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Upper Marlboro, Md

Planning, directing, and optimizing resourcing across investigations, patrols, homeland security, intelligence, forensics and administration at all County police bureaus, I conceive and implement strategies, policies, best practices, protocols, and initiatives, and deliver positive change, in collaboration with Chief of Police. Identifying opportunities to streamline and improve processes and minimize costs while enhancing service provision, I set goals and support the team in the attainment of objectives. Training, mentoring, and appraising the performance of senior police managers, I mitigate any skill gaps plus promote and discipline personnel, as required. Augmenting communication and relationships with community leaders, citizens, and county officials, I gain trust and bolster cohesion across the locality. Offering law enforcement assistance to local, state, and federal agency partners in the National Capital Region, inclusive of emergency management efforts in Washington, D.C, I am a key member of Prince George's County Police Department's Executive Team. I contribute to the preparation and administration of a $400 million annual budget and head a team of 1400 sworn and 300 non-sworn personnel, optimizing the operations of the 4th largest police department in Maryland. I oversee the safe delivery of several special events, including games at Fed Ex Field.

Galveston, Tx

Operating under the supervision of the City Manager and Deputy City Manager, I coordinated activities and monitored the performance of personnel. Drafting and ensuring adherence to budget, I promoted the Community Oriented Policy Philosophy by fostering robust relationships with citizens, stakeholders, and governmental officials. Ideating, developing, and implementing initiatives to prevent and reduce criminal activity, I nurtured strong and collaborative relationships with local, state, and federal law enforcement partners and led a team of 168 sworn officers and 44 non-sworn staff. I controlled a $24 million budget and lowered the crime rate by 3% in 2021. I coordinated evacuations, rescues, and recovery operations, leveraging the Incident Command system, during natural disaster events, including hurricanes, and organized and oversaw the safe delivery of multiple special events and protected over 7 million tourists per annum.

Dallas, Texas, United States

In this role I took command and control of daily operations for specialized units, comprising traffic, motors and SWAT.

Dallas Tx

Operational command of the Dallas Underwater Recovery Team (D.U.R.T.) is a specialized unit of the Dallas Police Department which handles year-round underwater search and recovery for bodies, evidence and vehicles.

Dallas, Tx

Overseeing a sworn and non-sworn team assigned to the Southeast Patrol Division, I collaborated with the Chief of Police on strategy creation and execution plus the attainment of Police Department targets. I protected 176,000 citizens within a 65 square mile territory and reduced crime by 7% within first 6 months in role.

Dallas, Tx

Driving efforts to reduce narcotics activities across Galveston area, I took command of all Vice and Narcotics undercover detectives plus Knock and Talk resources. I slashed drugs complaints, increased narcotics arrests and seized more drugs, cash and weapons.

Dallas, Tx

Commanding a team of Sworn and Non-Sworn personnel, located at the South Central Patrol Division, I retained oversight of crime reduction across a 55 square mile South Central area of City of Dallas, safeguarding 114,000 citizens and cut crime by 16% within 4 years.

Dallas, Tx

Overseeing a sworn and non-sworn team assigned to the Southeast Patrol Division, I collaborated with the Chief of Police on strategy creation and execution plus the attainment of Police Department targets. I protected190,000 citizens within a 75 square mile territory and reduced crime by 7% within in short tenure.

Dallas, Tx

Promoted through the ranks in various roles and responsibilities, to include Patrol, Narcotics, Internal Affairs, Public Infromation and the Training Academy.

Doctoral Candidate, Organizational Leadership

Master Of Science - Ms, Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

Bachelor Of Applied Arts And Science - Baas, Criminal Justice/Dispute Resolution

Associate Of Arts And Sciences - Aas, Criminal Justice