Johan Bester

Background

About Johan Bester

Qualified EDD Trainer on the Frontex Training System. Experienced Senior Trainer with a demonstrated history of working in the professional training & coaching industry. Skilled in Microsoft Word, Emergency Management, Law Enforcement, Tactics, and Surveillance. Strong education professional graduated from F.H Odendaal High School. Key Characteristics: More than 27 years’ experience in dog handling, and explosives and security search patrols. Six manager years’ experience as Shift Commander in the South African Police Service Dog Unit. Five manager years’ experience as Deputy Program Manager – EDD Section, Bancroft Global Development, Somalia. K9 unit experience in Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan, South Sudan, and South Africa. August 2011 – September 2016 (5 years) Baidoa, Mogadishu and Kismayo, Somalia. Responsible for managing the first expansion of the Explosive Detection Dog program to a new location – The Development Initiative Malakal and Bentiu, South Sudan on a UNOPS contract. Completed the AMK9 Patrol/Narcotic Detection Dog handling Course and certified with an US Army accreditor in 2011. EXPERTISE AND PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS: EXPERTISE: Dog Handling and Handler Instruction, Public Safety. BANCROFT GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT: 2011/08 – 2016/09 Deputy Program Manager/ Senior Explosive Detection Dog Instructor/ Kennel Master Successfully trained two Kenyan Defense Force classes and one Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces class as Explosive Detection Dog Handlers, accredited by UNMAS. Advance EDD handler training classes for Kenyan Defense Force and Republic of Sierra Leone's handlers to include road clearance searches and open area searches. Training of Ugandan, Burundi, Ethiopian, Djiboutian, Kenyan and Somali Police EDD handlers while stationed in Mogadishu. Visiting checkpoints and performing internal Quality Assurance. Performing all administrative duties as required. Liaise with UNOPS for operations in Mogadishu, Somalia. First Responder’s Course completed with Bancroft Global Development, Somalia. Highly experienced project manager within the defense and security sectors globally. As a military and police adviser, overseen projects for the Ugandan, Kenyan, Sierra Leone, Burundi, Ethiopian National Defense Forces and the Somali National Police Force In the conflict zones of Middle East and Africa. During 2011 to 2016 trained and mentored African Union Forces in the Horn of Africa. Worked in the South African Police Service for 14 years with 6 years experience at middle-management level.