PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office 1998 - Present
St. Clair County Sheriff 2020- Present
- Oversees the St. Clair County Sheriff's Office which handles over 50,000 calls for service a year.
- Supervises daily operations, which include, patrol divisions, narcotics division, marine and dive division, and criminal investigation division which cover 770 square miles of land and 110 miles of shoreline.
- Oversees the day to day operations of the St. Clair County Jail which has a 491 bed capacity for inmates.
Captain, Road Patrol Division 2017 - 2020
- Planned, directed, coordinated, managed and supervised the activities of all 90 personnel in the Road Patrol Division and support staff.
- Coordinate resources of the department in response to requests of other law enforcement agencies within the county and neighboring communities, including agencies of the United States and Canadian Governments.
- Collaborate with the United States Marshals, Customs and Border Protection, Homeland Security, Emergency Operations Center and other municipalities in response to criminal investigations and emergency operations.
- Supervise command staff within the sheriff’s office to include the Detective Bureau, Drug Task Force, Drug K-9 Unit, Special Response Team, Bicycle Patrols, Motor Carrier Unit, and the Marine Division/Dive Team overseeing 110 miles of international shoreline.
Lieutenant, Road Patrol Division 2013 – 2017
- Drug Task Force – Supervising, scheduling and training
- Special Response Team – Commander
- Detective Bureau – Supervising and scheduling
- Road Patrol – Supervising, scheduling and training day shift
- BEST Team – Supervision
- Meth Response Team – Supervision
- ALICE Training – Trained several hundred citizens in response to active shooters
- Michigan Tactical Officer Association – Board Member
Sergeant, Road Patrol Division 2010 - 2013
- Drug Task Force – Supervising, scheduling and training
- Special Response Team – Supervising and scheduling
- Road Patrol - Supervising, scheduling and training
Deputy Sheriff 1998 - 2010
- Special Response Team – Executing Search Warrants
- Drug Task Force – Officer in Charge, Confidential Informant Handler, Undercover Investigator for High Risk Operations.Served total of five years under title of Deputy Sheriff.
- Field Training Officer
Detroit Police Department 1996-1998
- Police Officer
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Associates, Criminal Justice - St. Clair Community College
National Academy 278th Session - F.B.I
School of Police Staff and Command - Michigan State University
Detroit Police Academy - Detroit Michigan
ALICE Instructor Training - Alice Training Institute
Undercover Narcotics School - Drug Enforcement Administration
First Line Supervision Program - DeWolf and Associates
Procedure for Managing and Conducting Internal Investigations
SWAT Instructor Training - U.S. Training Center
Active Shooter Instructor Training - Inner Parameter International
COMMUNITY INVOLVMENT
CSCB Board Member
Suicide Prevention Board Member
United Way Chairman of the Board
Michigan Sheriffs Association, MI Sheriff Coordinating Training Council
Ferris State University Criminal Justice Advisory Board Member
Homeland Security Emergency Management Chair of the Board
Substance Use Disorder Advisory Board Member
St. Clair County Criminal Justice Association Board Member
CDA board Chairman of the Board (central dispatch authority)
Dementia & Alzheimer Association Board Member
Collective Impact Work Group Member
Michigan Tactical Officers Association (former board member)