WRAP Appoints Law Enforcement Industry Veteran Mario Knapp as Vice President of Training
August 12 2021 - 10:07AM
Wrap Technologies, Inc. (the “Company” or “WRAP”) (Nasdaq:
WRAP), a global leader in innovative public safety
technologies and services, announced the appointment of Mario Knapp
as its Vice President of Training. Knapp will be instrumental in
leading the Company’s Wrap Training Academy and its network of
BolaWrap and Wrap Reality instructors in the US and worldwide.
Knapp and WRAP’s instructors are critical to the growth and
adoption of Wrap Reality’s training scenarios, which encompass all
tools available for law enforcement to use throughout their
careers.Knapp will take the helm at a time when Wrap Training
Academy has experienced significant growth due to increased demand
for its remote restraint solution to assist law enforcement in
controlling high crises and encounters safely and effectively. WRAP
has 55 Master Instructors who have certified more than 3000
BolaWrap instructors across 870 agencies.“Mario’s experience and
training background will continue to build and advance the academy
as we evolve domestically and internationally,” said Tom Smith, CEO
and President at WRAP. “Mario’s record of success exemplifies
prudence and dedication in both operational command and managerial
positions. His key expertise in the development and direction of
policies, guidelines, and programs, and operational performance of
training, use of force and de-escalation makes him the perfect fit
for WRAP as we expand our footprint.”“Having served as a law
enforcement officer for almost three decades and as a BolaWrap
Master Instructor myself for two years, I recognize the need for
education and training to support the explosive growth of the
BolaWrap and the Wrap Reality full immersive training program,”
said Mario Knapp, Vice President of Training at WRAP. “Private and
public security agencies are recognizing WRAP as a leader in
innovative safety technologies, and I am honored to be able to
spearhead our revolutionary training platform to serve officers and
other law enforcement officers around the world.”Knapp is a 27-year
veteran of the Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD). His last
official assignment was to MDPD’s Special Patrol Bureau, where he
oversaw the Tactical Operations Section (Special Response Team,
Bomb Squad, K-9 unit, Incident Management Team), the Police
Operations Section (General Investigations Unit, Uniform Patrol,
Transit Unit), and the Special Events and Planning Section
(Aviation Unit, Marine Patrol Unit, Motors Unit, Underwater
Recovery Unit). Knapp served as Captain of the Miami-Dade Police
Training Bureau where he supervised and oversaw all in-service and
advanced departmental training matters to include tactical and
force-related training programs within the department. Knapp headed
the department’s TASER Conducted Electrical Weapon (CEW) and
Defensive Tactics and Firearms programs and is a certified
Defensive Tactics Instructor, Firearms and Sub-machine gun
Instructor, Rappel-Master Instructor and Close Quarter Battle
Instructor. Knapp also previously served as a Senior Master
Instructor and Training Advisory Board member for Axon.Knapp is a
member of the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), a national
police research and policy organization, and holds a Bachelor of
Science in Criminal Justice Management from the Union Institute and
University.
About WRAPWRAP Technologies
(Nasdaq: WRAP) is a global leader in innovative public safety
technologies and services. WRAP develops creative solutions to
complex issues and empowers public safety officials to protect and
serve their communities through its portfolio of advanced
technology and training solutions. WRAP’s BolaWrap® Remote
Restraint device is a patented, hand-held pre-escalation and
apprehension tool that discharges a Kevlar® tether to temporarily
restrain uncooperative suspects and persons in crisis from a
distance. Through its many field uses and growing adoption by
agencies across the globe, BolaWrap is proving to be an effective
tool to help law enforcement safely detain persons without injury
or the need to use higher levels of force. Wrap Reality, the
Company’s virtual reality training system, is a fully immersive
training simulator and comprehensive public safety training
platform providing first responders with the discipline and
practice in methods of de-escalation, conflict resolution, and
use-of-force to better perform in the field. WRAP’s headquarters
are in Tempe, Arizona. For more information, please visit
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