Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Over 45 years of patrolling neighborhoods, solving crimes, training officers, and supervising departments within the law enforcement community 23 years with the largest fully accredited sheriff’s office in the United States, Broward Sheriff’s Office, Fort Lauderdale, FL, with 6,200 employees Assignments included various detective units, street crimes unit, SWAT team, organized crime narcotics unit, police academy, juvenile officer, training division, field training officer Law Enforcement Supervisor since 1991 Supervisory assignments included Training Division, Recruitment Division, Road Patrol, Criminal Investigations, Police Academy, and Crime Suppression Teams Past Instructor Coordinator for 9 simultaneous Police, Corrections, and Correctional Probation Academies at Broward College / Institute of Public Safety Completed over 150 law enforcement-related classes, academies, and seminars, including: General Facilitator Trainer Firearms Instructor Vehicle Operator Instructor Defensive Tactics Instructor First Responder and CPR Instructor Human Diversity Instructor Lindell Handgun Retention Instructor Ethics Instructor (National Institute of Ethics) Member, American Society for Industrial Security, joined in 1981 (Pursuing Certified Protection Professional Certification via the American Society for Industrial Security) National Law Enforcement Training Center joined in 1983 Member, International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association joined in 1998 Member, International Association of Ethic Trainers joined in 1998 (Past Director Florida Chapter International Association of Ethics Trainers) Court-recognized expert witness for Use of Force for the PBA and FOP Author of: Past the Uniform, published 2008 Author of: Hot Potato a novel, published 2023 Author of: From Another Dimension, published 2024 Author of: Blind Revenge A Mark Schaffer thriller, published 2025 Columnist for Police One website, entitled Past the Uniform Created Crimewave Solutions to teach officer survival to the next generation of law enforcement warriors and common sense self-defense to citizens Chief Instructor - Bushido Karate Dojo, began martial arts training in 1958, 7th degree black belt Trained twice in Japan
Past the Uniform. The stories of policing in South Florida. Undercover, SWAT, Detective. Hot Potato, a novel. A Police and Military thriller. From Another Dimension. A short story science fiction book. Blind Revenge A Mark Schaffer Thriller the sequel to Hot Potato.
Author of a column for Police1.com - Past the Uniform.
Capitalize on extensive knowledge of police strategies and martial arts to continuously develop new courses designed for law enforcement agencies for the 21st century. Liaise with police departments to determine needs and provide training programs in police accountability, advanced management, officer survival and ethics. Developed classes that provided law enforcement officers with the latest tools for survival on the streets, in the courtroom, within the department and while off duty. Classes are ingrained into annual in-service training for many departments. Created Common Sense Self Defense, a hands on mini course of self protection for citizens.
Chief instructor Bushido Karate Dojo. Began martial training in 1958, currently 7th degree black belt, trained in Japan, former New Jersey State Representative for the United States Karate Association, member International Martial Arts Federation, Tokyo, Japan