Additional Certifications:
Certified Train-the-Trainer - NIMS / ICS 100, 200, 300, 400,
Custom Profession:
K-12 Security; Emergency Preparedness Experience: Palm Springs Unified School District; Palm Springs. California Manager of School District Security and Emergency Preparedness 12;2005 ? 12;2012 Management and long-term planning for the school district that consists of approximately 24;000 students and 2;100 employees located within 4 high schools; 4 middle schools; 17 elementary schools as well as ancillary services. Supervision of approximately 28 security staff. Daily liaison with local and county fire; police and emergency services. Long-term management and daily oversight of the District Emergency Preparedness ; Emergency Management Plan. Grant preparation for Emergency Management ; Preparation programs. ICS 100; 200; 300; 400; 700; 800 Trainer Developed a standardized emergency management system; national incident management system; and incident command system training program for individual school-sites; Designed and implemented a SERT (School Emergency Response Team) program in each school in the District Initiated a training program to school security officers to more effectively work with emotionally disturbed students; Developed and trained a Threat Assessment Team for each District?s secondary schools. Teams are staffed by administrators; counselors; psychologists and School Resource Officers. Developing protocols for school administrators? and security officers? response to an active school shooter incident in conjunction with Palm Springs Police Department; University of Phoenix - Online; Phoenix; Arizona. Associate Faculty Member 2005 - Present Instruct online undergraduate criminal justice courses. Currently instruction is class on Ethics in Criminal Justice and Constitutional Procedures College of the Desert; Public Safety Academy; Palm Desert; California Associate Faculty Member 2003 - 2006 Police Academy instructor City of Desert Hot Springs; California. Director of Public Safety ; Chief of Police 2003 - 2005 Daily management and long-term planning for all Public Safety Department services and activities; including Police; Animal Control; Code Enforcement; Public Works operations and maintenance; the County Fire Department services contract and local Volunteer Fire Department; Emergency Preparedness ; Management; having a combined budget in excess of $3+ million. Developed an organizational mission and vision statement; Formulated a multi-faceted Public Safety Management and Leadership Team; Developed a ?team-approach? among the Police ; Code Enforcement ; Animal Control Departments in attacking major crime and blighted problem areas; Enhanced interagency working relationship; at all levels (administrative; operations and investigations) with three other Coachella Valley police departments and the Riverside County Sheriff?s Department; the Riverside County Probation Department and the Parole Division of the California Department of Corrections; Supported the Desert Hot Springs ?Citizens On Patrol? police volunteers program; Executive Board member Desert Hot Springs Police Activities League. Human Resource;Management Analyst-Executive Management Team 2001 ? 2003 Oversight of the human resources; risk management; and city?s insurance programs; including most claims;litigation matters; Research and design of an initial municipal information technology program Initial development of a geographic information system; Reinstituted a municipal emergency management program Town of Weston; Connecticut Town Administrator 1999 - 2001 Administration; management and coordination of day-to-day operations of a municipality with a population of 10;000+; with a municipal budget of $10 million; supervised all related municipal departments including budgeting; capital planning; personnel administration; union negotiations and contract administration purchasing; oversaw all municipal construction projects including municipal technology upgrades; daily oversight of Public Works; 911 Communications Center and Animal Control; municipality?s liaison with Weston Volunteer Fire;EMS Departments; Municipal Emergency management Operations Leader; Public Information Officer. Oversight of the negotiations and installation of the town?s first communications;cellular phone tower and police ; fire ; 911 communications enhancement; Supervised the design and installation of the town?s first 911;Police;Fire centralized computer dispatch network; Police Officer 1975 ? 1999 Administrative ; Investigative Sergeant; Shift Supervisor; Crime Scene Investigator; DARE officer; Patrol Officer Responsible for the administrative duties involved in the management of a municipal police department; Hands-on management and supervision of two regional;countywide felony taskforces; Detective Bureau supervisor and lead investigator on major crimes; Initiated and obtained grant funding for the first two years of the 5th grade DARE program; Co-Grant writer and manager;supervisor of a 4-year ; 4-town DUI Enforcement Taskforce; Co-founded ? Weston?s Neighborhood Watch Program; Federal ; State Grant writer and administrator of grant awards; Budget development ; implementation and equipment purchasing; Developed and implemented the first computerized records system and upgrades; Co-founded the Weston Police Benevolent Association; EDUCATION: Masters in Public Administration; University of New Haven. Senior Professional Certificate ? Human Resource Management; University of New Haven. Public Finance Professional Certificate Program; New York University; Robert Wagner Graduate School of Public Service ? Completed 3 of 5 classes prior to relocating to California. Bachelors of Science; Business Administration; Major in Criminal Justice; University of New Haven. RELEVANT TRAINING: Federal Bureau of Investigations; National Academy; Quantico; Virgina.151st Session; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Emergency Management Institute (EMI); Emmitsburg; Maryland. Residence Courses - Integrated Emergency Management Curriculum; Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. Multiple on-line FEMA classes The New England Institute of Law Enforcement Management; Command Training Program; Babson College; Wellesley; Massachusetts; State of California; Peace Officer Standards and Training Certified police officer; State of Connecticut; Peace Officer Standards and Training Certified police officer; Numerous criminal justice and K-12 school emergency preparedness;management seminars.