Team Lead

• Jun 2022 - Present

Chief of Police & Public Safety

• Jun 2006 - Present

I assumed Command of the agency in September of 2016, overseeing it's Police Department & career Fire Department. The police department consists of 15 sworn full time LEO's and is statistically the most culturally diverse LE agency in York County, and the Fire Department has staffing of 4 full time firefighters & 5 part time driver / operators. Conducted an in depth assessment & analysis of the state of the police force & its relationship to the community, identifying our performance & acceptance strengths / weaknesses in this locality (having the highest population density in the county). Based on this assessment, created a new model and vision focusing on a "bottoms up" approach loosely based on the Village Stability Operations (VSO) platform utilized by the US Army Special Forces to work by, with, and through the community to effectuate internal defense and counter the insurgency of criminal activity within the Borough. Put bluntly, we hope to close with & eliminate the trust gap that exists between our neighborhood residents and our department, eradicating crime by surgically removing the bad elements with the assistance of our populous. This will instill security & safety by preserving the public peace, eliminating crime, and empowering the community through proactive patrol, criminal investigation, and promoting crime prevention while fostering neighborhood well-being. In this first year, I have increased the departments staffing by four officers, re-branded the agency with a new logo, new uniforms, patches, and replaced our fleet of cruisers (5 vehicles) with a new graphics scheme. I've created a two (2) man criminal investigative division, a K-9 Unit, re-instituted the agencies Bicycle Patrol, and a Computer Voice Stress Analysis Unit. We also created a mobile child ID fingerprinting program, officer trading cards, a "free library" to promote child reading, a winter hat for homeless initiative, and an embedded officer program for high risk neighborhoods. Show less

Firefighter / Paramedic / Haz Mat Technician

• Jun 2006 - Jan 2017

Respond to emergency incidents on a military installation and to the metro Harrisburg, PA area providing public safety services such as structural fire suppression and system inspection, Advanced Life Support medical care, USAR & technical rescue as well as the mitigation and stabilization of hazardous materials incidents and CBRNE threats at the specialist / technician level. Dispatched to all working fires in Harrisburg City and other active incidents on a Heavy Rescue Squad. Provide expanded scope medical evaluation and advanced treatment aboard a Federal Mobile Intensive Care Unit to critically ill and injured people. Provide direct support to the warfighter by ensuring that the installations operations and missions are not compromised by emergency events, and as a planning specialist on the South Central Task Force Incident Management Team. Oversee the Prehospital Medical Education program, responsible for curriculum development, educational sponsor site record submission & hands on training instruction for 50 man department of EMT’s & Paramedics. Ensure continuing education standards are satisfied to meet & maintain annual Commonwealth certification requirements. From 2008-2010, I served as the Accreditation Manager for the initial self assessment, strategic planning, and defining of standards of response coverage for the Agency, and its initial CPSE site visit & successful accreditation. In addition, I routinely provide multi-media presentations, photography support, and graphic arts services to the Agency, creating illustrated field guides, technical instruction manuals, public relations materials and historical departmental images through various media formats including Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5®, Microsoft Publisher, PowerPoint & MAC Keynote, as well as through traditional sketch and ink drawings. Use Nikon DSLR for photography and have received awards for various images captured (I also find myself drawing tattoos for lots of guys). Show less

Criminal Investigator - County Detective

• 2002 - 2006

Conducted plain- clothes & undercover criminal investigations throughout York City (honored with the title of "18th most dangerous city in the U.S."- Yes, it is) and York County. Assisted local, state, and federal agencies on major crimes and felony level cases. Investigated high profile cases, cases involving political officials, complex case investigation, as well as police internal investigations when requested. Also assisted in the investigation of other major crimes, including homicides. Directly acted as the County's Domestic Violence Detective under a STOP grant (02-03), as well as program manager of the County's Auto Theft Unit (03-06). Responsible for reviewing and investigating cases of vehicle related theft throughout York County. Specifically target organized vehicle theft rings (chop shops) and Commercial Auto Crime. Conduct sting investigations and surveillance details relating to vehicle theft, and perform forensic evidence recovery and processing of recovered stolen vehicles/ vehicle parts. Currently certified by the International Association of Auto Theft Investigators nationally as an auto theft investigator, and trained as an advanced vehicle identifier. Also assigned to the York County Drug Task Force, assisted vice narcotics officers with various aspects of felony drug trafficking investigations, including surveillance operations and photography, raid planning and execution, high risk entry and take downs, informant and suspect debriefing, undercover drug purchases, and asset forfeiture. Provided medical support to law enforcement operations within my role as a warrant entry team operator. Responsible for departmental training, medical threat assessment, and acute trauma care during field operations. Served as a coordinator for Operation Nightlight, a police/ probation grant partnership that targeted enforcement efforts on high-risk juvenile probation/ parole offenders. Show less

Police Officer

• 2000 - 2002

Conducted aggressive criminal patrol in Newberry Township and surrounding communities, providing 911 response, traffic enforcement, and criminal investigative services to a culturally diverse population. Assigned to York County Drug Task Force as a Special County Detective, acted as a liaison between the York Drug Task Force and the department. Maintained County issued equipment and controlled funds, and provided assistance to other County agencies in enforcing the PA Drug Act. Received training & participated in Operation Pipeline & Operation Jetway, both, Dept. of Justice DEA initiatives. Led the department (2001) in criminal arrests, and received Pennsylvania DUI Top Gun Award for efforts in DUI enforcement. Received several other awards & citations for merit. Show less

Paramedic

• 1997 - 2001

Served as a tactical paramedic with York Hospital's Medic 97 Advanced Life Support program. Responded to emergency calls that were of priority concern (critically ill and severely traumatically injured people) rendezvousing with basic life support ambulances and administering advanced out of hospital care throughout the metro and rural York, PA area.Involved with the tactical response unit, supported the Pennsylvania State Police "East Team" for call outs and missions involving close protection services, barricaded gunman / HRT scenarios, and high risk warrant service. Administered care consistent with CONTOMS (predecessor to TCCC) standards as well as general sick call & team wellness services.As a staff paramedic, participated in educating and exposing medical residents and physicians to medical care in the prehospital setting, directly supporting their advancement by clinical monitoring and participating in research and studies, such as the initial clinical assessment study of Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI) in the field, as well as the Global Use of Strategies To Open Occluded Arteries in Acute Coronary Syndromes (GUSTO) trial series. Show less

Paramedic

• 1996 - 2000

Severed as a staff paramedic for ECH - Medic 4 / 9. Responded on an ALS chase unit to severe medical and traumatic emergencies in a 270 square mile region of Lancaster, PA. Also responded to all "in house" cardiac arrests, rapidly decompensating patients, and violent or combative situations within the hospital.Tasked with coordinating the quality assurance / quality improvement program for all calls involving advanced airway management interventions, anesthesia, or difficult airways.

Deputy Waterways Conservation Officer - Marine Police

• 1998 - 2000

Provided maritime police patrol to the inland waterways of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as well as its state park & forest systems, functioning as a law enforcement officer sworn to enforce the Fish & Boat Code, Game Code, and the Commonwealth Crimes & Vehicle codes. Aside from inspection & investigation of laws pertaining to boating & fishing, also investigated pollution cases, boating accidents, and cases involving the importation of illegal reptiles & wildlife. Assisted biologists in assessment of fish kills, habitat & water quality improvement efforts, private hatchery regulatory compliance, PA's trout stocking program, and fishing & boating safety education. Show less

Paramedic

• 1997 - 2000

Severed as a staff paramedic and agency training officer for LSEMS - Medic 2. Responded on a Mobile Intensive Care Unit to ALS / BLS 911 calls in the Middletown, PA area, which covered the PA Turnpike, Harrisburg International Airport, and Three Mile Island. Tasked with training and maintaining continuing education standards for all agency EMT's and Paramedics. Created a Community Outreach program directed at social services and law enforcement support to the local community. Severed as a staff paramedic and agency training officer for LSEMS - Medic 2. Responded on a Mobile Intensive Care Unit to ALS / BLS 911 calls in the Middletown, PA area, which covered the PA Turnpike, Harrisburg International Airport, and Three Mile Island. Tasked with training and maintaining continuing education standards for all agency EMT's and Paramedics. Created a Community Outreach program directed at social services and law enforcement support to the local community.

Emergency Medical Technician

• 1994 - 1996

Campus Security Officer

• 1993 - 1995

Provided campus security services to students, faculty, staff, and visitors of the York College of Pennsylvania. Provided campus security services to students, faculty, staff, and visitors of the York College of Pennsylvania.

Volunteer Public Safety Diver

• 1991 - 1995

Volunteer Firefighter - EMT

• 1990 - 1994

Police / Law Enforcement Explorer

• 1989 - 1994