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Short Bio for Anthony Marzano – amarzano@willcountyillinois.com
Anthony Marzano is currently Deputy Director for Operations at the Will County Emergency Management Agency in Joliet, Illinois, managing seven of the Agency’s special response teams in addition to his emergency planning duties. Mr. Marzano currently Chairs the Illinois Search and Rescue Council, and represents the State of Illinois on the National Association for Search & Rescue’s State & Federal SAR Coordination Committee. He is a member of the ASTM F32 Committee on National Search & Rescue Standards, and teaches SAR throughout the Midwest. Mr. Marzano is a graduate of the US Air Force National Search & Rescue School, and is the recipient of NASAR’s 2007 US State & Canadian Provincial SAR Award.
Mr. Marzano is a Certified Emergency Manager through the International Association of Emergency Managers, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Emergency Management & Homeland Security from Jacksonville State University.

 

Applied K-9 Technologies, Inc.

Response    ¨    Training    ¨ Consulting

 

William ( Bill) Dotson
President

6022 Advance Mills Rd, Ruckersville, VA  22968

 434-985-3893   Cell 434-242-7448

Email – sarbill@aol.com

 

William M. Dotson Jr.
                                                                                               

 

EDUCATION:

1970 - 1972                             M.A. Microbiology University Of California-Davis, Davis California

1962 -1968                               B.S., Zoology Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Began dog training in 1971 with AKC obedience Started   Schutzhund (German protection dog
sport) in 1975 and earned a “Schutzhund I” title. Founded and was Training director of
California Rescue Dog Association, Inc. in 1977 and earned “Mission Ready “ status with the
Swiss Disaster Dog Association. From 1978 -1980 assisted the Davis, CA. Police department as
a volunteer police dog team. Operational member of Dogs East 1982.to 1997. Have responded to
numerous National and International disasters and helped  FEMA develop their criteria for   
FEMA Disaster Task Force dog teams.  Have delivered many seminars on Search and Rescue,
Disaster and Cadaver search dogs. Advise Search and rescue teams nationally and
internationally. Founder and President of Applied Technologies, K9 training director of FEMA
Virginia Task Force 2, responsible for  developing the K9 component.

SPECIFICS:

DAVIS DOG TRAINING CLUB, INC.
- Obedience instructor
- Training Director
- CD and CDX titles with AKC

 

SACRAMENTO SCHUTZHUND CLUB, INC.
  - Founder
- Training Director
- Titled dog
- Trial Decoy

 

CALIFORNIA RESCUE DOG ASSOCIATION, INC.
- Founder
- Operations Leader
- Training Director
- Operational Dog Handler

SWISS DISASTER DOG ASSOCIATION
- Passed “mission ready” test in Switzerland awarded “K-TEAM” status
- Passed “Suchhund” (search dog) and Katastrophenhund (disaster dog) tests

CITY OF DAVIS, CALIFORNIA - POLICE DEPARTMENT
- Volunteer Police Dog Handler - felony search and evidence

DOGS EAST, INC.
- Search Manager
- Trainer
- Developed “SKAT” concept (Specialized K-9s and Tactics) for disaster and cadaver search
- K9 search manager for many lost person and homicide searches.

OFFICE OF FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) -AGENCY FOR
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT - US GOVERNMENT
- Developed search dog unit for OFDA – 1986 - 1992
- Canine search team trainer and  manger
- K9 Manager for earthquake response to El Salvador
- K9 Manager for earthquake response to Armenia
- K9 Manager and dog handler for earthquake response to the Philippines
- Represented OFDA in France and Switzerland on behalf of international cooperation at
disasters
- Presented water (drowning) search training in France at the request of OFDA
- Produced and managed International Search Dog School - participants from 5 countries
- An organizer and presenter at First International Search and Rescue dog Symposium
- Representative of OFDA at the Second International Search and Rescue Dog Symposium
- Representative of OFDA at Third International Search and Rescue Dog Symposium

STATE OF VIRGINIA - DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
- Member of statewide committee to develop K-9 standards for Search and Rescue Dogs
- Search Team Manager for  Virginia K-9 response to Hurricane Hugo in South Carolina

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA)
- Chair of Canine Criteria Committee to develop standards for Disaster Task Force Dog teams
- Presented K-9 Search and Rescue portion of a Urban Search and Rescue program on the
FEMA - ENET ( a satellite TV presentation)
- Search Team Manager for VIRGINIA BEACH Disaster Task Force - VATF2
- Search Team Manager with VATF2 to Petersburg, VA tornado
- Search Team Manager with VATF2 to Oklahoma City -  Murrah Building Bombing.
- Search Team Manager with VATF2 to Fort Walton Beach, FL – Hurricane Opal
- Seminar for Memphis Task Force I
- Training Director for canines for Virginia Task Force II (FEMA)- took VATF2 from 0 certified dogs to 7 certified dogs in 2 years. ( 5 Type II and 2 Type I)
- Trained and certified dog to FEMA  certification
- K9 Search Specialist responded to Hurricane Katrina – Waveland, MS
- K9 Search Specialist responded to Hurricanes Rita and  Opheilia

MASSACHUSETTS TASK FORCE I ( FEMA)
- Consulting Trainer – 2004-2005

CITY OF IZMIR, TURKEY

  - Trainer for City of Izmir, Turkey - Urban Search and Rescue team – search dogs
- Developed Disaster Dog program and training program
- Seminar 2000
- Seminar and testing 2001

REPUBLIC OF PANAMA

- Operations manager for 3 missions to locate “disappeared”victims of the Noriega regime

Niigata K-9 Search and Rescue Team ( Niigata, Japan)
- Consulting Trainer
- Seminar May 2003,2004

North Carolina Disaster Dogs, Inc.

US Army
- search for lost paratrooper

 

SEMINARS PRESENTED
- International Search and Rescue Dog School
- Central US Earthquake Consortium ( Memphis ,TN)  - 2  seminars
- State of Indiana - 2 day introductory course on Search and Rescue Dogs
- Florida Search Dog association - 3 day seminar on water and cadaver search
4 day advanced cadaver dog seminar
- Durham (NC) Search and Rescue team - 2 day introductory course on Search and Rescue
Dogs
- American Search and Rescue Association  - 5 day course on Disaster dogs 1994,1996,1997
- North American Search Dog Network - 5 day course on Disaster dogs 1992,1993,1994,1996
- Missouri Sheriff’s Association - 2 day talks on Search Management
- Canine Search and Recovery - 3 day course on Disaster Dogs
- Great Lakes Search and Rescue Dogs - 3 day Disaster Dog course
- Tri-State Search and Rescue Dogs - 3 day Disaster Dog course
- Canine Search and Recovery  4 day Disaster dog course
- New York State Search and Rescue Federation  - 3 day course on Disaster Dogs
- Missouri Search and Rescue Dogs – 3 day seminar disaster and cadaver
- Commonwealth Search and Rescue – audit area search dogs
- Missouri Search and Rescue – 5 day general Search and Rescue training
- DMORT team Region V – informational talks on the use of cadaver dogs at mass casualty incidents

- Buckeye SAR dog conference - cadaver and article search
- CSI cadaver seminar
- CSI Problem Solving Workshop
- CSI Air Scent Seminar
- Search and Rescue Dogs of Oklahoma – disaster Dog seminar
- Search and Rescue Dog Kennels of Oklahoma – Air Scent
- National Disaster Medical System – DMORT – Cadaver dog demonstration – CSI
- Japan Search Dog Network – Puppy seminar (1999 and 2000)
- CSI Vassar , Michigan (2000)– Disaster Search Dogs
- CSI Polar Bear Camp – Michigan
- CSI  “The SAR Puzzle – Putting the Pieces together” teamwork seminar
- First Annual Southeastern SAR Dog Seminar – Chattanooga, TN
- CSI  Vassar, Michigan (2001) – Disaster Search Dogs
- Northeast Ohio Search and Rescue (2001) – General search seminar
- Network of Canine Detection Services 2001 Seminar – disaster dog class
- Osage Beach Fire Dept. 2002 Search and Rescue Dog seminar
- Central Oklahoma SAR 2002 – Management of K9 teams seminar
- Northeast Ohio Search and Rescue (2002) – General Search Seminar
- Idaho SAR Dogs 2002 – Disaster dog Seminar
- International Disaster K-9’s – Lead instructor – Disaster Dog seminar 2002
- Niigata K9 Search and Rescue Team – 2003 seminar
- North Carolina SAR Advisory Council – Fall 2003 SAR exercise – Disaster training
- International Disaster K9’s – lead instructor – Disaster Dog seminar
- Applied K9 Technologies – Selecting and Understanding the Working K9- Chattanooga
- MATF1 – FEMA Task Force – Training and K9 assessment 2004
- Applied K9 Technologies – Selecting and Understanding the Working K9 – Centreville, Va.
- Illinois Search Dogs – Area Search Dog Seminar
- Niigata, Japan – Search Management course to Niigata Fire Department – 2004
- Niigata, Japan – Wilderness Search Dog Seminar – 2004
- Tri-State Search and Rescue Seminar – Highmont, NY – First Responder Workshop-2004
- Fairfax County Virginia – Animal Control seminar –Selecting and Understanding the
Working Dog -2004
- West Virginia Disaster Dog Association – seminar and evaluation  2005
-  Mid-Atlantic Search Dogs – seminar – Introduction to Disaster Dogs 2005
-  IDK9 – Building search workshop – lead instructor 2005
-  Search and Rescue Dogs of Colorado – Beginning / Intermediate Human Remains Detection
-  Search and Rescue Dogs of Colorado – Advance Human Remains Detection 2005
- South Dakota – Search Management seminar 2005,2006
- New York SAR Dog Federation – Building search seminar
- IDK9 – Building search and Disaster Workshop- Winston – Salem, NC
- New York Search and Rescue Dogs – Building search
- Jonni Joyce seminar – Appomatox, VA
- ARGUS – Indiana – private team training
- Blue and Gray Search Dogs – private team training
- 2cd Annual SAR K9 Kamp – building search
- IDK9 – building search

PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

97/02 – present                       Applied K-9 Technologies, Inc.
                                                President, Owner
Seminar production and presenter
Training coordination. 
Behavior Consultant
Disaster Team Leader
Search Management Instructor

4/84 to retired Dec. 2000        Merck and Co, Inc., Elkton, Va
- Microbiologist. Responsible for accurate identification of microorganisms,    process consultation regarding microbiological concerns in aseptic processes. Perform studies and experiments in support of  Food and Drug Administration regulations. Hazmat Specialist on the plant Hazmat Brigade. Responsible for the safety of Hazmat responders by selecting proper protective gear and researching the chemicals/agents involved.

 

4/82 - 4/84                                Alex Dotson’s Sports And Imports, Charlottesville, Va.
Service Manager. Responsible for customer relations, repair estimates, parts ordering, and scheduling

12/81 - 3/82                             University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
- Laboratory Research Assistant. Responsible for conducting experiments on the effects of anti-viral compounds on virus induced diabetes in mice.

 

 

1/71 - 12/81                             University of California, Davis, Davis, Ca
-Staff Research Associate. Responsible for conducting all   experiments for supervising professor. Applied Immunochemistry and other immunological procedures to the study of the effects of oxidant pollutants on the immune system of mice

 

12/68 - 12/70                           United States Army - Sixth US Army Medical Laboratory, Fort Baker, Ca
Specialist 5 -Biological Science Assistant (MOS - 01H20)
Responsible for development and performance of Rubella antibody test. Performed experiments under the supervision of the Commanding Officer of the laboratory.

CERTIFICATES AND COURSES TAKEN

 

AWARDS AND COMENDATIONS

 

References available on request.

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