User:JustineJeffery/Christopher J Collins

Christopher J Collins was born November 23, 1965 in Toronto, Canada. He moved to Hamilton, Ontario at an early age and attended various educational institutions in Hamilton including Cathedral Boys' High School and Mohawk College.



Combat Medic
He enrolled in the Canadian Military as a combat medic receiving the Top Candidate award for Basic Training from the 2nd Field Ambulance Pettawawa. He was attached to the 23rd Medical Company out of Hamilton but served under the 2nd Field Ambulance. He was honourably discharged.

Police Officer
Chris was appointed a police officer in 1987 with the Halton Regional Police Service. He saw service in all districts of Halton - Halton Hills, Milton, Burlington and Oakville. Throughout his 22-year career in policing, he gained experience in the following areas: •	Traffic •	Scenes of Crime Officer •	Street Crime Unit - seconded to Homicide •	Criminal Investigations Bureau •	Drug and Morality Bureau •	Tactical - 10 years - Team Leader and Sergeant •	Training Bureau - Sergeant •	Platoon Commander - Staff Sergeant

He was instrumental in developing the Halton Regional Police SIRT (Search Incident Response Team). He formed an incident command structure; he himself being a Search Master/Manager, which he still maintains his knowledge and skills. His tenure in tactical lead to the development of the services job performance physical that received international attention by being published in the magazine, National Tactical Officers Association. He received the top tactical award while in this unit and was the team leader/advisor in an international tactical competition where his team placed second. His team was televised by the Discovery Channel demonstrating a modern pole tactical camera

His development of Course Training Standards, Lesson Plans and Training Manuals was recognized as being one of the best in Ontario. He was published in two magazines for tactical improvement - Blue Line and International Security. While policing, he was a part time instructor at Sheridan College in the Justice Studies Program - day and continual education. He instructed in areas as Crime Scene Management, Criminal Statutes, Drugs, Political Science, and Defensive Tactics. He instructed private companies such as Ford Canada, Halton Public Nurses, Halton Food Inspectors in areas of tactical communications and verbal judo.

Nuclear Security Manager
Chris retired from policing in 2008 and took a position as a security manager with the Ontario Power Generation (OPG). OPG is a public company wholly owned by the Government of Ontario. OPG is responsible for approximately 70% of the electricity generation in the Province of Ontario, Canada. [1] Sources of electricity include nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, wind, and fossil fuel. He manages security at a nuclear facility in Ontario. OPG is Canada's largest owner of nuclear power plants with responsibility for operating the Pickering A, Pickering B, and Darlington nuclear generating stations in Ontario. OPG also owns the Bruce A and Bruce B nuclear stations.