Joe brings over four decades of public safety experience to his role as Instructor and Consultant at Knowledge Saves Lives. A retired Commander with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD), Joe has led tactical teams, overseen homeland security operations, and served as a chief of police for an unincorporated community. His breadth of leadership includes SWAT command, court security, detective supervision, and emergency incident management. He has also held statewide law...

Rob Young | Instructor & Consultant Rob Young was hired with KSL Inc, after a 19-year law enforcement career. Rob served his last seven years in law enforcement as a police sergeant in Northern California. During his career he served in different functions including patrol, hostage/crisis negotiation team, crime-scene investigator, school resource officer, crisis-intervention instructor, active-shooter response instructor, canine supervisor, and field-training supervisor. Rob has earned...

Rob Tysor | Instructor & Consultant Rob Tysor retired from the Fountain Valley Fire Department after 30 years where he's been a Captain, Engineer, Paramedic, and Firefighter. He would like to apply his knowledge and experience to a productive learning environment for the community. Rob also worked as the Training Officer where he coordinated all department-related instruction/hands-on practical training. His interests are spending time with family, golfing, tennis, fly fishing, and hiking.