ARMADA Training Academy Courses/Facility/Instructors

About the ARMADA Training Academy

ARMADA Training Academy's courses are unlike most industry training classes. Traditional training deals primarily with the immediate threat, whereas our reality-based methods are wide ranging, including prevention, mitigation, preparedness, protection, response and recovery.

ARMADA Training Academy's classes are presented in both lecture and hands on format. The method of teaching is, Explain, Demonstrate, Practice, then Apply the concept. Training in this fashion helps ensure the students are not just fed information (which they can easily forget), but allows the student to begin building muscle memory and reflective responses. In addition, the training techniques are reinforced by having the students participate in real life training scenarios or exercises.

ARMADA can customize training courses to meet your specific industry's needs and/or to meet a specific course length.

The Facility

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ARMADA Ltd. offers training for individuals, families, corporate events, military and law enforcement. For more information please contact us at 614.505.7260.

Instructors

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Check out Armada's finest list of instructors

Defensive Tactics

Samuel Faulkner, Instructor

Mr. Samuel Faulkner has been a Certified Police Officer since 1983, having served as a Law Enforcement / Corrections Training Specialist for the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA), a section of the of Ohio Attorney General’s Office from 1987 – 2009. Mr. Faulkner is currently the Chief of Police for the Village of Mechanicsburg, Ohio. Additionally, Mr. Faulkner has served as an expert witness in over 300 national Law Enforcement and Corrections cases involving Response To Resistance, False Arrest, Tactics, Arrest Practices and Procedures.

Randy Thatcher, Instructor

Mr. Randy Thatcher has over 30 years law enforcement and security related experience. Over the past two years, he has been an Instructor with ARMADA for the United States Marine Corps Violence Prevention (VP) Program. Mr. Thatcher is an experienced training manager and program/course developer with more than 19 years of preparing and delivering informational and instructional programs for adults using instructional design model. He is experienced in performing training needs analysis, identifying training objectives, determining content, defining scope and lesson sequence, plan methodology, and course/program evaluations to ensure learner success and to control individual learning problems

Emergency Management

Lee Foster, Instructor

Mr. Lee Foster has over 6 years of experience in program policy, development and implementation. His background includes a combination of emergency management, judicial system and investigative experience as well as completion of Masters level coursework in Criminal Justice, specializing in Homeland Security Administration.

Firearms

James Jarvis, Instructor

James Jarvis is an Executive Protection Specialist, Risk Mitigation and Counterintelligence Expert, and Force Protection/Defensive Tactics Instructor.

Joshua Rock, Instructor

Mr. Joshua Rock has over 14 years of experience in various security related fields. He is a skillful security specialist and leader with extensive capabilities gained through time served in the U.S. Army and as a government contractor working in theaters of operation comprising of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Oman, Kuwait, Iraq, and Jordan.

Jeff Podracky, Instructor

Jeff Podracky is the Chief Operating Officer and co‐founder of ARMADA, Ltd. In this role, he oversees all business operations and customer service functions. Mr. Podracky is considered a subject matter expert in security operations, business continuity planning, workplace violence program development, executive protection and security technology integration. He regularly provides consulting services to area business, Universities, school districts, and public agencies

Tim Creedon, Instructor

Mr. Creedon’s 24-year career as an FBI Special Agent allowed him to serve in three different states where he gained a wide range of investigative and critical incident response experiences. In his varied assignments, Mr. Creedon worked with local, state and other federal agencies widening the scope of his investigative and special assignments. He worked foreign counterintelligence and organized crime in New York City. While assigned to Dallas, Texas he investigated general criminal matters that included fugitives, murder, drug organizations, organized crime, bank robberies and kidnappings.

Featured Courses

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ARMADA Training Courses

Street Smart Survival Force on Force - Level I w/Simunitions - Defensive Tactics

Saturday, March, 30, 2019 - Saturday, March, 30, 2019

This course provides students an opportunity to build confidence, reduce fear and gain awareness as it relates to every day safety and security. The course is primarily a mind-setting, planning, prevention and preparedness course. The course does include some basic self-defense tactics and practical application; however, the course is NOT a comprehensive self-defensive tactics course.

School Resource Officer – Physical Security Specialist Level I - Corporate / School / Healthcare

Monday, July, 29, 2019 - Friday, August, 02, 2019

This course provides SRO’s with an opportunity to learn how to conduct site physical security assessments, human behavior threat assessments, design and integrate security technologies, understand and apply physical security best practices, draft and implement security policies and procedures and state compliant preparedness plans, and improve the overall security and preparedness posture of the schools in which the SRO has responsibility.

Workplace Safety, Security & Preparedness - Corporate / School / Healthcare

Friday, October, 11, 2019 - Friday, October, 11, 2019

This course is designed for business owners, members of leadership from businesses/schools/universities, human resource staff, legal counsel representatives, safety personnel as well as security professionals. This course provides attendees an overview of everyday safety, security and preparedness practices to consider while at the workplace.

CCW BEYOND THE BASICS w/Simunitions® - Firearms

Saturday, October, 26, 2019 - Saturday, October, 26, 2019

Our going Beyond the Basics course addresses methods of and the techniques for carrying a concealed handgun. We’ll take a look at your life style and discuss the most appropriate carry method that will enable you to go about your daily routine in a confident, comfortable, and secure manner. The basic skill sets of safety, drawing, reloading, and movement will be covered along with unconventional positions and close contact engagements. All shooting done throughout the course will be from concealment. You have taken the first step toward your personal protection by getting a concealed carry permit; now take the second step by receiving the training that will allow you to be a responsible and prepared citizen.

Street Smart Survival Training – 8 Hour Course - Defensive Tactics

Saturday, November, 09, 2019 - Saturday, November, 09, 2019

In partnership with St. Charles Preparatory School, ARMADA Ltd. will be instructing a Street-Smart Survival Training course. This course provides students an opportunity to build confidence, reduce fear and gain awareness as it relates to every day safety and security. The course is primarily a mind-setting, planning,
prevention and preparedness course. The course does include basic self-defense and “fight to escape” tactics and practical application; however, the course is NOT a comprehensive defensive tactics course.