Chief at California Emergency Management Agency
August 2010 - Present
I serve as the State Point of Contact and/or State Coordinator for the California Public Safety Procurement Program. Responsible for developing our Mission, Vision, Values, Strategic Planning and auditing. Our 1033 Program is supported by the National Defense Authorization (NDAA) which authorizes the Secretary of Defense to transfer excess Department of Defense (DoD) personal property to Federal, state, and local Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) with special emphasis given to counter drug and counter terrorism activities. The NDAA also authorizes state and local government agencies to purchase equipment, for Counter-Drug, Homeland Security and Emergency Response activities through federal channels utilizing the 1122 Program achieving significant cost savings. We work closely with all appointed Chiefs of Police, elected Sheriff's and other public safety agency Chief Executive Officers. We are responsible for the auditing, investigation and enforcement of statutory and regulatory compliance. I recommend corrective actions for law enforcement/public safety agencies when necessary. I also perform supervisory duties in regards to the expansion and development of our Public Safety Procurement Programs. I provide technical guidance to law enforcement and public safety agencies during the life cycle of participation in both programs. I provide training sessions to law enforcement agencies when needed as well as conducting compliance visits, field audits, and equipment inspections. I am the direct liaison for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). I serve on national committees representing California programs. I ensure proper tracking of acquisitions by providing desk reviews and/or manual audits. During emergency operations I may be required to work in the State Operations Center (SOC), Regional Emergency Operations Center (REOC) or Joint Filed Office (JFO).
Project Manager at International Association of Chiefs of Police
March 2010 - July 2010
Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the State, Local and Tribal (SLT) Domestic Based Security project, building information sharing from the ground up. I assisted with providing a baseline understanding of information sharing, the role of SLT law enforcement and the implementation of Intelligence-Led Policing (ILP) and Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR). I enhanced information sharing and regional law enforcement collaboration while ensuring privacy and protecting civil rights. I helped foster an organizational culture that recognizes the importance of fusing all-crimes and all-hazards information. Conducted educational presentations at national forums, public and private sponsored working groups. Ensured rules compliant investment in the program and monitored the budget and supervised staff. I assisted with monitoring $800,000 project budget in compliance with federal grant reporting procedures. I assisted with Information Sharing Initiatives for 18,000 law enforcement agencies across the United States employing over 800,000 law enforcement personnel.
Police Chief at Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation
December 2008 - February 2010
Hired by the council as Chief of Police, I was issued a Special Law Enforcement Commission (SLEC) through the Department of the Interior; Bureau of Indian Affairs. I am the first Tribal Police Chief to graduate from Southern Police Institute with a SLEC in its history. I supervised the daily operation of the police department consisting of six sworn officers (three full time) and civilian personnel. I planned, organized, scheduled, delegated, trained, motivated, counseled, guided, and disciplined employees. I worked closely with the council. I revamped the Police Department from the ground up to include issuance of a SLEC as well as craft a vision, mission and values of the department. I created and adopted departmental policy based on best law enforcement practices. We enforced the Code of Federal Regulations on tribal land. I maintained a fleet of marked and unmarked patrol units and office facilities. I served as the Grant Administrator for awarded grants from Utah and Nevada following all quarterly reporting requirements. Federal Grant submission, monitoring, reporting and tracking concerning State and Federal grant awards. Secured over $330,000 of grant funds within first six months of employment for the department. I served as the Emergency Management Director and completed disaster and critical incident planning/follow up. I served as the Vice-Chairman of the Utah Tribal Emergency Response Committee (UTERC). CTGR was one of only three police departments in Utah to be awared funds from the 2009 Cops Hiring Recovery Program (CHRP).
Chief Operations Officer-Consultant at All Phase Security, Inc.
March 2008 - August 2008
I was responsible for the day-to-day operations of one of the largest professional security firms in Sacramento. All Phase is comprised of over two hundred employees with an annual operating budget of $6 million dollars. Policy creation, implementation, revision and enforcement. Field coordination for multiple sites, dispatching officers to multiple contract sites, monitoring of communications center equipped with real time off-site monitoring CCTV stations. I monited programs and deadlines and evaluated employees. Managed all staff as well as operational concerns. I was also responsible for assisting with contract presentations and submittals.
Deputy Director at SSH
January 2007 - December 2007
Specialized Airborne Law Enforcement
I supervised law enforcement operations for various incident action plans including one hundred employees in the Pacific Northwest region. I assisted with contract negotiations for law enforcement agencies throughout the United States and abroad. Areas of accountability and tasks included but not limited to; ensure compliance with company policy, procedures, directives and goals. I assisted with law enforcement training in Bay Area Operation "Urban Shield" in 2007.
Police Lieutenant at Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
1992 - October 2006
Police Lieutenant/Commander. I served as Patrol Division Watch Commander for the city. I supervised the daily operation of five patrol sergeants and sixty plus officers to include new officers in Field Training. Acting Bureau Commander for 160 personnel, commissioned and civilian. I supervised the Field Training & Evaluation Program. I served as the Administrative Lieutenant, supervising the Community Oriented Policing Team and Problem Solving Unit serving, reporting as the direct liaison to the Bureau Commander, served as Acting Bureau Commander. I also served as the Special Events Commander, staffing over 34, 000 hours of police service. I served as the Incident Commander for twenty five large scale special events involving over 200 Police Officers and Sergeants at any given time. Attended and completed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Events Management Training. Detective Sergeant/Acting Commander - LVMPD, Crimes Against Youth & Family Bureau, Sexual Assault/Abuse Section, Sergeant-Field Training and Evaluation Program Narcotics Detective-Vice/Narcotics Bureau, Patrol Officer, Field Training Officer, Community Oriented Policing Team, Problem Solving Unit and Motor Officer, Defensive Tactics Instructor for seven years and Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC) instructor for three years.
University of Louisville
2009 – 2009
Southern Police Institute
Concentration: Police Executive Leadership -122nd Administrative Officers Course
Activities: Elected by law enforcement executives from across the country to serve as class president.
California State University-Long Beach
1989 – 1991
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Concentration: Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
Sacramento City College
1987 – 1989
Associate of Arts (A.A.)
Concentration: General Education
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