Serves with the Pierce County Sheriff's Department since 1981 and currently is a Sergeant supervising the Court Security Division.
First certified Master Defensive Tactics Instructor for law enforcement personnel in the state of Washington and was also a Firearm's Instructor.
Member of Pierce County Sheriff's S.W.A.T Team since 1983 where he currently serves as the point man on the entry team.
Since 1988, he has primarily focused specifically on the issues of school related and workplace violence.
He has taught over 400,000 professionals and students across the United States and in Canada about issues regarding gangs, youth violence, workplace violence, school safety and rape and assault prevention.
Jesus served as a committee member on the Washington State Safe Schools Advisory Committee from 1994-1998.
Guest instructor for F.E.M.A. at the Emergency Management Institute in Emmitsburg, Maryland, where Emergency Management Services and schools established partnerships to minimize the impact of youth violence in our nation's schools.
Served as a Washington State's committee member on the Governor's Youth Violence Summit for Governor Locke, in 1998.
Jesus has attended and completed a course taught by the United State Secret Services' National Threat Assessment Center in Washington, D.C. where targeted school and workplace violence prevention was the focus of the course. Only 26 to 30 police officers from around the United States are accepted into this course, which is only offered four times a year.
Jesus has taught hundreds of school districts around the country in numerous school related issues with one of the most popular courses being lockdown development and implementation.
Keynote speaker for corporate America on issues relating to workplace violence and has taught to some of the largest corporations in the country.
Co-producer of segments of The Sheriff's Report on Comcast Cable television (Pierce County, Washington).
Guest on radio and T.V. talk shows including CBC radio in Canada and NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw.
Has written a gang reference guide for education professionals and is featured in numerous videos covering topics such as Gangs, Breaking Up Fights, Use of Force Issues, Campus Intruder Contacts and Work Place Violence.
Keynote and Speaker Highlights
Presenter for the Montana Association of Pupil Transporters' Conference in Billings, MT. on Verbal S.W.A.T. - June 2008
Hood Canal School District - Student and Community training on Gang Awareness, Anti-Drug, Anti-Alcohol, Anti-Bullying & peer pressure issues - June 2008
Provided Workplace Violence Prevention Training for the Health Care Authority in Olympia, WA. - May 2008
Lockdown training provided in Akron, OH - April 2008
Lockdown training provided in Cedar Rapids, Iowa - March 2008
Presenter at Minneapolis Public School's Pupil Transportation Conference - February 2008
Pre-conference presenter at the 29th Annual National Conference on Law and Higher Education; Clearwater Florida February 2008.
Trainer for the Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia, WA. - January 2008
Keynote speaker at the 2007 Business Technology Conference Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Guest speaker: Rockwood School District on School Violence, October 2007 St. Louis, Missouri. "Jesus M. Villahermosa, Jr., nationally renowned expert on school and workplace violence, has spoken to thousands of students throughout the US in motivational assemblies regarding themes of choices, consequences and respect. He visits Rockwood to speak to middle school students yearly."
Presenter: September 2007—Columbia Basin College; Yakima, WA. Sponsored by CBC Administration and the CBC Health & Safety Committee; Presentation about emergency planning for major campus incidents with scenarios discussing what employees need to know if a lockdown or evacuation is implemented during an actual crisis and options to consider for personal safety.
Thirty-eighth Annual State Traffic Education Workshop/conference, Montana Traffic Education Association, April 2007
Speaker: Youth Traffic Safety Training for School Resource Officers; September 14, 2007
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