As the Deputy Director of the Department of Public Safety for the State of Nevada, I shared overall responsibility for the department’s eleven divisions of: Highway Patrol, Probation and Parole, Investigations, Capitol Police, Emergency Management, Traffic Safety, Office of Professional Responsibility, State Fire Marshal, Training, Criminal Justice Assistance and General Services. Major aspects of the position and key accomplishments include:• Overall budget responsibility of $410… Show more As the Deputy Director of the Department of Public Safety for the State of Nevada, I shared overall responsibility for the department’s eleven divisions of: Highway Patrol, Probation and Parole, Investigations, Capitol Police, Emergency Management, Traffic Safety, Office of Professional Responsibility, State Fire Marshal, Training, Criminal Justice Assistance and General Services. Major aspects of the position and key accomplishments include:• Overall budget responsibility of $410 million and oversight of 1,500 sworn and professional staff members• Serve as a liaison to the Governor’s Office on critical issues impacting the State of Nevada• Provide direct administrative and operational oversight for all divisions within the department, to include consistent and forward management, and organizational philosophy• Responsible for creation, modification and implementation of all departmental policies and procedures• Oversaw Capitol Police, with security responsibility for over 300 state facilities including the Capitol and nearly 20,000 state employees. Additionally, provided oversight to the Dignitary Protective Detail which provided security services to the Governor as well as visiting dignitaries.• Provided administrative oversight to the Capitol Police workplace violence training protocol, providing workplace violence training to over 2,000 state employees, as well as safety and security consultations to state agencies and management of physical security programs.• Key legislative liaison including budget and department presentations, introduction of new legislation and tracking of bills relevant to public safety and personnel management, and cooperatively providing legislative safety oversight• Final decision maker on personnel, disciplinary and litigation matters• Oversight for recruiting, retention and training of department personnel Show less

As the Division Chief for the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), I provided principled leadership to the division, responsible for administrative investigations into employee misconduct into both sworn and non-sworn personnel, totaling 1,500 employees. I led an organizational culture change for which OPR became an effective and valued part of the agency. I developed a system that served the community, the employees, and the department through fair and transparent processes.… Show more As the Division Chief for the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), I provided principled leadership to the division, responsible for administrative investigations into employee misconduct into both sworn and non-sworn personnel, totaling 1,500 employees. I led an organizational culture change for which OPR became an effective and valued part of the agency. I developed a system that served the community, the employees, and the department through fair and transparent processes. • Division Chief accountable to the Director• Conducted use of force investigations, including final review on all incidents where force was used• Managed all department administrative internal investigations (approximately 150 cases annually)• Responsible for reviewing all tort claims filed against the agency to identify risk management concerns and recommend risk-mitigation approaches• Planned, controlled and directed all management responsibilities within the division• Responsible for budget preparation, presentation and monitoring• Tracked, testified and created legislative proposals directly impacting personnel law• Policymaker for the division and creation of specific training classes and manuals• Advisor to the Director regarding litigious issues involving personnel matters• Created strategic plan and revamped performance indicators• Created Early Intervention System• Trained managers and supervisors on liability, administrative investigations and Brady• Brady/Giglio/Henthorn point of contact for the agency Show less

Conducted complex, sensitive and highly confidential administrative investigations for all divisions and other State of Nevada agencies.• Coordinated cases with command staff form all divisions, the Nevada Attorney General and the Governor’s Office while conducting investigation• Provided consultation for managers, supervisors and employees on administrative investigations, disciplinary processes, and applicable law and regulations• Conducted and developed training for managers… Show more Conducted complex, sensitive and highly confidential administrative investigations for all divisions and other State of Nevada agencies.• Coordinated cases with command staff form all divisions, the Nevada Attorney General and the Governor’s Office while conducting investigation• Provided consultation for managers, supervisors and employees on administrative investigations, disciplinary processes, and applicable law and regulations• Conducted and developed training for managers, supervisors and employees Show less

Created and managed fugitive detail including policy decisions• Supervised the fugitive detail and all operational decisions• Provided training for the members of the fugitive detail• Created a priority continuum for fugitives

Responsibilities included major crime investigations consisting of death investigations, child abuse, fraud, political corruption, embezzlement, theft, administrative cases, narcotics investigations, vehicle crimes and auto theft task force.

• Conducted criminal and regulatory investigations involving all aspects of motor vehicles • Conducted criminal and regulatory investigations of all licensees of the Department

• Supervised caseloads of parolees and probationers• Conducted Pre-Parole investigations• Conducted Interstate Compact investigations

• Served in the detention center, booking area and transports• Handled criminal reports and accident reports while working the front counter• Served warrants and arrested wanted persons