JOHN
KRUPA III
President
Director of Training
Master
Firearms Instructor |
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PROFESSIONAL VITA |
John is an active duty police officer with the Orland Hills Police Dept. (IL.) and is currently assigned to the patrol division and firearms training. He has over 22 years of experience in law enforcement and has previously served with the Chicago Police Dept. as a patrol officer, rapid response officer,
field training officer and firearms instructor. |
| He is a recipient of the Award of Valor, Silver Star for Bravery, Distinguished Service Award and numerous department commendations and awards for his actions in the line of duty, including the 1998 and 2005 Police Officer of the Year Award. |
John
is a certified firearms instructor (ILETSB) with the Chicago
Police Department, certified Master Firearms Instructor (ILETSB)
with the University of Illinois - Police Training Institute and holds the rating of Distinguished Weapons Expert with the Department of Homeland Security.
He has accumulated over 4000 hours of certified
training as a firearms instructor, operator and armorer. |
John is a graduate firearms instructor from the Secret Service Academy, FBI, DEA and Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), and has the distinguished recognition of being the only law enforcement trainer in the country to attend all four of these prestigiously recognized instructor training programs.
John is the founder and president of Spartan Tactical Training
Group and serves as the Director of Training Operations. John has also previously served as Director of Training for the DS Arms Law Enforcement Training Division (2005 - 2012).
He has served as a firearms training consultant
with the International Association of Chiefs
of Police and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives firearms interdiction program and has also served as a contract firearms instructor for the Department of Homeland Security
- Federal Flight Deck Officers (FFDO) program.
John
has consulted and / or presented training programs with the following
national and international law enforcement
training associations and organizations: |
- International
Assn of Law Enforcement Firearm Instructors (IALEFI)
- International Law Enforcement Educators & Trainers Assn. (ILEETA)
- American
Society for Law Enforcement Trainers (ASLET)
- Association of Firearm and Toolmark Examiners (AFTE)
- Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center (NLETC)
- Midwest Tactical Officer's Association (MidTOA)
- Michigan Tactical Officer's Association (MTOA)
- National Tactical Officer's Association (NTOA)
- Georgia Tactical Officer's Association (GTOA)
- Indiana SWAT Officer's Association (ISOA)
- Texas
Tactical Police Officer's Association (TTPOA)
- North American Weapons and Tactics Training Center (NAWTTC)
- Action
Target - Advanced Law Enforcement Training
Camp (LETC)
- International
Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
Firearms Interdiction Training Program
- Department
of Homeland Security - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms & Explosives - Firearms Interdiction
Training Program
- Department of Homeland Security (FFDO Program)
Federal Flight Deck
Officers Program
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| INSTRUCTOR
CERTIFICATIONS: |
- Federal
Bureau of Investigations
Firearms Instructor School - Class # 06-01
Carbine Instructor School - Class # 07-02
Firearms Instructor Development Course
- Secret
Service Academy
Firearms Instructor Training Course # 192
- Federal
Law Enforcement Training Center
Firearms
Instructor Training Program # 005
Distinguished
Weapons Expert
- Drug
Enforcement Administration
Tactical Raids Instructor School
Firearms Instructor School
- University
of Illinois - Police Training Institute
Master
Firearms Instructor Course # 1734 (re-certified x 3)
Police Firearms Instructor Course # 1559
Police Carbine / Rifle Instructor Course # 1959
Police Shotgun Instructor Course # 2343
- State of Illinois - ILETSB Certified Police Firearms Instructor:
Revolver, Pistol, Carbine, Rifle, Shotgun, Sub-machinegun
- Chicago Police Academy - Certified Firearms Instructor
Firearms Instructor Course
Firearms Instructor Development Course
- Springfield
Police Academy - Police Firearms Instructor Course
- North
East Multi-Regional Training Group
Rapid
Deployment Instructor Course
- Illinois
Department of Professional Regulation
Certified Firearms Instructor
- National
Rifle Association - Police Firearms Instructor Course
- North American Weapons & Tactics Training Center (The Site)
Law Enforcement Carbine / Rifle Instructor Course # 1959
Law Enforcement Shotgun Instructor Course # 2343
- Gunsite
- Law Enforcement Tactical Firearms Instructor Course
Tactical Pistol, Tactical Shotgun and Tactical Carbine
- Glock - Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor Course
- Heckler & Koch - MP-5 Operator and Instructor Course
- Singleton
International
M-16 / M-4, MP5 and UMP Instructor
Course
- Sigarms
Academy - Range Master Course # 02RM02
- Taser
International
M26 and X26 Taser Instructor
Course (re-certified x 2)
- Simunition
/ SNC Inc.
Instructor and Safety Supervisor Course (re-certified x 2)
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| SPECIALIZED
TRAINING CERTIFICATIONS: |
- Federal
Law Enforcement Training Center
Survival
Shooting Training Program # 002
- United
States Army - Military Police School
Counter-Drug Special Reaction Team Course
- State of Illinois - ILETSB Certified
Basic Emergency Services Team Certification
Law Enforcement Officer Certification
Police Strategy & Tactics Courses
Narcotics Specialist Certification
Police Tactical Firearms Course
Basic SWAT Certification
- University
of Illinois - Police Training Institute
Police Strategy and Tactics Course # 1566
Police
Tactical Firearms Course # 1568
- Northern
Illinois Police Alarm System - Basic SWAT Course
- Mid-South Institute of Self Defense Shooting
Intermediate Practical Pistol Course
Advanced Practical Pistol Course
Close Quarter Battle Course
- Blackwater Training Center - Tactical Pistol II Course
- Chapman Academy
Basic Practical Pistol Course
Law Enforcement Tactical Scenarios Course
- Lethal Force Institute - LFI 1 and LFI 2
- Ken Hackathorn - Mastering the Handgun Course
- John Farnam - Advanced Defensive Handgun Course
- Rob Leatham - Advanced Handgun Skills Development Class
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| ARMORER
CERTIFICATIONS: |
- Beretta
- All 92, 96 and Cougar series pistol groups
- Colt
- All "O" frame pistol groups / AR-15 / M-16 / M-4 rifle groups
- DS Arms - All FAL SA58 rifle groups
- Glock
- Law Enforcement pistol line (re-certified x 2)
- Heckler
& Koch - All MP-5 groups and all USP groups
- Robinson Armament - All XCR rifle groups
- Sigarms
- All DA/SA, DAO and DAK pistol groups (re-certifed x 3)
- Smith
& Wesson - All 3rd generation pistol groups /
Sigma
series pistol groups / M&P series pistol groups
- Springfield Armory - All XD series pistol groups
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| PROFESSIONAL
ASSOCIATIONS: |
- International
Assn of Law Enforcement Firearm Instructors
(IALEFI)
- International
Law Enforcement Educators & Trainers Association
(ILEETA) - Charter Member
- International
Assn. for Counter-Terrorism & Security Professionals
- University of Illinois - Police Training Institute Alumni - Life Member
- North Suburban Police Pistol League - Honorary Life Member
- American
Society for Law Enforcement Trainers (ASLET)
- Midwest Tactical Officer's Association (MidTOA)
- Michigan Tactical Officer's Association (MTOA)
- National
Tactical Officer's Association (NTOA)
- Georgia Tactical Officer's Association (GTOA)
- Illinois
Tactical Officer's Association (ITOA)
- Indiana SWAT Officer's Association (ISOA)
- Police
Marksman Association (PMA) - Life Member
- Illinois Police Association (IPA)
- National
Rifle Association (NRA) - Life Member
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| COMPETITIVE SHOOTING AWARDS AND TITLES: |
- International Law Enforcement Educators & Trainers Association
2nd Annual ILEETA Cup Match - Overall Match Winner - 2008
- International Assc. of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors
Annual Memorial Match - Overall Match Winner - 2007, 2010
- MTG - Annual IDPA Invitational Match
Overall Match Winner - 2004, 2005
- 2nd Place Overall - 2000, 2003
- Police Training Institute - Annual Combat Challenge Match
Overall Match Winner - "Top Gun" Award - 2004, 2005, 2006
- 2nd Place Overall - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007
- North Suburban Police Pistol League - Combat Duty Pistol Class
Overall League Champion - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- 2nd Place Overall - 2003
- North Suburban Police Pistol League - Off-Duty Weapon Class
Overall League Champion - 2005, 2006, 2007
- 2nd Place Overall - 2003, 2004
- Secret Service Academy - Firearms Instructor Course # 192
Top Gun Award Recipient
- FBI - Firearms Instructor School # 06-01
Overall Top Shooter Award
- DEA - Firearms Instructor School - Overall Top Shooter
- FLETC - Firearms Instructor School # 005
Keith Connelly Top Gun Award Recipient
- FBI - Basic SWAT School - Overall Top Shooter Award
- State of Illinois - Governors Twenty Award - 1999 and 2007
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John
can be reached by e-mail at: jkrupa@teamspartan.com
Mail
all correspondence to:
Spartan Tactical
4340 Cross Street
Downers Grove, Illinois 60515-1715
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