Training classes may be customized to the specific needs of you company policy.

Qualified instruction-based training, in an interactive forum, is provided for all classes. Handouts and other material are provided and actual samples are made available for the students to view. This interactive, hands-on approach provides understanding that is retained far beyond that of your typical 'video' training course.

Drug and Alcohol Education:

Education is not only the heart of a safety program for a company it is the perfect place to start a safety program. Whether, implementing a new program or continuing an existing one, Drug and Alcohol education is integral part of its success.

While videos, and computer based training programs abound, it will not equal the quality of first person training. An employee can’t ask a video or computer a question. And after all, why are you providing training? You want the employees, managers, and foremen etc., to understand the safety program. The objective is to educate about the company policies and what performance expected.

Kids don’t come with a manual, and every parent could use some advice. Ms. Gibbons, offers parenting classes on Drugs and alcohol use among children and teenagers. These classes can be scheduled for employees during brown bag lunches or as a part of an on-going wellness program.

Additionally, you reap the benefit of educating, not only the employee, but the family as well. Drug and Alcohol problems do not begin and end in the workplace.

Instructor Profile: Ms. Lynn Gibbons

Lynn Gibbons provides our classes on Drug and Alcohol Awareness. She has been personally teaching classes all over the United States, since 1989. The unique aspect of her classes is the flexibility to control the content to the specific needs and time specifications of the client. Ms. Gibbons also provides the required training under the Department of Transportation’s 49 CFR Part 40.

Instructor Profile: W. Wayne Wicks

Wayne Wicks has been involved in Energy related investigations since leaving law enforcement in 1981 after 9 years. The investigations have ranged from employee fraud, theft of assets to the sabotage of an offshore drilling rig. He has jointly worked with Local, State and Federal Investigators in his investigations involving the energy industry.

He is currently on the Energy Security Council’s Law Enforcement Liaison Committee, where he is an instructor to law enforcement agencies on crimes in the energy industry. He has been a member of the Energy Security Council, (ESC), since its inception as the Petroleum Industry Security Council, (PISC), in 1982. Mr. Wicks is also a current member of American Society of Industrial Security, (ASIS), and formerly served on its Energy Security Committee. Mr. Wicks also holds an instructor certificate from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Education.

Mr. Wicks has assisted in training over 400 law enforcement officers and company employees in energy related crimes from over 4 states.

Instructor Profile: Sergeant Paul Shepherd

Sergeant Paul Shepherd is a 25 year law enforcement veteran for the Odessa Police Department and is currently the supervisor of the Metro Homicide Unit and the Crimes Against Persons Unit. He was also a Sergeant with the Internal Affairs Unit. He has over 17 years of investigative experience.

He is a certified instructor for the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Education and holds a Master’s Peace Officers License. He is a past SWAT Team Member and has been one of his agency’s Hostage Negotiators for 18 years.

Sergeant Shepherd has trained over 300 hostage negotiators and recently utilized to train personnel from the United States Military. He is a Vice President of Training for the Texas Association of Hostage Negotiators and has presented numerous trainings for agencies throughout the state. He also holds an advanced certification in Critical Incident Stress Management and has been involved in numerous post–traumatic debriefings for law enforcement as well as private industry. He has received numerous departmental and state awards for his law enforcement efforts.

Sergeants Shepherd’s experience in the negotiation process combined with his experience in the investigation of workplace violence incidents and homicides bring a realistic and unique approach to meet the challenges of prevention strategies for businesses today.