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Mr. Hallgren brings over 18+ years of professional experience in private sector business environment with specialization in the information technology field in computer forensics, programming, web design, database, and reporting/deployment. As principal consultant to Oracle and consultant to InPower and Tesseract Mr. Hallgren supported and managed human resource and payroll software applications and development. His responsibilities with IPTACS include long range planning for technology needs; development of technology solutions and develops, recommends, and evaluates policies, regulations, procedures, and standards pertaining to technology services. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management Systems from Arizona State University and Masters of Business Administration with specialization in Technology Management from the University of Phoenix. |
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Mr. Robinson brings over 26 years of law enforcement experience at the operational, supervisory, and management level in the state of Arizona where he served with the Phoenix Police Department in a wide range of investigative and administrative positions including command assignment in Street Narcotics, Homicide, Robbery and Auto Theft. Mr. Robinson maintains an exceptional understanding of law enforcement policy, procedure and accepted practices, at the federal, state and local levels and is considered a subject matter expert in most types of violent criminal investigations. He is frequently called upon to provide expert testimony on matters being heard in federal and state courts. At the federal law enforcement level, Mr. Robinson served as Deputy Director for Arizona HIDTA (High Intensive Drug Task Force) of the Office of National Drug Control Policy and was a representative to the National Joint Terrorism Task Force. As Deputy Director of HIDTA, Mr. Robinson was responsible for assessing all organized drug trafficking threats in Arizona; developing strategies to address these threats; and implementation of these strategies to carry out pre-determined initiatives. Mr. Robinson has a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration and is a graduate of the prestigious Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Drug Commander Academy in Quantico, Virginia. |
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Louis Quinonez provides direct support to the Managing Director at IPTACS Corporate Headquarters in Arizona and is a member of IPTACS Senior Management Team. Mr. Quinonez brings over 26 years of law enforcement experience at the operational, supervisory, and senior management level and has held positions with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), where he most recently served as the Branch Chief for ATF at the El Paso Intelligence Center. He has also held positions with ATF as the Assistant Attaché for ATF in Monterrey, Mexico; Group Supervisor for the ATF Phoenix Division Field Intelligence Unit; Branch Chief, Arson and Explosives intelligence Branch at ATF Headquarters; Training Manager, Command and Control School at ATF Headquarters; and Group Supervisor for the Firearms Trafficking Unit with the ATF Atlanta Division. Mr. Quinonez currently holds a Top Secret/SCI Clearance and has a Bachelor of Science Degree from Arizona State University. |
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Dr. Hynes brings over 32 years of law enforcement experience at both the operational, supervisory, and senior management level in the State of Arizona and retired, with the rank of Commander with the Phoenix Police Department in Phoenix, Arizona. He is a nationally recognized expert in the topic areas of Defensive Tactics, Community Policing and Leadership Training and currently is a commander in the Phoenix Police Department Professional Standards Bureau with responsibility for police misconduct investigation, internal audits/inspections, and the investigations of police related shootings. Dr. Hynes is now a full time professor for Glendale Community College, in Glendale Arizona. He also continues to be a consultant, instructor, and curriculum development specialist in law enforcement and security related issues specialist and management courses. He has taught at Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Rio Salado College, and for Arizona Peace Officer Standards Training Board (Arizona – POST). Dr. Hynes has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Police Administration and Master of Science in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University and obtained his Doctoral Degree in Education Leadership in 2007 from Northern Arizona University. Dr. Hynes also serves as IPTACS Senior Core Training Coordinator for the Police Organizational Management – Core Instructional Area. |
Regional Vice Presidents
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Silverio Ontiveros, Vice President for the Western Hemisphere – This area includes recruitment of qualified Spanish speaking trainers and coordination with host country managers and in-country advisors regarding all law enforcement training programs. Mr. Ontiveros brings over 33 years of law enforcement experience at both the operational, supervisory and senior management level in the State of Arizona with the Phoenix Police Department. He has coordinated and managed both criminal investigations and training between law enforcement in the United States and Mexico and has held leadership positions in law enforcement organizations representing Hispanic-American police officers. He currently is an adjunct faculty member at South Mountain Community College in their criminal justice program. Mr. Ontiveros has a Bachelor of Science degree in Justice Studies from Arizona State University and a Master of Science in Disaster Preparedness and Crisis Management from Grand Canyon University. |
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Thomas Moselle, Vice President for the Near East – Mr. Moselle brings a diverse and wide-ranging expertise in developing and delivering best practice law enforcement training programs throughout the World. As Area Commanding Oficer with the Los Angeles Police Department he was selected to be a part of the training cadre of the West Point Leadership and Command Program, a partnership between the Los Angeles Police Department and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Mr. Moselle has over ten years of international law enforcement experience in Eastern Europe and the Middle East including Deputy Director of the Kosovo Police Service School; Deputy Regional Commander for the United Nations Mission in Kosovo Civilian Police Program; Development of the first U. S. Government’s police training program in Afghanistan; and assignments in senior law enforcement training and advisor positions in the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Albania, Palestine and most recently as Senior Police Advisor for the Department of State’s International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Bureau Office at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. Mr. Moselle attended California State University in Los Angeles and completed post graduate programs at the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles. He is also a graduate of the prestigious California Command College and the FBI National Academy. He currently lives in Amman, Jordan where he serves as IPTACS Regional Manager for the Near East. |
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Mr. Pray brings over 27 years of rule of law and law enforcement experience that includes extensive work as a Senior Police Advisor for the United Nations in Africa where he provided leadership and consultation at the ministerial level in support of policy, regulations and legal changes in support of rule of law initiatives. Most recently Brian served as the Contingent Commander in Monrovia Liberia where he was the chief author of the Memorandum of Understanding signed into effect by the Justice Minister Christiana Tah that established a stronger cooperative approach between the Liberian National Police, Prosecutors, County Attorneys and City Solicitors. He also was responsible for the Development of a civilian oversight board tasked with identifying problem areas within the Liberian National Police; development of a Crime Analysis Unit, and reorganization of the Crime Service Division. In addition to his work in Africa he has also worked as a Regional Commander and Senior Police Advisor for the U. S. Department of State in Iraq; Certified Trainer for the Abu Dhabi Police College; and held management and senior executive law enforcement positions with the Department of Homeland Security, University of Massachusetts, and Salem State University. He has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Boston College, Master’s Degree in Administration of Justice from the University of Massachusetts, and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy. |
Departmental Vice President
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Prior to joining IPTACS Mr. Richard held the position of Assistant to the Phoenix Police Chief/Director with oversight responsibility for the Phoenix Police Community Services, Legal and Administrative Support Divisions. He was responsible for the Training Academy, Employment Services Bureau, Police Community Relations, Community Advisory Boards and the Department’s legal and legislative issues. He has also served as the Special Policy Advisor for Law Enforcement for the Arizona Attorney General’s Office. Gerald is a former Deputy County Attorney for the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. While in that capacity, he was assigned to the Organized Crime Unit and was responsible for the special prosecution of street gangs and occult criminal activity. Gerald’s efforts in addressing youth, gang, and community/police relations issues are nationally known and he has been instrumental in the development of both national and international initiatives to stem gang violence as a past board member and chair of the National Police Board for the Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) Program and is presently the chair of the G.R.E.A.T. Foundation, Inc., which is a non-profit corporation that supports the national and global mission of the G.R.E.A.T. Program. Mr. Richard is a member of Northern Arizona University’s adjunct faculty and is currently president of the Arizona Black Bar. He is the recipient of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Living the Dream Award and the Thurgood Marshall Award of Merit for his work in civil rights, social justice and community relations. Mr. Richard obtained his Bachelor of Science and Juris Doctorate degrees from Arizona State University and has a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University where he is also currently pursuing a doctorate degree in educational leadership. |
International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Liaison
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Mr. Wolf is responsible for developing and maintaining a liaison with law enforcement executives throughout the world, for the purpose of understanding and supporting international law enforcement agencies’ training and development needs. Retired Police Chief Wolf bring over 42 years of law enforcement experience that includes approximately 37 years as a police chief in Illinois and Missouri. Mr. Wolf has held many senior level executive positions in law enforcement professional organizations including IACP where he is a life member and served as its Vice President/Treasurer, Executive Committee Member and a member of the Board of Officers from 2002 to 2012. Mr. Wolf is currently on the Board of Directors for the Eastern Missouri Law Enforcement Training Academy and also served as Chairman for the Board of Managers to the Regional Computer Crime Education and Enforcement Group and Commissioner to the Regional Justice Information System Commission. He currently is Vice President of Business Development for Information Technologies, Inc. in St. Louis, Missouri. Mr. Wolf is a graduate of the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar and has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from Southern Illinois University and Master of Science Degree in Urban Affairs and Policy Analysis from Southern Illinois University. |
Senior Executive Leadership Training & Consulting Associates
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IPTACS Senior Executive Leadership Training and Consulting Associates are criminal justice professionals, who by virtue of their professional experience and qualifications, are uniquely qualified to provide executive leadership training and consulting expertise to criminal justice agencies at both the national level and for major metropolitan political regions. Mr. Harris bring over 39 years of professional law enforcement experience that includes over six years as the Police Chief/Public Safety Manager and chief law enforcement executive for Phoenix, Arizona, one of the largest metropolitan cities in the United States with a population of over 1.6 million. As the chief law enforcement executive of the City of Phoenix Jack Harris led a department of over 4,600 sworn and non-sworn employees with an annual budget of over a half billion dollars. Upon retirement from the Phoenix Police Department in 2006 Mr. Harris served as the Deputy City Manager for the City of Phoenix till 2011 and was the city’s Public Safety Manager with responsibility for all public related security entities. Mr. Harris has taught extensively in a variety of law enforcement areas both internationally and in the United States and has lectured and served as a subject matter expert to the National Sheriffs’ Association, Police Executive Research Forum and the London Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom. He holds a lifetime teaching certificate for Maricopa Community Colleges. Mr. Harris was recognized by former Governor of Arizona and current Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, for Lifetime Achievement in Law Enforcement in 2007 and received the 2012 Leadership Award by the Police Executive Research Forum in Washington, DC. He has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from Arizona State University and a Master’s Degree from Ottawa University in Human Resources. Mr. Harris also is a Certified Public Manager graduate from Arizona State University and graduate from the prestigious Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Executive Institute and National Academy. |
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IPTACS Senior Executive Leadership Training and Consulting Associates are criminal justice professionals, who by virtue of their professional experience and qualifications, are uniquely qualified to provide executive leadership training and consulting expertise to criminal justice agencies at both the national level and for major metropolitan political regions. Mr. Cañas has a 34-year career in law enforcement, intelligence, counter terrorism and policy making at the national level in the United States. In 2006 Mr. Cañas was appointed by the Governor of New Jersey as the first director of New Jersey’s Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, a position he held until January 2010. He currently serves as a member of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Advisory Council. From 1998 to 2006, Mr. Cañas served as a Director for a non-profit defense contractor, where his main focus was on developing open source information and technology to support the country’s emergency response community. Between 1996 and 1998, he served as Director of the National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) at Johnstown, Pennsylvania. During his tenure, NDIC was recognized as the lead agency for national strategic intelligence on the threats posed by drugs, gangs and violence. From 1994 to 1996, he served as the Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA’s) Phoenix, Arizona Divisional Office. Prior to that assignment, Mr. Cañas served for one year as Special Assistant to the Latin American section of the Central Intelligence Agency. On detachment from the DEA, Cañas served from 1990 to 1994 on the White House’s National Security Council (NSC). He was first appointed to the NSC in 1990 by President George H. W. Bush as Director for Counter -Narcotics. In 1992, following the change of administration, he was asked to remain at the NSC, where he served as the Director for Counter-terrorism and Counter-narcotics under President Bill Clinton. During this period, Mr. Cañas served as the Chair of the NSC’s Coordinating Sub-Group for Counterterrorism, which monitored several skyjackings, the Pan Am 103 investigation, as well as the first terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. As a Special Agent of the DEA he worked his way up through the ranks at numerous domestic and foreign postings. While with the DEA, Mr. Cañas was used extensively by the State Department and the CIA as a special advisor on sensitive foreign terrorist activities, and investigated sensitive cases such as the murder of the Jesuit priests in El Salvador. He has also served as DEA Country Attaché in Guatemala and Mexico, including a tour in Monterrey, Mexico. Mr. Cañas received numerous awards including eight Excellence in Management Awards from the DEA, and three Presidential Letters of Commendation for his contribution while at the NSC. Mr. Cañas is a graduate of the California State University at San Jose, where he received a B.A. in Law Enforcement Administration. He also holds a Lifetime Police Science teaching credential from the University of California, Berkeley. He has authored two historical novels about Central America and a homeland security text: Homeland Security at the State Level — a Primer on State Homeland Security Programs. Cañas was born in El Salvador and is fluent in Spanish. |
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Mark Logan has experienced thirty-five years devoted to a career in law enforcement and security in the state, federal, and international arenas. He is a former Detroit Police Officer and recently retired as Assistant Director Office of Training and Professional Development for the Department of Justice, Bureau of ATF, after 27 years of service. He has been a member of the Senior Executive Service for 11 years and his management philosophy is one of performance enablement, with a focus on doing whatever is necessary to ensure that employees have the training, environment, and resources available to perform their work at the top of their potential. He possesses a Bachelor’s degree in Management and a Master’s degree in Education. He has also attended programs through the Kennedy School at Harvard University, the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, the Federal Executive Institute and currently pursuing a PhD in Public Safety Leadership. He is a life member of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executive, a life member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and a member of the American Society for Industrial Security (International). He is current positioned as Area Chair/ Lead Faculty for the University of Phoenix, College of Criminal Justice and Security (Northern Virginia and Washington D.C.) and previously an Adjunct Faculty for George Washington University. |