Lifesaving Training in the Tactics & Techniques Needed to
Overcome the Limitations Imposed by the Latest Automotive Technology
As law enforcement, public safety, and emergency response agencies retire their existing fleets and transition to newer vehicles equipped with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, such as Collision Avoidance Systems, Automatic Emergency Braking, and similar technology, it is imperative that Officers, Deputies, Agents, and other first responder personnel understand the limitations these systems may create when confronted by an immediate threat of violence.
With protests demanding a national reckoning on racial injustice continuing around the country, the number of incidents in which demonstrators aggressively target law enforcement and response personnel while they are in their vehicles is continuing to increase. While technology that is designed to reduce the safety risks that the average driver faces, it may actually lead to increased risks to professionals in law enforcement, fire response, emergency medical service, and other public safety roles.
COURSE OVERVIEW
This innovative, intensive, and interactive one (1) day, eight (8) hour course consists of a series of highly informative discussion blocks and hands-on practical exercises.
Focal points of the course include:
- Overview of Advanced Driver Assistance and Digital Control Systems
- Recognizing and Compensating for System Activations and Engagements
- The Increased Criticality of Situational Awareness
- Influencing and De-Escalating Volatile Encounters
- Controlling the Scene and the Situation
- Vehicle Dynamics and Ambush Survival Choreography
- Case Studies and Lessons Learned
COURSE DATE & LOCATION
July 28, 2021 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, PA
(2 hours from NYC, Philadelphia, and less than 2 hours from Central and Northern NJ, discounted lodging available)
COURSE FEE
$325.00 per student (Discounted rates available for groups of 6 or more from same agency or dept.)
TO REGISTER CONTACT:
The K Street Group, baromando@kstreetassociates.org / www.kstreetgroupsecurity.com
(908) 200-7344, ext. 312
INSTRUCTORS
Joseph “Jay” Aretino is the Chief Instructor for Vehicle Dynamics Institute, more commonly known as VDI. A retired NCO in the U.S. Army with 21 years of active and reserve service, Jay also has more than 20 years of active law enforcement experience, having served in a variety of specialized assignments including Fugitive Warrant, K-9, and SWAT.
In addition to his extensive practical experience, his passion for providing highly effective training – which spans more than 30 years across his military, law enforcement, and private sector careers – was instrumental in his attaining instructor, senior instructor, and master instructor certifications in a variety of subject and specialties, ranging from defensive tactics and active shooter response to emergency vehicle operations. Throughout his tenure at VDI, he has been involved in planning, preparing, and presenting specialized driver training courses around the country and across the globe.
Robert “Bob” Aromando is the Chief Operating Officer of the global protective services firm, The K Street Group, LLC. Bob’s background includes 13 years law enforcement service before transitioning into private sector corporate security and risk management in the health sciences area.
He has led teams operating in various law enforcement and security capacities, including those conducting operations in the chaotic and austere conditions following a devastating earthquake in Haiti, and in New Orleans during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Bob’s education includes Executive Management at The Wharton School of Business and John Jay College for Criminal Justice in New York City. He has also been formally recognized by President Bill Clinton, NJ Governor Christine Whitman, and NJ Senator Bill Bradley for his efforts in the war on drugs in the US.
Joseph “Joe” Autera is the President & CEO of Vehicle Dynamics Institute, the world’s leading provider of highly specialized, advanced driver training to military, law enforcement, and private sector security professionals.
A former NCO in the US Army, Joe has taken advantage of opportunities to plan, participate in, and manage complex security operations focused on detecting and interdicting a broad range of threats in moderate and high-risk locales throughout South and Central America, Europe, and both the Middle and Far East. Over the past three decades, he has worked in 55 countries on 6 continents and has also trained thousands of military, law enforcement, and other security practitioners in the art and science of evasive driving, vehicle counter-ambush techniques, and secure transportation operations.
Additionally, he has trained instructors with the US Army Military Police School Evasive Driving Branch, the Canadian Forces Anti-Terrorism and Evasive Driving School, the US Secret Service Protective Operations Driving Branch, the FBI Tactical Emergency Vehicle Operations Center, and more than two dozen, State, County, and local law enforcement agencies. He is also the author of the international bestseller, “The Professionals Guide to Planning, Managing, and Providing Secure Transportation.”