Nicolas Kauffman Email & Phone Number

• Guided by Department values of Respect, Integrity, and Excellence, command the Afternoon Watch, a 14-person shift responsible for law enforcement and emergency response in a city with approximately 34,000 residents as well as a robust working commuter population.• Develop strategies to implement the vision of the Chief of Police and apply intelligence-driven solutions to reduce crime, increase public safety, and improve the quality of life in the city.• Supervise Patrol Lieutenant and Patrol Sergeant positions, applying principles of transitional leadership to ensure continued long-term excellence in policing.• Develop training and growth strategies, conduct performance evaluations, and implement disciplinary action for subordinate officers.• Command the Field Training Program for on-boarding of new officers, including overseeing two Field Training Managers and twelve Field Training Officers.

Goshen, Indiana, United States

• Command the Department's Proactive Investigative Team, specializing in major/violent crimes, pattern crimes, narcotics, and wanted persons.• Develop a documentation process for criminal informants/confidential sources, with attention to the protection of informant identities and adherence to relevant laws and best practices.• Process, document, and disseminate all criminal and drug intelligence received by the Department, while adhering to laws and policies concerning intelligence collection.• Coordinate and conduct surveillance operations to gather evidence for use in criminal investigations and prosecutions, without detection by suspects.• Manage a budget of over $20,000, including developing and implementing an appropriate system for paying confidential sources.• Serve as a member of the on-call Shooting Investigation Team, responding to violent crimes where the immediate identification of and follow-up on investigative leads is critical to solving a case.• As an FBI certified Crisis Negotiator, serve on an on-call hostage negotiator rotation for the purpose of making contact with persons in crisis and negotiating peaceful surrender in order to preserve life.• Supervise the Field Training Officer (FTO) program, the required field training for all police recruits, including assigning and monitoring FTOs, assisting in training of new FTOs, establishing performance standards for the program, and developing training briefs.• Awarded: Division Chief Award - Excellence in Policing, for the successful location and capture of a high-risk fugitive (2021)• Awarded: Division Chief Award - Excellence in Policing, for the successful resolution, employing negotiation tactics in coordination with patrol and SWAT responders, of a critical incident involving an armed, barricaded individual (2022)• Testified as an expert witness in cellular tower data analysis in a criminal trial (2022)

Goshen, Indiana, United States

• Under the direction of Patrol Captain and Patrol Lieutenant, directly supervise nine patrol officers in their regular enforcement and emergency response duties.• Maintain awareness of the strengths and growing edges of all members of the shift, develop plans to address these, and assist in yearly evaluation of patrol officers on the shift.• In the absence of the Captain and Lieutenant, serve as Officer-in-Charge of the watch, being the highest-ranking on-duty officer for a city of over 30,000 residents.• Assist the Captain in developing strategies to implement the vision of the Chief of Police.• Address and report violations of Department policies or directives.• Possess all skills and perform all duties of a Patrol Officer.• Continue to serve as Field Training Officer, Crime Scene Technician, and College liaison officer, along with patrol and supervisory duties.

• Provide rapid, life-preserving response to a wide variety of emergency situations, including violent crimes in progress and medical emergencies.• Conduct vehicle patrol of a city of 35,000 to observe and deter illegal activity, preserve peace and order, and maintain safe vehicular and pedestrian traffic.• Serve as an on-call evidence technician for the Crime Scene Unit, investigating crime scenes and processing evidence.• Liaison officer for a local neighborhood association and for Goshen College, a Mennonite liberal arts college.• Gain and apply extensive knowledge of Indiana criminal law.• Use self-initiated field activity to identify and apprehend violators of the law, including making proactive traffic stops and serving outstanding warrants for arrest.• Mediate for disputants to find solutions in civil/non-criminal matters.• Investigate, and clearly and thoroughly document, criminal acts reported after the fact.• Consistently demonstrate a high degree of professionalism in interactions with victims of crime and with the public.• Awarded: Division Chief Award - Exemplary Service, for work performed as a liaison officer to Goshen College

• Perform the same duties and functions as a full-time police officer in a progressive and prestigious city law enforcement agency.• Provide rapid, life-preserving response to a wide variety of emergency situations, including violent crimes in progress and medical emergencies.• Conduct vehicle patrol of a city of 35,000 to observe and deter illegal activity, preserve peace and order, and maintain safe vehicular and pedestrian traffic.• Gain and apply extensive knowledge of Indiana criminal law.• Use self-initiated field activity to identify and apprehend violators of the law, including making proactive traffic stops and serving outstanding warrants for arrest.• Mediate for disputants to find solutions in civil/non-criminal matters.• Investigate, and clearly and thoroughly document, criminal acts reported after the fact.• Consistently demonstrate a high degree of professionalism in interactions with victims of crime and with the public.

Goshen, Indiana, United States

• Serve as lead Residence Life professional for three residence halls and 11 College-owned houses with a total combined occupancy of 300 residential students.• Directly supervise 10-12 Resident Assistants and Community Assistants, with dedication to enhancing accountability, professional development, and collaborative governance.• Lead or significantly participate in immediate institutional response to student deaths, sexual assaults, mental health concerns, alcohol and drug issues, and other crisis and emergency situations.• As a conduct hearing officer, work with respondents to determine accountability and sanctions for Student Code of Conduct violations, including drug and alcohol use, behavioral concerns, and housing policy violations.• Assist the Associate Dean in management of the student conduct process campus-wide, including developing administrative procedures, training other hearing officers, evaluating and articulating the student code of conduct, and assisting with mandatory reporting.• Meet one-on-one with residential students both within and outside the formal student conduct process to address drug and alcohol use, mental health and behavior, and other concerns.• Lead programs and workshops in compassionate communication, alcohol use and abuse, and life values for residential students.• Assist substantially with the training of student staff, including leading sessions on confrontation and policy enforcement, student conduct theory and practice, response to life-threatening emergencies, and conflict mediation.• Build collaborative partnerships with other departments on campus to enhance service to students.• Serve on a task force to evaluate the College’s new approach to alcohol on campus and provide recommendations for change, with a specific individual charge to track and analyze policy violations.• Maintain budgets of up to $2,500 for Residence Life programming.

• Conduct foot and vehicle patrols of an 800-acre campus with over 1000 undergraduate students, giving attention to safety and security issues, safe traffic flow, parking regulations, and adherence to College policies.• Respond to emergency and crisis situations, including medical emergencies, violent crimes, and more, with compassion and professionalism.• Provide field training for new Campus Safety & Security officers.• Create a new policy and procedure manual for use by 20 student dispatchers, and assist with their training.• Use ARMS relational database software to document incidents and serve as the primary administrator of the database. Create documentation instructing others in the use of ARMS.• Review incident trends at the College for assessment purposes and act to enhance compliance with mandatory reporting laws.• Serve as liaison with local police, fire and emergency medical services in emergency response situations.• Use CCURE access control system to issue key-cards, reconfigure building access, and investigate crimes by reviewing access history.

Richmond, Indiana

- Consult with teaching faculty to compose a list of competencies for areas of study.- Assist MA Program Coordinator with administrative and clerical tasks relating to the program.

Richmond, Indiana

- Monitor and evaluate student participation in an online course in theological studies. - Identify students in need of additional help and work with professor to ensure needs are met.- Use Moodle to maintain a course website with static resources and weekly updates.- Develop weekly quizzes to evaluate content knowledge.- Tracked assignment completion.- Answer student questions and address concerns.

- Interview 40 individuals for stories of nonviolence in action.- Adapt stories from interviews into chapters for publication in a book.- Lead training in nonviolent direct action.- Provide general support for programs and events.

- Facilitate AIM Academy, a court ordered ten-day life class for recently released juvenile offenders.- Plan and lead lessons on personal finance, acquiring employment, interpersonal relationships, and other life skills.- Attend court sessions for juvenile cases.- Shadow full-time employees on mentoring and counseling visits in homes and detention facilities.- Conduct research on nonprofit growth.AIM is a re-entry and mentoring program for youth in the juvenile justice system, with the goal of reducing recidivism. The primary mission is through one-on-one mentoring, both in correctional facilities and in the community.

- Plan and implement programming to build community on a floor with 40 student residents.- Respond to student academic and personal needs.- Identify and mediate interpersonal conflict.- Respond to crisis situations and identify emergency response needs (security, EMS, etc.)- Serve as supervisor for front desk assistants, including managing shift schedules for six student employees.- Confront, resolve and document violations of College policy.- Assist with other residence hall needs as requested.

Honors Graduate, Tier One Basic Law Enforcement

Fifteen week basic course for law enforcement, including criminal and traffic law, emergency vehicle operations, traffic.

Ma, Theology, Peace Studies

Bachelor Of Arts, Peace Studies - Community And Social Relations, Sociology, Spanish

Activities and Societies: Alpha Psi Omega, Chapel Committee, Human Diversity Committee, United Sexualities, Simply Brethren, Peace House.

Anthropology, Sociology, Spanish

Studied for one year as an international student at the University of Veracruz (School for Foreign Students and Humanities campuses).