Our Instructors and Staff

Dr. Strauss have been a practicing anesthesiologist, since 1987 at major trauma centers on both coasts. He has an interest in personal protection, martial arts and firearms for most of my life. He became a LAPD Re-serve officer, with the purpose to bring his skills to the streets of Los Angeles. 

• CAPOST Certified TacMed Course instructor
• NAEMT --TECC (Trauma Emergency Casualty Care/Law Enforcement)
• ALERRT Active Shooter Instructor
• NTOA - Rescue Task Force Instructor
• Tactical Medicine Director - Women’s Guild Simulation Center (Cedars Sinai Medical Center}
• NRA Law Enforcement - Handgun and Tactics Instructor
• LAPD Reserve Officer 
• Board Certified Anesthesiologist

 He is accomplished professional offering a comprehensive background supporting U.S. military operations in roles of increasing responsibility as well as being a front line first responder and instructor.    

•  Retired Chief Hospital Corpsman
• Nationally Registered Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
• NAEMT Affiliate Faculty
• NAEMT TECC/TECC LEO Instructor
• AHA ACLS/PALS/BLS Instructor
• Executive Protection Agent
• CSFM Firefighter I/II
• CSFM Fire Investigator I/II
• Hazardous Materials Technician
• Hazardous Materials Specialist

  Experienced retired law enforcement professional with over 30 years of increasingly responsible leadership in policing, tactical operations, and personnel development. Instructor and mentor in various fields and disciplines.  

•  Police Lieutenant - Beverly Hills S.W.A.T. Commander   
•  US Navy Corpsman Petty Officer Second Class 
•  EMT National Registry 
• Executive Protection California POST  
• AHA ACLS/PALS/BLS Instructor
• Executive Protection Agent