Dennis Gomez
Dennis Gomez is a retired Police Lieutenant who spent his career with the Orange Police Department. Dennis earned his Bachelor of Science Degree from California State Long Beach. The majority of his career has been with Investigations, including a special detail with the Drug Enforcement Administration, Los Angeles Field Division.
Dennis worked a variety of assignments and, during his time, was instrumental in several high-profile investigations that led to the arrest and conviction of multiple homicide suspects. This includes a case that was featured on Dateline NBC and other television networks outside the country. In addition, Dennis spent time working in Internal Affairs, assigned to the office of the Chief of Police. His experience in risk management, operations, critical incident planning, and workforce development has positioned him well for his role as a BATI instructor.
Dennis joined BATI to share his experiences and knowledge with various types of investigators. BATI, established in 1985, is taught throughout California, New Mexico, Colorado, and Nevada.
In 2024, Dennis became the Owner / Director of Behavior Analysis Training.
Rudy Negron
Rudy has over 28 years in law enforcement before retiring honorably from the Garden Grove Police Department in 2018.
During his career, Rudy's primary assignment was uniformed patrol. He also worked as an FTO, Street gangs/Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMG) intel, Mental Health Team, and a certified POST Instructor. As an Instructor, Rudy has received 8 letters of commendation for his training.
During his tenure working Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Intel, Rudy took part in a major OMG takedown in 2011of one of the Big 3 OMG's in California. Rudy took the lead in preventing a major Los Angeles-based OMG from setting up a chapter in Garden Grove.
Rudy took part in several OMG related shootings, an attempted murder and homicide investigation that resulted in the defendant being convicted and sentenced to life.
Rudy has been a guest speaker at numerous law enforcement associations, law enforcement conferences, from Texas to Hawaii, as well as police and sheriff departments throughout Southern California.
Guest Speaker For:
- California Background Investigators Conference
- California Gang Investigators Association Conference
- California Gang Task Force Association
- California Narcotics Officer Association
- California Peace Officer Association
- Kansas Narcotics Officers Association Conference
- Law Enforcement Intelligence Analyst National Conference
- Riverside County Gang Investigators Conference
- Texas Association of Vehicle Theft Investigators Conference
- U.S. Marine Corps / NCIS
- Western States Auto Theft Investigators Conference (CA and HI)
- Western States Biker Investigator Conference
- Numerous Police and Sheriffs Departments
Carl Whitney
Carl began his law enforcement career in 1989 as a police cadet with the Garden Grove Police Department. Carl has over 30 years of law enforcement experience and rose through the ranks, retiring as a lieutenant in 2021.
Carl had a remarkably diverse career working on many assignments that included FTO, Motor Officer, SWAT officer, undercover investigator, homicide detective, sergeant, and lieutenant. While working in homicide as a detective and detective sergeant, he was involved in many high-profile homicide cases, which allowed him to track down and arrest international fugitives.
Carl has taught for many years, covering a variety of topics that included field training, police motorcycle instruction, SWAT breaching, defensive tactics, and academy training at Golden West College. Carl possesses a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, an AS degree in Cyber Security and is a graduate of the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute.
Carl has been recognized as Officer of the Year, received several auto theft recovery awards, received the Boy Scouts of America Gold Award, received the Anaheim Police Department Life Saving Award, and was the recipient of the Garden Grove Police Department's Medal of Valor.
Hector Garibay
Hector Garibay has over 21 years of experience in law enforcement and retired from the Madera Police Department in November 2022. He served as a police officer, field training officer, gang officer with the Multi-agency Special Investigations Unit, and served 11 years in the Detectives Violent Crimes Unit. His primary caseload is consistent with homicide, gang-related shootings, robberies, and other violent crimes, including sexual assaults.
His interview and interrogation skills were heavily relied upon to obtain confessions that were critical to his investigations. Hector also served for over 18 years as a defensive tactics instructor and range master in the Training Division. Hector has been a part of the Bigs in Blue Program for over 5 years and has mentored young adults into the field of law enforcement.
Hector has received the "Shining Star Award" for outstanding service on behalf of the Madera County Victim Service Agency, as well as the "Above and Beyond Award" for his service to victims of domestic violence. Hector was recognized for an outstanding investigation relating to fentanyl overdoses, which led to the arrest of multiple drug dealers in the Central Valley. During his career, he was recognized twice as Officer of the Year by his peers. Hector also conducts background investigations for new officers within the Central Valley.
Michael Schneider
Sgt Michael Schneider was in law enforcement for over 27 years, working as both a deputy sheriff (Solano County [1995-2000] and Contra Costa County [2000-2007]) and a police officer. In 2007, he joined the newly formed San Ramon Police Department and retired in 2023. During his career, he has experience working on varied assignments such as Custody, Courts, Patrol, Investigations, and School Resource.
Michael was active in the training program at the San Ramon Police Department as the leader of the Defensive Tactics/ Impact Weapons Team and as a Firearms Instructor. In 2014, he was assigned as a Patrol Field Training Officer until his promotion to Patrol Sergeant in June of 2019. During his tenure in Investigations as the Computer Forensic Detective, he routinely gave presentations to officers regarding electronic evidence collection and internet investigations. He worked closely with the regional Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, serving search warrants and interviewing suspects. He also taught Internet Safety and Reputation classes to high school students and parent organizations.
Michael obtained his Master's Degree in Law Enforcement and Public Safety Leadership from the University of San Diego. Michael completed the California Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training's (POST) Instructor Development Institute (IDI) Advanced Instructor course.
Tommy Alberda
Tommy Alberda began his career in Law Enforcement in 1988 as a reserve police officer with the Kingsburg Police Department. In 1991, he transferred to the Fresno County Sheriff’s Department and retired as a patrol Sergeant. Tommy went to work as a Special Investigator with the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office, where he completed extensive background investigations. Tommy is also an Adjunct Instructor at the State Center Regional Training Facility (SCRTF).
Tommy had a diverse career working many assignments with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Department, which included Court Services, Patrol, Original member of the Multi-Agency Gang Enforcement Consortium (M.A.G.E.C), Robbery/Burglary Crimes detective, Field Training Officer, ICS team member and supervisor, and Field Patrol Sergeant. His interview and interrogation skills were heavily relied upon to obtain confessions that were critical to his investigations.
Tommy teaches Cognitive Interview and Interrogation for the ICI Core course, along with Basic Gangs at the Police Academy.
Tommy was awarded the 2002 Public Safety Officer of the year, from the Central Valley Safety Society, and the 2020 Employee of the year from the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office.
Daniel Dunnigan
Daniel Dunnigan is a retired Police Lieutenant with over 29 years who spent his career with the Corona Police Department. Daniel has been teaching with BATI since 2024. Daniel earned his Bachelor of Science Degree and has spent the majority of his career with investigations.
Daniel worked on a variety of assignments, including fraud, homicide, child abuse, and narcotic investigations. Daniel joined BATI to share his experiences and knowledge with various types of investigators. His experience in risk management, operations, critical incident planning, and workforce development has positioned him well for his role as a BATI instructor.
Ed Luna
Ed Luna is a retired Sergeant, with over 30 years with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. Ed has been teaching with BATI since 2024. Ed is a natural leader with a decisive nature, strong case management skills, and courtroom experience.
Ed helped manage the department’s emergency response team, crime analytics with threat assessments, and was the liaison for media channels and justice partners. Ed is a BATI alumnus and has positioned himself well for his role as an instructor.