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Ron Otterbacher, Division Chief (Ret.)
Lead Instructor · National Center for Integrated Emergency Response
Personal Profile
Ron Otterbacher retired from the Orange County Sheriff's Office where he served for 28 years. Ron rose through the ranks to the position of Division Chief where he commanded the Uniform Patrol Division, Special Investigations Division, and Operational Services Division. He also served as one of the agency's High Risk Incident Commanders as well as an Operations Section Chief for the Region 5 RDSTF Incident Management Team. He is a Senior Consultant for C3 Pathways, a public safety consulting, training, and exercise firm. He has a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice and a graduate from the Senior Management Institute for Police, Southern Police Institute Command Officer's Development Course and the DEA Drug Unit Commander's Academy. Ron spent 15 years as a Tactical Operator and SWAT Medic. Prior to his career at the Orange County Sheriff's Office, he was a Paramedic for the Pine Castle Fire Department and the Orange County Fire Department.
Experience
C3 Pathways, Inc.
Senior Consultant
Ron provides Incident Management and Unified Command instruction with an emphasis on Law Enforcement and Tactical Situations. He is involved in classroom instruction, simulation hands-on training, and as a Controller and Evaluator of HSEEP compliant exercises. Ron leads C3 Pathways' Law Enforcement practice.
c3pathways.com
Orange County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Chief
Ron was a member of the Orange County Sheriff's Office for 28 years. During his tenure, he rose through the ranks to the position of Division Chief, a member of the Sheriff's Command Staff responsible for the development of policy, establishing and managing budgets, as well as overseeing day-to-day Sheriff's Office operations. Ron served as the Department's High-Risk Incident Commander for incidents of significance such as hostage, barricaded suspects, dignitary protection (Presidential visits), natural disasters, and other large scale incidents. Ron also served as a SWAT Sniper and Team Leader as well as serving as a K-9 Handler in the Tactical Unit.
ocso.com
Advanced Trauma Specialties
Owner
Ron is a partner in Advanced Trauma Specialties, a representative of BioStat LLC., the North American Distributor of Celox Rapid, and other Celox Products. Celox Rapid is hemostatic gauze utilized for mild to severe bleeding.
advancedtraumaspecialties.com
Everest University
Adjunct Professor
Ron instructed Criminal Justice related courses to students at the undergraduate level. He was able to present modern theory enhanced by decades of operational and administrative experience.
everest.edu
Orange County Fire Rescue
Firefighter / Paramedic
Ron served as a Firefighter/Paramedic providing Advanced Life Support and fire suppression to visitors to and citizens of Orange County.
ocfrd.com
“An incredibly well-rounded senior public safety leader with a ton of experience.”
Knowledge & Skills
Law Enforcement Practices
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25+ years Law Enforcement experience at all levels operationally as well as administratively. Adjunct College Professor at Undergraduate Level.
Incident Management
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Expert in NIMS, ICS, and Unified Command. Served as Operations Section Chief for Florida's Regional Domestic Security Task Force (RDSTF) Region 5 Incident Management Team and agency High Risk Incident Commander.
Training and Instruction
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25+ years teaching and training. Served as an instructor in numerous tactical schools also commanded the Orange County Sheriff's Office Training Section.
Disaster Exercises (HSEEP)
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Assisted in designing, directing, and evaluating disaster exercises across public safety, transit, industry, and power.
Special Weapons and Tactics
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15 years of experience as a Tactical Operator serving as a SWAT Medic, Countersniper, Countersniper Team Leader, and SWAT Team Leader.
Information Technology
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7+ years experience in system analysis, workflow design, and simulation development. 2 years as IT Division Manager of 1,500+ person Sheriff's Office.
Specialities
- NIMS/ICS
- Mass Casualty Incidents
- Professional Speaker
- Law Enforcement Command, Special Weapons and Operations
- Training Instructor
- Former Firefighter / Paramedic (FL)
- Exercise Design and Evaluation
- Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)
- Emergency Management
- Software User Experience Analysis
- Simulation Design
Accomplishments
NIMS Certifications
IS-100, 200, 300, 400, 430, 546, 547, 548, 700, 800.
Hurricane Deployments
Incident Commander. Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne.
Governmental Relations
Liaison and Committee Member. Served on several multi-disciplined committees, member of a multidisciplined Critical Incident Management Team for Region 5 RDSTF as well as the agency liaison to several local and federal agencies.
SWAT Seminar Instructor
1982 - 1996 Orlando, FL. Served as a member of the Instructor Cadre. Taught Tactics, Firearms, general SWAT operations.
Command Training Simulator
Multiplayer Incident Management Training. Line supervisor to executive leaders and Unified Command. Included fire, MCI, active shooter, law enforcement, terrorism, transit, transportation, and natural disasters.
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