RECON CONSULTANTS
RECON CONSULTANTS
Why we started Recon
We have spent our careers responding to emergencies and making split-second decisions when time is of the essence. In a critical incident, the time it takes to recognize a threat, decide what to do and act is what matters most. Recon Consultants puts that experience to work before an incident happens. Through assessments and training, we help schools, houses of worship, workplaces and the other critical infrastructure a community depends on shorten their decision-making time and their response time during a critical incident or attack. We grew up in a community like yours, and we serve communities like yours today. This work is personal to us.
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Expert Team
Our specialists bring decades of experience in critical infrastructure protection and emergency response planning to every project.
Donald L. Mumaw
• Retired Assistant Chief of Police, Springfield (Illinois) Police Department
• 31 years in law enforcement, in both tactical and administrative command
• Tactical and SWAT background
• Originator of the Recon motto, “Be Safe, Be Smart!”
Don Mumaw retired as Assistant Chief of Police of the Springfield, Illinois Police Department after a 31-year career in law enforcement. His experience covers both sides of the profession: tactical operations, including SWAT, and the administrative command of a department. At Recon Consultants, Don brings a working knowledge of how threats develop, how officers respond, and what a school, house of worship or other facility can do to help them.
Marc A. Mitalski
• Active sheriff’s deputy and School Resource Officer in Indiana
• Senior law enforcement instructor and course commander for reserve officer academies
• More than 27 years of experience in structural engineering
• More than 22 years teaching adults, including on the faculty of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Marc Mitalski is an active sheriff’s deputy and School Resource Officer in Indiana, a senior law enforcement instructor, and a course commander for reserve officer academies. He also has more than 27 years of experience in structural engineering and has taught adults for more than 22 years, including on the faculty of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Marc sees school safety from the inside every day and brings a trained eye for how a building is put together.