A Gunsite instructor since 2001, Erick is a Rangemaster for pistol, shotgun, carbine, and tactics classes. He has a master’s in public administration from Norwich University and focuses on the research about use of force and decision-making issues. Erick was an infantryman in the Army with a ground combat deployment as a heavy weapons squad leader. After 29 years in full-time law enforcement, he retired from a large California sheriff’s office as a patrol sergeant. He worked in patrol, community-oriented policing, gang enforcement, narcotics, use of force/firearms and new deputies’ field training during his law enforcement career. After promoting, he supervised a patrol shift as well as the field training and user of force/firearms programs.
