ROMEO INGRESO HAS BEEN A DEPUTY SHERIFF FOR A LARGE METROPOLITAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA FOR 17 YEARS. ROMEO HAS WORKED SUCH ASSIGNMENTS AS CUSTODY, UNIFORMED PATROL, PATROL TRAINING OFFICER, GANG SUPPRESSION TASK FORCE MEMBER, DETECTIVE, AND CANINE HANDLER. ROMEO HAS HANDLED A PATROL DOG FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS. HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS OPERATIONS INVOLVING THE USE OF A POLICE SERVICE DOG AND A SWAT TEAM.

ROMEO'S AREA OF EXPERTISE IS IN THE FIELD OF TACTICAL CANINE DEPLOYMENTS AND THE TRAINING OF POLICE SERVICE DOGS AND THEIR HANDLERS. IN ADDITION TO ROMEO'S LAW ENFORCEMENTEXPERIENCE, ROMEO WAS INVOLVED IN THE DOG SPORT SCHUTZHUND FOR MANY YEARS. HE WAS AND IS STILL RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE TOP TRAINING AND TRAIL HELPERS IN THE NATION. HIS BLEND OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND DOG SPORT EXPERIENCE PROVIDES ROMEO WITH A UNIQUE UNDERSTANDING OF THE TRAINING NEEDS OF THE MODERN POLICE SERVICE DOG AND THE HANDLING SKILLS REQUIRED TO SUCCESFULLY DEPLOY IN TACTICAL OPERATIONS.