Sean Ater
Monticello,IL
Summary
Highly knowledgeable and detail-oriented professional with a strong ability to identify security risks and implement timely solutions to mitigate them. Skilled in written communications, audit reviews, and regularly interacting with all levels of management, outside agencies, and the general public. Proficient in Microsoft Office products. Strong partnership and presentation skills, along with the ability to think outside the norm through practical problem-solving. Talented Owner with excellent marketing, customer service, and facility oversight skills, having over two years of experience. Highly effective and comfortable working with people at all levels within an organization. Self-motivated professional successful in seizing viable opportunities for expansion and innovation in business. Background in increasing profits, mitigating risks, and transforming customer service standards. Experienced in leading and supervising operational teams.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Owner
Active Threat Training Solutions, LLC
12.2022 - Current
- Conduct site surveys and provide threat assessments to businesses to complete target hardening
- Review organization's current Emergency Response Plan
- Create Emergency Response Plans for organizations and provides training to all staff members
- Provide organizations with active threat training and leadership training to mitigate threats of targeted violence
- In partnership with Parkland Community College, fulfilling 6-10 contracts a year
Patrol Sergeant
Champaign Police Department
07.2014 - Current
- Supervise, coach, and develop between 9-16 patrol officers on shift daily
- Coordinate with upper levels of management to establish department goals and expectations and ensure patrol officers are performing in alignment with set expectations
- Complete daily administrative activities to include scheduling, preparing daily shift announcements and end-of-shift summaries, reviewing and approving patrol officer reports to be sent to the records division for permanent retention, the delegation of officers to adequately cover the entire city for the quickest and most reactive response
- Proactively partner with, and provide leadership to patrol officers when interacting with the public during routine and high-risk calls for service
- Communicate clearly and effectively to ensure all personnel is maintaining proper confidentiality and following department policies and procedure to mitigate risk
- Partner with local community groups through the department's Community Engagement program to build better alignment and relationships with the community
- Prior member of the SWAT and Sniper Team, including multiple deployments during high-risk scenarios, arrests, and search warrants
- Active Threat Master Instructor and lead active shooter instructor for Champaign and surrounding counties
- Created the city of Champaign's first Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Team, acting as the Program Manager
Curriculum Coordinator
Illinois Fire Service Institute
06.2011 - 06.2014
- PT instructor for the Fire Academy, leading physical training for over 30 firefighters each class during National Fire Academy
- Created lesson plans for all curricula taught on site
- Assisted in instructing and organizing on-site courses
- Collaborated with administrators to determine course objectives.
- Teamed with subject matter experts in evaluation and revision of training tools in order to continually improve learning platforms.
Gunners Mate
United States Navy
08.2006 - 04.2010
- Developed and led training programs in preparation for combat
- Performed as a fire team member during training exercises
- Guided and coordinated the unit's force protection programs to meet fleet requirements
- Maintained 100% accountability of all assigned small arms and crew-served weapons
- Served in three full deployments, including Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom
Education
M.D. - Executive Business Administration
FAULKNER UNIVERSITY
Montgomery, AL01.2023
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
Normal, IL01.2014
Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice
PARKLAND COLLEGE
Champaign, IL01.2012
Skills
- Customer Relations
- Small business operations
- Relationship Building
- Verbal and written communication
Certification
- Certified Active Threat Master Instructor, Illinois Tactical Officers Association
- Active Threat Instructor, National Tactical Officers Association
- Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Instructor, ALERRT
- Active Threat Instructor, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
- Threat Evaluation and Reporting Instructor, Department of Homeland Security
- ALICE Instructor
Timeline
Owner
Active Threat Training Solutions, LLC
12.2022 - Current
Patrol Sergeant
Champaign Police Department
07.2014 - Current
Curriculum Coordinator
Illinois Fire Service Institute
06.2011 - 06.2014
Gunners Mate
United States Navy
08.2006 - 04.2010
M.D. - Executive Business Administration
FAULKNER UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice
PARKLAND COLLEGE
- Certified Active Threat Master Instructor, Illinois Tactical Officers Association
- Active Threat Instructor, National Tactical Officers Association
- Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Instructor, ALERRT
- Active Threat Instructor, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
- Threat Evaluation and Reporting Instructor, Department of Homeland Security
- ALICE Instructor
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