At Precision Behavior, we have spent our careers living the positive reinforcement based principles that we teach while working with and learning from some of the world’s most amazing animals. We have found that positive relationships yield profound results. Precision Behavior also represents years of experience in executive management, diverse experience in zoos and aquariums, professional education programs for domestic and wild animals as well as education leadership programs for executives. PB also specializes in positive behavior modification for school systems, and parents. We have authored numerous publications and presentations and Thad is the co-author of two Whale Done books.
Precision Behavior is larger than its two founders. When you hire PB, you gain access to the strategic alliances we have formed with like-minded partners. Please read more about these affiliations on our Partners page.
Thad Lacinak
Thad is a founder and co-owner of Precision Behavior. In this role, he manages project development and consulting and works to advance animal behavior modification techniques and trainer safety within the zoological community. Thad is also integral to the instructional products of the Company, teaching positive reinforcement based courses to both zoological and corporate clients. His most recent projects included installation of the new dolphin show in the Harderwijk Dolfinarium in the Netherlands, revamping the dolphin and sea lion shows at both Zoomarine parks in Portugal and Italy and consulting on the movie set for a major motion picture featuring “Winter” the Clearwater Aquarium’s star dolphin with a prosthetic tail. Thad also consults on an ongoing basis with the Western Pennsylvania Humane Society and instructs seminars for a variety of US government agencies.
Previously, Thad was a Partner for Ocean Embassy where he oversaw project development as well as leadership and zoological consulting. Before joining Ocean Embassy, Mr. Lacinak retired from a 35-year career at Busch Entertainment Corporation (BEC), as Vice President and Corporate Curator of Animal Training where he directed animal training and enrichment efforts at all U.S. Sea World and Busch Gardens Theme Parks. Thad oversaw and coordinated the efforts of over 450 animal trainers and keepers at these parks. In short, Mr. Lacinak had the world’s largest animal training staff as well as the world’s largest collection of trained animals under his purview.
Lacinak was instrumental in developing Sea World’s and Busch Gardens’ industry-leading behavior and training techniques, husbandry procedures, and spectacular killer whale shows. Thad led the team that won the prestigious Thea Award from the Themed Entertainment Association in 2007 for the Believe killer whale show. In addition, he has won numerous awards for presentations and workshops at professional conferences.
In the past twenty years, Thad has traveled the country presenting dog training seminars specializing in aggression, agility, obedience, and many other areas in the use of operant conditioning for behavior modification.
Lacinak is a member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the International Marine Animal Trainers Association where he was Vice President 1986 and he was co-founder and 
president of the Animal Behavior Management Alliance.
Since the publication of the New York Time’s best-seller, Whale Done! in 2001, which sold over a million copies in eighteen languages, Thad continues to present keynote speeches, seminars and workshops globally to major corporations explaining the Whale Done process, vastly improving working relationships. Whale Done Parenting was released in the Fall of 2009. Thad is currently collaborating on a third book in the Whale Done series, Whale Done Schools, which is anticipated for release in 2011.
Angi Millwood
Angi is a founder and co-owner of Precision Behavior. She manages daily operations and project development of the Company focused on corporate leadership training and zoological consulting. In this role, Angi also writes, designs and instructs positive reinforcement based seminars and workshops directed at improving the lives of people and animals. In addition to her skills as an instructor, she has an extensive background in exotic animal training and theatrical show production. Her most recent projects include revamping the dolphin and sea lion shows at both Zoomarine parks in Portugal and Italy, consulting on the movie set for a major motion picture featuring “Winter” the Clearwater Aquarium’s star dolphin with a prosthetic tail and ongoing consulting with the Fresno Chaffee Zoo, the Western Pennsylvania Humane Society and instructing seminars for a variety of US government agencies.
Previously, Angi held positions at several top-ranked animal facilities. She was a Partner at Ocean Embassy where she directed their instructional division, Embassy 180, focused on corporate leadership and zoological consulting. She served as Manager of Marine Mammals at the Atlantis Resort, The Palm, in Dubai where she was responsible for the care and training of Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins as well as staff development. She was also the Director of Behavior Programs at Natural Encounters, Inc. (NEI), responsible for behavioral husbandry consulting in zoological facilities world-wide including training staff, training animals, and show development as well as coordinating all of NEI’s animal training workshops. Prior to work at NEI, Angi was the Animal Training Coordinator at the Fort Worth Zoo, responsible for the Zoo’s animal training programs for more than 350 animal species. She was also a member of the Disney’s Animal Kingdom opening team, working with a wide variety of species and assisting with the implementation of a variety of behavioral husbandry initiatives.
Due to her background in both animal show production and her extensive human-theater experience, Angi has knowledge of storyboarding show concepts, coaching individuals for stage presence, and critiquing show production.
Ms. Millwood is currently a professional member of the Animal Behavior Management Alliance (ABMA), where she served for years on the Board of Directors. She is also a professional member of the International Marine Animal Trainers Association (IMATA) and a member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). Angi has conducted numerous workshops for national and international zoo staff, college students and business professionals. She has served as a Course Instructor for the AZA professional courses: Animal Training Applications in Zoo and Aquarium Settings and currently instructs: Meeting Your Institutional Goals through Program Animals. She has presented numerous papers at professional conferences world-wide and in 2005 received the prestigious Animal Welfare Advancement Award from the ABMA. She is a graduate of Jacksonville State University with a double major in Theater and English.