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Dwayne Fortes - Work History
Then and Now
- Plymouth-Carver High School Graduate, Plymouth Massachusetts 1987
- United States Marine Corps Active Duty 1989- 1993, Series Honor Graduate - Paris Island -Beaufort South Carolina – 1989
- Decorated Gulf War (Desert Shield / Desert Storm) Veteran 1991-1992
- Military Top-Secret Clearance- United States Marine Corps- Selected for top security operations due to superior qualifications under Marine Corps Security Force 1989-1991 - 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit - Special Operations Capable - 2nd Marine Division - 1991 -1993
- Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office 1993 - 2023
- Plymouth County Sheriff's Office Tactical Response Team Squad Leader 1994 - 2000
- Plymouth County Sheriff's Office Drill Instructor 1994-1995
- Plymouth County Sheriff's Office Senior Drill Instructor 1995-2020
- Plymouth County Sheriff's Office Defensive Tactics Instructor 1995 - 2023
- Plymouth County Sheriff's Office Firearms Instructor 2010 - 2023
- Massachusetts Criminal Justice Training Council (M.J.T.C.) Physical Training Instructor, Assistant Instructor for Applied Patrol Procedures 1995-1998
- Massachusetts Municipal Police Training Council (M.P.T.C) Drill Instructor (Day One- Only) 2013 - 2018
- Plymouth Police Reserve Intermittent Academy graduate -1996
- American International Security (A.I.S.C.) - Executive Protection; Crowd control; Surveillance and Video Evidence 2003-2005
- Deputy Sheriff - Plymouth County Sheriff's Office {2007} - Appointed Honor Guard Commander 2008 - 2018
- Certified Municipal Police Training Committee Defensive Tactics Instructor 1995- 2024.
- Plymouth County Sheriff's Office Use of Force Subject Matter Expert 2018 - 2023
- February 24, 2023 - Retired from Plymouth County Sheriff's Office
- March 14, 2024, to present. Contracted to instruct / certify SouthShore Hospital Public Safety Officers (Combative Patient Defense & Controls)
- April 11, 2024, to present - Contracted to instruct Paramedics and EMT's (Combative Patient Defense & Controls)
- May 10, 2024, to present - Contracted to instruct RN's, PA's, LPN's {ER-Staff} Combative Patient Defense & Controls
- June 30, 2024 - Retired from contracted work with Municipal Police Training
Management Skills_____________________________________________________
- 1990- Managed twenty Marines in the safeguarding of nuclear weapons - Special Security Force Marine Detachment
- 1995 – 2023 Supervised Correctional Officer Academies; Correctional Officers; and Deputy Sheriff's
- 1996-2023 Trained; Certified; Supervised; and Managed Plymouth County Sheriff's Office Drill Instructors
- 2003-2005 Supervised American International Security (A.I.S.C.) personnel in, Executive Protection, Crowd Control, and Surveillance Operations
- 2007 -2010 Lieutenant - Supervised Correctional Officers, and Deputy Sheriff's
- 2007 Appointed Honor Guard Commander; Responsible for supervising and managing Deputy Sheriff's to serve as Ambassador to the High Sheriff of Plymouth County
- 2010 -2015 Captain - Responsible for firearms training and certification of Plymouth County Deputy Sheriffs, Correctional Officers, as well as assisting local Law Enforcement agencies throughout Plymouth County
- 2015-2021 Assistant Deputy Superintendent {Major} - Responsible for Use of Force; Defensive Tactics; and Firearms training and certifications for all Plymouth County Deputy Sheriffs, and Correctional Officers
- 2015-2020 Reserve Police Academy Staff Instructor and Lead Use of Force & Defensive Tactics Instructor for the Plymouth County Police Chief's Association
- 2015 - 2023 Assigned as the lead Use of Force reviewing authority for the Sheriff’s Department.
- 2021 - 2023 - Training Director {Major} for the Plymouth County Sheriff's Office, responsible for curriculum development, and oversight for the 650 plus employees of the Plymouth County Sheriff's Office
Special Accomplishments and Commendations________________________________
- Marine Corps Leadership and Management School 1991- San Diego, California
- Marine Corps Silent Drill Team Detachment, 26th Marine Expeditionary unit – 1991-
- Certified Massachusetts Sheriff's Association Education Training Council / Massachusetts Municipal Police Training Council Defensive Tactics Instructor, Suffolk County, Boston, Massachusetts 1995
- Massachusetts Sheriff's Association Education Training Council Train the trainer Course 1995
- Re-certified 2010 - Plymouth, Massachusetts
- Plymouth County Sheriff’s Training Division Directors Award for outstanding leadership -1995, Plymouth, Massachusetts
- Plymouth Sheriff Department "Above and Beyond Award" for saving the life of an inmate -2006, Plymouth, Massachusetts
- Manadnock Police Training Group Advance Defensive Tactics and Expandable Baton Instructor; Boylston, Massachusetts 2008
- Certified Municipal Police Training Committee State Certified Firearms Instructor - Methuen, Massachusetts 2010
- Safariland Training Group Patrol Rifle Instructor Certification Lowell, Massachusetts 2013
- Certified as a Municipal Police Training Committee Level IV Defensive Tactics-Instructor Trainer - Boylston, Massachusetts 2014
- Appointed Massachusetts Sheriff's Association Education Training Council Southeast Regional Coordinator for Defensive Tactics / Use of Force Training - 2014
- Certified 14 Harvard University Police Officers under a Women's Self-Defense Program I developed in 2013 to be instructed on Harvard University Campus, Boston, Massachusetts 2016
- Law Enforcement Active Diffusion Strategies (L.E.A.D.S.) (Kevin Dillon; Lock-Up)- Hardwick, Massachusetts 2016
- Force Science Certification (The analysis of Use-of-Force incidents) San Antonio, Texas 2017
- Glock Advance Armorer's Certification Plymouth Massachusetts 2017
- Certified in Video Forensic Examination for law Enforcement investigations Marriottsville, Maryland 2018
- Gracie Survival Tactics {G.S.T} (Jiu-Jitsu for Law Enforcement) Level I Instructor Orlando, Florida 2020
- Gracie Survival Tactics {G.S.T} (Jiu-Jitsu for Law Enforcement) Level II Instructor Montgomery County, Maryland 2020
- Certified Advanced Video Forensic Examination for law Enforcement investigations Tempe, Arizona 2020
- FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association (L.E.E.D.A.) Trilogy Certification Hyannis, Massachusetts 2020
- Appointed Municipal Police Training Committee Regional Contact for Specialized Training related to Defensive Tactics (Ground Control), 2021
- Defense Technology Training Academy Senior Instructor Defensive Tactics and Expandable Baton Instructor Plymouth, Massachusetts 2021
- Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (F.L.E.T.C.) Certified Use of Force Instructor Lynnfield, Massachusetts 2022
- Instruct Use of Force, Defensive Tactics, and Specialized Training for annual Municipal Police In-service, and Plymouth County Sheriff's Correctional Officer In-Services - Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 2008 to present
- Revised a 2012 "Ground Defense" curriculum, now known as "Ground Control & De-Escalation Tactics" for Correction Officers and Law Enforcement Officers in Massachusetts, being instructed at Academies and Specialized Training Programs - Massachusetts, 2022 to June 30, 2024