Ray Shay is a retired San Diego Police Department Lieutenant, former SWAT Commander, and Lethal Force Instructor. In addition to extensive leadership and operational experience at three ranks of the San Diego Police Department operations, he is a former SDPD Regional Academy Training Officer, also a lead instructor for Lethal Force, Taser usage, Mobile Field Force and an assistant instructor for High Risk Vehicle Stops.
Ray’s assignments included a Civil Disturbance Planning Group, Mobile Field Force lead instructor as well as developed the Drywall Task Force and the Gang Suppression Team. Ray has also traveled locally, statewide, nationally and internationally to improve his level of expertise in the specific area of civil disturbances and community relations.