Responsible for arranging funeral services within our facilities, as well as churches, cemeteries and private venues, ensuring the services are conducted in accordance with the family’s wishes. I have had limited exposure to first call responses in residential and institutional settings; casketing and dressing of the deceased; and some cosmetology training. I also have limited experience obtaining causes of death from medical personnel and obtaining death certificates and burial permits from government agencies.

As the County Sheriff’s Department Coordinator/Crime Prevention Specialist, I was responsible for coordinating and assisting in the security planning of all special events occurring in the county area of responsibility. Additionally, I was responsible for scheduling and conducting various Crime Prevention presentations to residents of the unincorporated areas of Southwest Riverside County. I reviewed all site plans for new construction in the unincorporated areas of Southwest County and provided recommendations and requirements relating to improved physical security characteristics to the Riverside County Planning Department. As storefront CSO/Office Manager I provided extensive administrative and field support to the sergeants and deputies assigned to Problem Oriented Policing teams. Additionally, I was responsible for the day to day operations of the facility, taking past crime reports; handling non-emergency requests for service; providing customer service to the public conducting business with the department, providing conflict resolution, as well as providing general information to the public. I also managed the Temecula Crime Free Multi Housing Program.

I served 20 years with the US Navy, retiring in April 1996 as an Intelligence Specialist Chief Petty Officer (E-7). Assigned to the Naval Special Warfare Community (SEALS), I was responsible for training and evaluating newly assigned Special Warfare personnel in intelligence collection and surveillance techniques; as well as providing daily and special multi-media intelligence briefings to the Commander and deploying platoons. While assigned to the General Intelligence Community, I served as a Soviet Space and Missile Analyst, Geo-political Analyst, Counter-narcotics Analyst, Counter-terrorism Analyst, and Department of the Navy Recruiter and Recruiter in Charge.