Bryan is from Canton, Ohio. He joined the United States Marine Corps in 1996 as an Infantry man and obtained the rank of Corporal. He was hired by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in 2000. He was assigned to Northwest Area Command. While assigned there he worked Patrol, as a Field Training Officer, and in the Problem Solving Unit. He has been a firearms instructor since 2006. He then transferred to Narcotics Squad 8 in 2008. In 2011, he was assigned to the Southern Nevada Counter Terrorism Watch Desk. While assigned there, he became the Headquarters Building B PPA representative. In 2014, he helped establish the Real Time Crime Center utilizing the Public Safety cameras along Las Vegas Boulevard. He was appointed to the LVPPA Executive Board in 2014 as the Secretary, and currently serves the membership as the Sergeant-at-Arms.
In 2015, Bryan attended the five-day certification course taught by Dr. Bill Lewinski of the Force Science Institute. In 2016, Bryan was selected to attend the Advanced Specialist in the Behavioral Analysis of Force Encounters course taught by the Force Science Institute. Bryan successfully completed this course and is a certified Advanced Force Science Analyst, with a focus in the areas associated with human factors, including the intricacies of human movement, action/reaction times, how the mind works during rapidly unfolding events and decision-making under stress. Bryan has also completed the two-day Forensic Video Review certification course presented by Grant Fredericks of Forensic Video Solutions. Bryan has also completed the Force Investigation Strategies and the Cognitive Interview Process certification course taught by retired Sergeant Jamie Borden of Critical Incident Review. Bryan has represented hundreds of officers involved in officer-involved shootings, use-of-force investigations, criminal interviews, administrative reviews and criminal court proceedings since 2014. Bryan continues to represent officers in use-of-force investigations to this day.
