Jon Baker Email & Phone Number

Law enforcement professional with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science and Government from University of Northern Colorado. Committed, innovative, progressive and highly qualified leader with extensive law enforcement experience, practical knowledge and proven results in areas essential to leading an organization. Proponent of community policing strategies, recognized for achieving a high level of service and motivation while building a collaborative and cohesive work group. Highly commended for a strong work ethic, collaboration, professionalism and development of positive relationships with both customers and colleagues. Supervision and implementation of all aspects of the Field Training Officer's Program. Trains, instructs, and mentors subordinates with primary focus on probationary officers. Active participation in performance monitoring, goal setting, appearance and equipment inspections of subordinates.Supervision of Police, Fire and EMS Communications Center serving Weld County. Managed first point-of-contact center for public emergency reporting; center's annual call volume exceeded 500,000 calls, including an average of 50,000 911 emergency calls. Planned, coordinated and facilitated the relocation of the Communications Center. Held an instrumental role in Center's design, selection of phone and equipment systems. Responsible for prevention of service disruptions throughout the center's transition. Significantly improved retention of dispatch call center staff by optimizing job functions to facilitate workload efficiencies. Improved service response time and unburdened Regional 911 Communications Center from after-hours nonessential calls. Acted as an inter-agency liaison during the Weld county emergency services transition to an 800 MHz radio system. Consistently met all of the State of Colorado's mandated deadlines during this transition. Collaborated effectively with Weld County E-911 Board and Weld County Emergency Services Communications Board to implement solutions for management of non-emergency calls by small jurisdictions. Planned biannual county wide disaster, bio-terrorism, and weapons of mass destruction response exercises in conjunction with Weld County Emergency Manager and other service agency managers. Held key logistics role in planning and implementation of training exercises involving 48 Municipal, State and Federal agencies, including the U.S. Air Force. Education and training in: Weapons of Mass Destruction, Bio-terrorism, National Incident Management Systems, and FEMA ICS100 – FEMA IS-00700.9 courses.

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  Police Sergeant

  City Of Greeley

  Sep 1996 - Present

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  University Of Northern Colorado

  Political Science And Government