October 14 - 18, 2024

Dr. David Adebimpe, DSc, PhD. founder and CEO of Polymath Interscience, is a research scientist, philosopher and inventor who uses his cross-disciplinary skills and expertise to solve unique problems that require the convergence of different scientific and technical disciplines and philosophies. With over 30 years of combined experience as a biochemistry, nanotechnology and organic chemistry professor and a guest scientist at NIST and NASA, he is a subject matter expert and world leader in the application of odorology and scent-engineering with the mechanics of mammalian olfaction to the development of scent-detection training aids and practical tools that enhance the olfactory capabilities of operational search-and-detect K9s.

David developed the first-and-only official inert replacements to the United States Marines’ Canine Kits for Explosives Detection. He also invented the world’s first non-hazardous training aids for the scent detection of a wide range of illicit and hazardous materials such as TATP, HMTD, Dynamite, PETN/ETN, Nitrocellulose, Nitroglycerin, EGDN, PCP, MDMA, Tetryl and Fentanyl, as part of the “ScentLogix™-K9” ScentKit Collection, which currently stands as the broadest collection of operationally-tested non-hazardous scent training aids ever produced for the imprinting and scent-training of working dogs in the detection of explosives, narcotics, guns, mines, ammunition, and currency.

Based on his knowledge of odor and olfaction David serves as a consultant to numerous agencies worldwide, including the Department of Defense (USA, India, Mexico), the Federal Police (Brazil), The Department of Justice (Australia), Department of Customs (Indonesia, Singapore, Kazakhstan), in matters pertaining to detector-K9 scent kit utility, training and certification protocols. As a result of user ratings and K9 performances, ScentLogix™ ScentKits are now regarded as the “gold standard” of training aids and the world’s first scent-reference materials for working dog imprinting, maintenance training and certification activities. Based on the consistency in performances of these explosives and narcotics training aids, they are now being considered as logically superior replacements to using real materials as training aids & certification standards, within numerous elite military, law enforcement and private working dog programs worldwide.

David’s qualifications include a Doctor of Science degree, an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, and a B.Sc. with Honors in Biochemistry with Psychology. Additionally, he has attended a number of FBI and US-DOJ certification programs in explosives detection and terrorist preparedness. He is a member of IABTI, a founding member of “SCENT-SOURCE” and serves on numerous national and international advisory boards. His current professional interests include “learning the art of applying a scientific knowledge of odor, scent engineering and biological olfaction, towards (i) the fabrication of electronic noses, and (ii) improving the portfolio of practical educational tools, utility scents, and training standards for the detector K9 community.”

Travis Hicks is the co-owner and President of Flatline K9. Travis’ career in law enforcement has spanned more than twenty years and he is currently a K9 Officer. In addition to his law enforcement career Travis served as a paramedic for more than 20 years as well, working in both law enforcement and EMS concurrently. Travis has a bachelor's degree in business management

and has completed numerous courses toward his masters degree in workforce education and development. Travis is a certified master trainer through Tarheel Canine School for Dog Trainers having successfully completed their six month resident master trainer course. Travis has taught numerous courses based on K9 TECC standards at Police K-9 Magazine and K-9 Cop Magazine conferences, as well as Military Working Dog Magazine conferences at locations

throughout the country. Travis is married and has a daughter who is currently a college student and a son who is in grade school and a baby granddaughter. Travis also has a stepson and stepdaughter who are both in high school.

Donovan Hunter specializes in special operations tactics, law enforcement operations and Military/Law Enforcement K9 utilization. He has maintained his Oklahoma peace officer license and serves as a reserve officer for Grove Police Department. Donovan will teaches handlers how to identify, channel and control the drives of their canine. Whether working in obedience, scent work or bite work, the handler will learn techniques and the psychology behind them, that will enhance or diminish the genetically inherent drives for a successful working dog!

Trooper Danny Nunez began working for Texas DPS in 2002. He has seized several thousands of pounds of marijuana and several hundred pounds of cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine and over 7 million dollars of Illicit US Currency, stolen merchandise, and weapons which were concealed in hidden compartments. 

Danny has been involved in several control deliveries to other states and has instructed thousands of Officers in Criminal Interdiction throughout the United States. He was Texas State Trooper of the Year in 2015 for the Amarillo District and received an award from EPIC for the largest ecstasy load. 

John is an IADLEST nationally certified law enforcement instructor. He has been instructing police canine handlers, supervisors and associations on the laws governing canine operations for 20 years. His classes have been taught across the United States and have been attended by handlers from around the world who study how U.S. laws might be used as a model for their own nation’s canine programs. John has 44 years of trial and appellate practice in police litigation and a background in working dog sports to make his interactive class the best of its kind. You will leave this class with a better appreciation for what you do, why you do it and how to do it more effectively.

Dave Reese is the CEO of 3 International companies and a boarding kennel in Chicago: K-9, INC (police and military green dog sales), International Scent Solutions (K-9 consulting), ShipMyPets.com (working dog and pet logistics) and VIP PET HOTELS (boarding kennel). Dave is a Certified Master Trainer with 33 years of experience in the K-9 Security and Defense Industry. He has worked with agencies in over 25 countries including Madrid, London, Netherlands, Belgium, Hungary, Mexico, Scotland, Hong Kong, Canada, Indonesia, Australia, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan and many others. Dave specializes in consulting, green dog sales, import/export of working dog and pet logistics, scent detection, training, handling, kenneling and specialty training. He has consulted for governments and international organizations and has lived and traveled throughout the world to work with police, military, private sector security and anti-terrorist experts.

Dave is a law enforcement Training and Standards Board Master Canine Instructor, a Master Anti-Terrorism Specialist, published author and patent holder. He wrote the first private sector laws for the K-9 Industry and has worked on special projects in the scientific research and development of working dogs.

 Dan Reiter is a U.S. Army Veteran and creator of the K-9 BSD (Behavior Shaping Device). He has worked with multiple K-9 trainers, handlers and agencies implementing training methods and the K-9 BSD. Dan has written numerous scent detection articles for Police K-9 Magazine and K-9 Cop Magazine. The K-9 BSD device is being used by thousands of trainers and handlers in the United States and by agencies in 30 countries around the world! Dan was also a holder of ATF type 33 high explosive permit and was one of the first to test the explosive detection dogs with ScentLogix. He has owned and worked with German Shepherds, Belgian Malinois and Labrador retrievers and has competed in AKC and Schutzhund tracking, protection and obedience.

Sgt. Doug Roller was the Chief Trainer for the Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) K-9 Platoon, Metropolitan Division for 17 years, until he retired in March of 2013. He is a nationally recognized expert in K-9 tactics, perimeter containment and search techniques, with over 6,500 K-9 deployments. Sgt. Roller is a court qualified K-9 expert and has testified in numerous K-9 litigation cases. In 2010, Doug started his company Tactical K9 LLC. His company has conducted countless seminars throughout North and South America, as well as Asia. Doug is also a California POST Certified AICC Instructor.

Ernie Wolosewicz is a retired 28-yr veteran of the Long Beach PD. Prior to his retirement in 2021, he was the sergeant in charge of the PSD Unit and had been assigned to the SWAT team as an entry team leader. He was part of the K9 detail deploying with two dogs. His patrol / SWAT K9 partner was cross-trained in narcotics and combat tracking. His second dog was a single-purpose explosive detection canine. Ernie has been training dogs for 26 years and was the LBPD's certified trainer for patrol and detection. He handled 5 patrol dogs and two explosive detection canines in his 15 years as a handler and handled an explosive detection canine as a sergeant.