05/26/2026
‼️INSTRUCTOR SPOTLIGHT‼️
Ryan Millbern
Class: Reality Based K-9 Training and US Based Operations for LE/Commercial Explosives Detection Teams
Ryan Millbern is the President of the International Casino & Resort Working Dog Association and Major of Special Operations (K9 & SRT) at Pinnacle Protection Group covering 21 casinos, 500+ properties and 300,000+ Nevada residents. With over 17 years of K9 management, training and handling experience within Law Enforcement, High Threat Overseas Security Contracting and Domestic Security Operations. This experience includes standing up new K9 programs, existing K9 program assessment and improvement protocols, creating K9 program specific corporate and law enforcement policies/SOPs, developing operational deployment strategies and establishing K-9 and handler testing and selection procedures.
Ryan has obtained Trainer and Handler certifications from various entities including ATF, DEA, DOD, DOS, Colorado Police Canine Association, North American Police Work Dog Association, United States Police Canine Association, Southern Coast K9, Silver State K9, Ford K9 Training, and Hill Country Dog Center. Ryan is a retired Police Officer, North Carolina Board of Community Colleges approved Police K-9 Master Trainer School Instructor, a human borne explosives decoy currently supporting TSA’s National Explosives Detection Canine Training Program (NEDCTP) at airports across the United States, around the globe and presently holds a federal security clearance.
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Join us and Ryan at the 15th Annual International K-9 Cop Working Dog Conference & Vendor Show in Nashville, Tennessee - September 15th, 16th & 17th - 2026
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