Our Team

Jerry Johnson, President

Jerry Johnson, President

Jerry is a Veteran of the United States Air Force, where he served as an Instructor at the DOD Dog Training Center. After the military, Jerry quickly rose through the ranks of some of the largest private security and canine services providers in the world to serve in various operational, leadership and executive roles, including President and CEO. From 2003 to 2007, as Owner and CEO of a private K9 company, Jerry deployed more than 100 expat dog teams simultaneously across Iraq and Afghanistan.

Jerry is recognized internationally as a leader in the security services industry for the provision of canine services, training and handler training for domestic and international law enforcement, government, and private entities worldwide. He received his BS in Criminal Justice from Florida State University and completed his Master of Public Administration coursework at The University of Oklahoma. He was also a former Instructor of Criminal Justice at Central Texas University.

Dr. William Schneider, Chief Scientific Officer

Dr. William Schneider, Chief Scientific Officer

Dr. Schneider has 23 years of experience as a molecular biologist, specializing in studying virology, insect transmitted diseases and pathogen evolution. Over the course of his career Dr. Schneider has worked on numerous diagnostic tools for pathogens, including PCR, real-time PCR, deep sequencing and mass spectrometry.

Before joining BDK9, Dr. Schneider worked 16 years for the USDA in the Foreign Disease/Weed Science Research Unit developing advanced pathogen detection methods and studying the evolution of plant virus diseases in the U.S. He received his BS in Biology from the University of Minnesota/Duluth and a Ph.D in genetics from Michigan State University.

Shawn Reed Director of Training and Operations Bio Detection K9

Shawn Reed, Director of Training and Operations

Shawn Reed, Head Trainer

Shawn is a Veteran of the United States Army, where he graduated from the DOD Military Working Dog Center. In the US Army, he provided canine support as a handler and trainer, completing multiple deployments to Europe and the Middle East. 
 
Since leaving the military, Shawn has continued his career working with canines in the private sector. He has worked with and trained hundreds of working dogs for the Department of Defense, Department of State, Military Special Operations, Law Enforcement, and International Military and Police. He has provided instruction and training in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Saudi Arabia. 
 
At BDK9, Shawn is instrumental in developing K9 training protocols to detect pathogens in both agricultural and human hosts. He has worked closely with the USDA and the Purdue University Department of Botany. Shawn oversees all operations of BDK9’s Human-Host Pathogen training and deployments. He also managed COVID-19 detection teams embedded with Eric Church, Metallica, and multiple other recording artists’ tours.