Experience

CALEA

• United States
• Public Safety
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Regional Program Manager

  • Oct 2014 - Present

  Responsibilities of the Regional Program Managers include providing accreditation related support services to agencies enrolled in the CALEA accreditation process and attracting new clients to CALEA accreditation programs.

• Assessor

  • Jul 2001 - Oct 2014

  CALEA assessor responsibilities included close interaction with client agencies to ensure compliance with applicable accreditation standards. Accreditation standards are recognized as best practices in the delivery of quality law enforcement services. Compliance was verified by reviewing directives; assessor observations; agency reports; news media stories;and interviews of employees, community members, bargaining unit officials, other government officials, and residents in the community. As a lead assessor I was responsible for coordinating assessment activities with the client agency before and during the on-site. Coordination tasks included close interaction with the CALEA assessment manager, agency accreditation manager, command officers, and the chief executive officer. As the title implies, a team leader also coordinates and guides the work of the other member(s) of the assessment team. At the conclusion of on-site assessment activities, team leaders must compose a comprehensive written report to document agency background information, agency and community demographics, standards compliance issues, and agency strengths, challenges, opportunities, and threats. The on-site assessment report is used by the Commission to determine the future accreditation status of the agency.



Lincoln University of Missouri

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Adjunct Instructor

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

  My responsibilities included teaching the on-line Seminar in Criminal Justice graduate level course, which focused on Terrorism and Homeland Security. My responsibilities included teaching the on-line Seminar in Criminal Justice graduate level course, which focused on Terrorism and Homeland Security.



Missouri State Highway Patrol

• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Captain, Director of the Research and Development Division

  • Sep 2001 - Sep 2014

  As director of the Research and Development Division, I managed the following agency functions: staff inspections, strategic planning, directives management, CALEA accreditation, automated forms, emergency planning, the statistical analysis center and general research. This was the last position held during my 36 year career with the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Other positions held included staff inspector/assistant direcor (lieutenant), zone supervisor (sergeant), assistant zone supervisor (corporal), and road trooper.