Dave Young,
is the Director of Specialized Programming for RedMan Training at Northcentral Technical College. Dave graduated from his first law enforcement academy in 1985 and now has over 20 years of combined civilian and military law enforcement and training experience.

Dave has served as a:

• Certified corrections officer
• Law enforcement officer
• Gate sentry
• Patrol officer
• Watch commander
• Investigator
• Special Reaction Team member
• United States Marine Corps Leader and Commander

He participated in and trained both military and law enforcement personnel in crowd management operations throughout the world.

Dave is recognized as one of the leading defensive tactics instructors specializing in crowd management, chemical munitions, specialty impact munitions, protocol and selection of gear and munitions, ground defense tactics and water based defensive tactics. He is a former staff noncommissioned officer from the United States Marine Corps, Chairmen of the Policeone.com advisory board, a member of the Police Magazine advisory board and a technical advisory board member for the Force Science Research Center.

Dave has been featured in national publications and magazine for his innovation and dedication to law enforcement training has been a spokesperson and consultant with CNN and Fox World News on officer survival and equipment safety. Dave is an active member of the American Society for Law Enforcement Training (ASLET), International Law Enforcement Educators and Training Association (ILEETA) National Organization of Deput Sheriffs (NODS) and the President and Founder of International Law Enforcement Aquatics and Waterborne Association (ILEAWA).

Dave works with more than 20 highly skilled adjunct faculty instructors from across the United States to bring NTCs RedMan Training to host locations and at the College's four regularly scheduled program locations. In addition, RedMan Training has partnerships with scores of law enforcement equipment manufacturers, product suppliers and training organizations to ensure that program participants are working with the latest technology and gear available.