Experience

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Miami dade police department

Police Officer (Northwest District)
Crime Prevention Unit (Northwest District)
Juvenile & Gang Investigations (Assigned to Headquarters)

1992-1998

police sergeant carol city station

Uniform Patrol
Crime Prevention Unit
General Investigations

1998-2004

police sergeant training bureau

Professional Development - create, implement, and instruct training courses for the Miami Dade Police Department Training Bureau which helped enhance the officer's professional development.

police lieutenant

Administrative Services - directed administrative operations, coordinated fiscal management, and served as the liaison to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

2004-2007

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN LAW SCHOOL

Attended at night and graduated in 2007 in the top 10% of my class.

police lieutenant

Specialized Training & Critical Incidents - directed research and development of the organization's Domestic Security & Anti-Terrorist training programs, and critical incident management procedures and response plans.

Lead incident command instructor for senior staff personnel.

2007-2008

police captain (northwest district)

Created and executed policy and procedural directives in coordination with general investigations, uniform patrols, crime prevention, task forces, as well as served as the Chairman of the Department's Safety Committee. 

2008-2009

police major (town of miami lakes)

Lead and commanded the town of Miami Lakes.
Served as Police Chief for the police operations of the city.
Reduced targeted crimes over 35% in the community of 30,000 residents while facilitating executive administrative functions and improving quality of life standards.

2009-2010

police major
(sheriff services bureau)

Served as Executive Liaison for the Miami-Dade Police Department to the 11th Judicial Circuit Courts of Florida providing courtroom security operations at all of the 11 Court facilities and the State Attorney's Office, and maintained precise compliance with all civil processes and arrest warrant procedures.

Implemented new technological and operational procedures that reduced the service time of the sheriff related court orders by over 90%.

2010-2012

police major
(special victims bureau)

Created executive polices and procedures regarding sexual crimes investigations, domestic crime matters, vulnerable victim units, missing persons, internet crimes involving cyber security and exploitation of minors, and human trafficking operations.

These actions resulted in the increased successful prosecutions of sexual battery, cybercrime, child exploitation, domestic crime cases, and the successful resolution of 75% of the missing persons cold cases.

2016-2017