carbine - Expert Rating.
• Advanced Tactical Carbine - Marksman II Rating.

Thunder Ranch - Advanced Tactical Carbine.

North American Weapons & Tactics Institute:

• Precision Rifle 1.
• Precision Rifle 2.
• Advanced Combat Handgun & Tactics.

N.R.A. Instructor Certification Courses.

Federal Firearms Instructor, U.S. Justice Department, Glenn County, Georgia.

F.L.E.T.C. - Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (perfect firearms score).

I.P.S.C. - International Practical Shooters Conference (Master Rated).

Arizona Attorney General's Office, Investigator Training Course.

Flagstaff Police Academy - Served as Reserve Officer 3 years.

United States Marine Corps Special Weapons (nuclear) Security Training.

23 years martial arts training - Tae Kwon Do, Jujutsu, Tai Chi, Kempo, Yabanjin-Te.

Teaching Specialities

• Firearms tactics and strategy.
• Pistol and rifle marksmanship.
• N.R.A. Certified Instructor.
• Tactical shotgun.
• Tactical carbine.
• Tactical pistol.
• Firearms safety.
• Personal protection.
• Concealed weapons training (CCW).
• Self-defense / Armed and Unarmed.
• Martial arts.

Certificates

• Master Firearms Instructor, Police Tactics Institute, University of Illinois.
• Master Rating, Police Tactics Institute, University of Illinois.
• Licensed Private Pilot.
• Licensed Private Investigator.
• Licensed, bonded and insured Security Specialist.
• A.L.E.O.C. Certificate.
• Concealed Weapons Instructor, State of Arizona, Department of Public Safety.
• Personal Protection Instructor, National Rifle Association.
• 3^rd Degree Black Belt - Tae Kwon Do.
• 2^nd Degree Black Belt - Yaban Jin Te Kindi Bushi-do.
• Black Belt (practicing) Gojo Ryu Aiki Jujutsu.
• Federal Government Certified Firearms Instructor, U.S. Department of Justice.
• Advanced Open Water SCUBA, Professional Association of Diving Instructors.
• Red Cross Certified Life Guard.
• Expert Qualified - Flagstaff Police Academy.
• Expert Rated Rifle and Pistol Qualified, United States Marine Corps.
• Expert ratings from 8 Gunsite classes.
• C.P.R. Certified.