Brian began his law enforcement career in 1979 and over the next 25 years he worked as a patrol officer, tactical officer, patrol supervisor and trainer. From 1995 to 2004 he was the head use of force trainer with an agency of 1500 officers responsible for researching, developing, instructing and overseeing the Officer Safety, Subject Control Tactics, Crowd Management, Incident Command and EVOC programs. Since his retirement in November 2004, Brian has served as the President of Winning Mind Training Inc., an innovative training company focused on performance enhancement and helping individuals and organizations in the Pursuit of Excellence.
In addition to numerous law enforcement certifications Brian has earned a Certificate in Adult Learning from the University of Calgary. He has given presentations on mental preparation and conditioning at numerous international conferences and is sought after as a speaker across North America for his presentation ‘Success or Failure: It's All in the Mind'. In September of 2005 Brian was the recipient of the first Lifetime Achievement Award presented at the Canadian Officer Safety Conference in recognition of his contributions and commitment to Officer Safety in Canada.
In addition to be a contributing writer for the book Warriors: On Living with Courage, Discipline and Honor, Brian has had numerous articles published in law enforcement periodicals. Brian serves as an Advisory Board member for the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA), and is a member of the National Advisory Board for Police Marksman Magazine. He is also a member of the National Tactical Officers Association, the Illinois Tactical Officers Association, the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors, American Women's Self Defense Association and the American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers.
Brian has trained law enforcement trainers from the FBI, DEA, RCMP, as well as trainers from state, provincial and municipal agencies in New York, Florida, Louisiana, Illinois, Arizona, Washington State, Alberta and Saskatchewan in his cutting edge Performance Enhancement Imagery program. He has also worked with martial artists, competitive shooters, athletes and coaches from a variety of sports including hockey, volleyball, bull riding, figure skating, running, biathlon, and golf on harnessing the power of the mind and enhancing performance.
Brian worked as a volunteer mental preparation coach with Canadian amateur boxing champions in four weight classes, a 2004 Canadian Olympic Boxing team member and four gold medal winners from the prestigious Ringside Boxing Tournament held annually in Kansas City.
