Instructor Biography

Floyd Wiley

Lieutenant Floyd Wiley (retired) is a program lead with the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR). Assigned to the Law Enforcement Safety and Wellness group, he provides subject-matter expertise to training programs, course facilitation, and outreach to law enforcement organizations nationwide. He previously served as a Collaborative Reform Initiative team member and a VALOR advisory board member. Before joining IIR, Mr. Wiley was a training instructor for the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Antiterrorism. Working in austere and hazardous areas on the African continent, Southeast Asia, and Mexico, Mr. Wiley was a subject-matter expert and a tactical instructor for the U.S. partner nations in the Global War on Terrorism. He trained security forces and tactical command leaders in various disciplines, including counterterrorism operations, protection of national leadership (dignitary protection), critical incident response, counterassault measures, the tactical commander’s course, the Critical Response Team, advanced firearms, defensive tactics, emergency vehicle operations, active shooters, surveillance detection, countersurveillance, human rights, and community engagement. During Mr. Wiley’s law enforcement career, he served as a commander in the New Castle County, Delaware, Police Department Patrol Division and as tactical commander of the New Castle County SWAT team. He was responsible for tactical operations, high-risk warrant service, and critical-incident resolutions, which involved barricaded subjects, a hostage event, an active shooter event, dignitary protection, and counterterrorism surveillance. In addition, he served as a narcotics and surveillance detective, background investigator, and Police Athletic League officer. As a team leader and a commander, he reviewed and implemented policies and procedures regarding tactical operations and the use of force to ensure proper alignment with U.S. case law and industry best practices. He founded and was a lead instructor for a multistate regional SWAT school in the northeastern states. As a commander at the Lieutenant Joseph L. Szczerba Police Academy  in New Castle County, Mr. Wiley innovated the academy programming and recruit officer preparedness levels through reality-based training from the onset of the academy process. The process produced an enhanced atmosphere for recruits to develop an early understanding of law enforcement’s tactical and nontactical strategies. From 2008 to 2013, Mr. Wiley was assigned to the U.S. Secret Service protection detail for then-Vice President Joe Biden as a law enforcement counterpart. His assignments included close protection, protective intelligence, and tactical support. He also was assigned to protective details for former Presidents Barack H. Obama and William J. Clinton, former First Lady Laura Bush, Dr. Jill Biden, and U.S. Senator Christopher Coons. Mr. Wiley studied criminal justice at the University of Delaware and is a graduate of the Administrative Officers Course at the Southern Police Institute at the University of Louisville. He is also a graduate of the West Point Leadership and Command Program and the Penn State Justice and Safety Institute’s High Impact Supervision training program.