Rusty Harville, CPO
Staff Instructor

Rusty Harville began his career in law enforcement as a correctional officer in Tennessee. Gradually promoting through the ranks and realizing the need for increased focus on officer safety, his interest and passion lead him to the training aspect of operations.

He began training others in 1994 as a certified PPCT Defensive Tactics Instructor, instructing hundreds of officers in life saving tactics. In 2001, Rusty became a PPCT certified Instructor-Trainer, affording him the opportunity to attract a national
clientele, serving agencies throughout the United States. Additionally, he expanded his training to include numerous other disciplines related to defensive tactics that would further serve both the law enforcement and civilian communities.

Mr. Harville’s law enforcement career was temporarily put on hold after the 9/11 attacks. With a passion for training, he opted to become a member of an elite group that provided Airport Screener training for the Federal Airport Screeners of the
Transportation Security Administration. It was there that he obtained additional training in areas outside of traditional correctional / law enforcement operations, areas more closely related to the private security field, such as entry point screening,
x-ray detection, and other contraband detection techniques. Additional terrorism training was received, to include in-depth training on IEDs (improvised explosive devices) and Explosive Trace Detection. After the rush to train the screeners subsided, Rusty joined a private security firm in central Florida, rapidly promoting to a sector patrol supervisor. During this time, he gained extremely valuable experience in private sector security operations.

Mr. Harville rejoined the correctional field in 2004 as a manager and continued to evaluate field operations, placing emphasis on continued, quality training for employees. In 2007 Mr. Harville left the Public Law-Enforcement arena and currently serves as the Executive Vice-President for Steel Rain Risk Management Group, Inc.

Qualifications/Certifications
PPCT Instructor Trainer
Defensive Tactics
Inmate Control
Spontaneous Knife Defense
Ground Avoidance Ground Escape
Violent Patient Management
Escape and Evasion (E & E)
Firearms
Oleo-Resin (OC) Pepper Spray Instructor
School Safety and Crisis Preparedness
Sexual Harassment and Rape Prevention

Mr. Harville also has Extensive training in SORT (Special Operations Response Team) operations more specifically: Building entries, chemical agent deployment, man-tracking, formations, drill and ceremony, searches, and air-lift security. Mr. Harville has served in Key Positions such as Team Commander in multiple correctional facilities and has received over 1000 hours training. Mr Harville has also served as a guest Seminar Instructor for the North Alabama Law Enforcement Training Center.

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