Experience

Southwest Virginia Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Program Director and Instructor

  • Jan 2008 - Present

  Duties include the administrative direction of the Administration of Justice department which includes the scheduling of classes, ordering of textbooks to accompany the courses, development of new classes, supervising of the adjunct faculty members, recruiting of students, develop dual enrollment agreements between the department and local high schools with criminal justice curriculums, advising students as well as being the primary instructor for the curriculum that includes courses in corrections, criminology, criminal law, forensic science, homeland security, legal evidence, and police administration. Along with these primary duties I also advise the college chapter of the American Criminal Justice Association and by virtue of being Program Director I also serve as the Warden for Dickenson Hall as well as the firing range. Show less



Russell County Public Schools

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Instructor of Criminal Justice

  • Aug 2005 - Dec 2007

  Duties include monitoring the safety and security of the Russell County Career and Technology Center which also houses the Russell County Alternative School. Resource Officer duties include patrolling the school and surrounding grounds, making security assessments and recommendations to the administration, assisting in matters of discipline and providing a safe environment for the students and staff. In addition to duties as a School Resource Officer I was responsible for overseeing the Criminal Justice program from its beginning including developing the curriculum, writing the lesson plans, selecting an Advisory Committee from personnel in the Criminal Justice field, completing class equipment budget, purchasing equipment, instructing students, grading exams and completing student competencies. Duties included developing the second year curriculum that included topics in crime scene investigation and forensic science. Further duties included the development of an after-school class to offer middle school students an opportunity to become familiar with the program. I was also responsible for the development of an articulation agreement between Russell County Public Schools and Southwest Virginia Community College for Criminal Justice Students who wish to further their education. Show less



Russell County Sheriff's Office

• Deputy Sheriff

  • Aug 2005 - Dec 2007

  Duties include residential and business patrols, enforcement of traffic laws, criminal investigations, arrest procedures, packaging of evidence for delivery to the crime lab, entry of all warning summons, summons, arrest warrants and Incident Based Reports on the Police-Pak and Invise Computer systems. Responsible for maintaining the peace and safety of the community through community based policing program in the department, being familiar with the Code of Virginia and department policy and the practical application of these to serve the public trust. In this position I continued to learn the Code of Virginia and the skills necessary to be an effective conservator of the peace and asset to the department and community. Further duties included directing the Restitution and Inmate Development (R.A.I.D.) house arrest program, monitoring of the work release program, bailiff court, making arrests, supervision of inmates, security of facility, transportation of inmates, dispensing of medication, service of process/court documents, video conference magistrate system and computerized booking system (Jail Pak). I was responsible for the Restitution and Inmate Development program from its inception including the monitoring of the courts for perspective clients, evaluating the inmate’s eligibility for the program, taking their voice print for telephone voice monitoring, and using the computerized R.A.I.D. Monitoring System to track the inmate’s activity after admission to the program. In this position I was able to become familiar with the Virginia Code and learn skills necessary to become an effective law enforcement officer including learning the clientele by working with many of them in the jail. Show less