PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

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Police Chief—October 1, 1997 to December 30, 2002

California State University, Fresno
Police Department
2311 E Barstow
Fresno CA 93740-8004
(559) 278-2243

Police Captain—August 16, 1993 to September 30, 1997

City of Fresno
Police Department
2323 Mariposa
Fresno CA 93721
(559) 498-1256

Prior Rankings with the City of Fresno Police Department

Police Lieutenant—July 16, 1981 to August 15, 1993
Police Sergeant—July 16, 1978 - July 15, 1981
Police Specialist—February 1, 1976 - July 15, 1978
Police Officer—January 1, 1972 - January 31, 1976
Police Reserve Officer—February 1, 1971 - December 31, 1972

Part-Time Lecturer—California State University, Fresno

Courses Taught:

CRIM 2 (Administration of Justice)
CRIM 102 (Criminal Justice Organizational Management)
CRIM 112 (Professionalism in Criminal Justice)
CRIM 120 (Juvenile Delinquency)
CRIM 136T (Criminal Justice in the Future
Crim 174 Ethnic, Gender, and Culture in Criminal Justice

Career Highlights

Special Events— University Police Chief

Central Valley Billy Graham Mission
Bulldog Stadium – Fresno State, October 11-14, 2001

Promise Keepers Conference
Bulldog Stadium – Fresno State, October 1998

Davis-Lundgren Debate – Fresno State Campus, August 1998

Division 1 College Football Events and other athletic events as needed

Police Captain Police Resources Commander

Promise Keepers Conference
Bulldog Stadium – Fresno State, June 1997

Division 1 College Football Events – Liaison between Fresno Police Department and University Police Department

Duties and Responsibilities

California State University, Fresno (CSUF) Police Chief

Responsible for planning, implementing, administering, and coordinating the programs of the University Police Department. Formulates Departmental policies and procedures and audits their implementation; prepares, administers, and monitors the Departmental budget; plans, organizes, manages, directs, and coordinates the various functions of the Department; and provides consultative, technical, and administrative direction to eliminate conditions detrimental to the safety of the university community. Administers, manages, and directs basic law enforcement; and is responsible for general and selective police patrol and all functions related to the protection of life and property, including crime prevention programs. Administers campus parking and traffic programs, monitors parking facilities, and enforces all laws and regulations pertinent to pedestrian and vehicular traffic on campus.

Fresno Police Department Police Captain

Northeast District Commander

Responsible for community policing philosophy and problem oriented policing strategy in Northeast Fresno. The area encompasses approximately 28 square miles and its eastern boundary borders the City of Clovis. The area includes California State University, Fresno and three high schools, two in Fresno Unified and one in Clovis Unified. The population is culturally diverse and is estimated at 100,000 residents. Liaison with CSUF Police Department, Clovis Police Department, and Clovis Unified School District Police.

West Bureau Commander

Responsible for the management of the Northwest and Southwest policing areas, including the direct supervision of four Lieutenants. Both areas are culturally diverse.

Additional Responsibilities as Captain:

Fresno Police Department Emergency Services Officer
Fresno Police Department Canine Program
Chair, Fresno Police Department Information Technology Committee
Fresno Police Department Representative for the City of Fresno’s Information Technology Committee
Grant Administrator for COPS Universal (a Federal Community Policing Grant)

Police Lieutenant

Northeast Area Section Commander

Responsible for Community Based Policing area in the Northeast area of Fresno. Area encompasses approximately 28 square miles or 1/4 of the community. Responsible for 6 Sergeants, 45 Police Officers, 5 Community Service Officers, and 1 Neighborhood Services Representative. Area served was culturally diverse and represented a population of approximately 95,000 residents. Liaison with CSUF Police Department, Clovis Police Department, and Clovis Unified School District Police.

Northeast Area Field Commander, Watch One

Responsible for Watch One Personnel, Northeast Area.

Northeast Area Commander

Responsible for Community Based Policing area in the Northeast area of Fresno. Area encompasses approximately 28 square miles or 1/4 of the community. Responsible for six Sergeants, 47 Police Officers, and 5 Community Service Officers. Area served is culturally diverse and represents a population of approximately 95,000 residents.

Communications Bureau

Responsible for six supervisors and 60 dispatcher/complaint-takers, and was the only sworn position assigned to Communications. The communications process involved 9-1-1, police dispatching and fire dispatching. Acted as Deputy Chief of Administrative Support during absence of Deputy Chief.

Planning, Research, Personnel, and Training

Responsible for all training, personnel acquisitions, budget processes, rules, regulations, and policy formation and distribution; and served as Department Coordinator, Disaster Preparedness as well as one of the key coordinators within the City plan. Acted as Deputy Chief during the absence of the Deputy Chief of Administrative Support.

Station Command

Responsible for swing shift personnel and acted as the Chief of Police during the absence of executive command staff. Was responsible for administrative shift functions as well as inspection duties.

Assistant Area Commander of Community Based Policing Area III

Supervised eight Sergeants, 48 Police Officers and six Community Service Officers, and was responsible for the day-to-day operation of Area III. Responsibilities of this area included the 18 objectives which reflected the area's direction pursuant to the Department's Mission Statement and Goals. Responsible for planning, organizing, training, staffing, directing, controlling, and discipline.

Assistant Area Commander of Community Based Policing Area IV

Was responsible for training, discipline, planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling of Area personnel.

Relief Lieutenant for midnight and swing shifts at Station Command

Was responsible for the shift, ensuring that the operation functioned properly. Responded to citizen complaints, assigning them to the appropriate supervisor if necessary. Ensured that minimum staffing levels were maintained.

Police Sergeant

Solo Motorcycle Section, Traffic Division
Supervision of ten motor officers. Wrote policy and procedures, participated in dignitary protection, and was called as the primary response unit to emergency tactical situations.

Vice Section

Supervision of sworn personnel involved in the enforcement of prostitution and gambling. In addition to administrative duties, wrote policy, participated in surveillance, and acted as a police decoy.

Communications Bureau

Supervised both sworn and non-sworn personnel. Participated in a training program involving dispatchers and patrol officers. Rewrote existing policies and forms.

Patrol Division

Was one of three Sergeants selected to attend/complete the Field Training Officer Program administered by the Department and served as a Field Training Sergeant upon completion. Initiated/implemented a voluntary self-defense program for Department members. The program was subsequently absorbed into the in-service training programs administered by the Department.

Police Specialist

Intelligence Division

Collected, analyzed, and disseminated data; maintained existing files; issued permits under the auspices of the Chief of Police; performed surveillance as required.

Administrative Services Bureau

Worked with Planning and Research; assisted in the preparation of the Department budget as well as the unit budget; wrote/evaluated grants from LEAA and OCJP; assisted the Affirmative Action Officer; conducted personnel background investigations, researched various subjects as requested by the Chief; performed in-service training; delivered presentations for the Chief; gathered civil disaster material and issued emergency civil disaster assignments; wrote roll call training bulletins and general orders.

Police Officer

Traffic Division: Assigned to Solo Motorcycle Squad
Primary Officer responsibility was to enforce traffic laws, conduct accident investigations and augment the Patrol Division as required. Served as a member of the Department's tactical squad and provided security for visiting dignitaries.

Patrol Officer

Assigned primarily to crime-prone areas of the City in a patrol vehicle and on foot patrol; served as a training officer for new recruits.

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Presentations, Publications and Projects

Co-Presenter, "Understanding and Complying with the Clery Act." Stetson University College of Law Post-Conference Workshop, 24th Annual Law & Higher Education Conference, Clearwater Beach, FL (February 19, 2003).

Statewide POST Sexual Assault for Campus Police Curriculum Committee (2000-2001).

Attended the “Executive as Negotiator” at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School (Spring 2001).

Member, University Police Safety Advisory Committee for the California State University System (2000).

Presenter, International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA), Responding to Visit by Ku Klux Klan (June, 2000).

Presenter, California District Attorney Investigator’s Association, Computer Crimes (1999)

Presenter, Society of Western Social Scientists, Computer Crime (2000)

Member, Fresno/Clovis Area Task Force on Hate Crimes coordinated by the U.S. Attorney’s Office (1998).

Presenter, 60th Annual Meeting for Western Association of College and University Business Officers (WACUBO). Internal Partnership Focusing on Students Standards of Conduct (May 5, 1998).

Participant, National Association for Ethnic Studies Conference with the theme of “Multi-Ethnic Communities: Planning for the 21st Century.”

Presenter, World Futures Society Conference (July 1997). Presentation Topic: The Impact of Computer Crime in a Large Metropolitan Police Agency by the Year 2000.

Implemented and coordinated the development of the Fresno Police Department Web Page, launched in February 1997.

Police Resources Commander for the visit of the President of the United States, Bill Clinton (September 1996). Involved planning and assignment of police personnel.

Selected to serve as Independent Study Project (ISP) Review Committee Member for POST Command College Projects for Classes 21 and 23.

Statewide Emergency Services System (SEMS) Trainer for the Fresno Police Department.

Police Resources Commander for airplane crash which occurred in Fresno (December 1995). Involved management and assignment of police personnel.

Co-Coordinator of planning activities related to events such as the Rodney King verdict, the O.J. Simpson criminal and civil trial verdicts, and the passing of Proposition 187.

Co-authored of article with Jerome E. Jackson, Ph.D. Computer Crimes and Criminals, LAE Journal (Spring/Summer 1996).

Author of article, Citizen Training Pays Dividends. Community Policing Exchange (March/April, 1996).

Author of article, Police and Probation Officers Join Forces to Reduce Juvenile Crime Community Policing Exchange (January/February, 1996)

Implemented the concept of "Stop Auto Theft" Day (September 1992). Joint effort of Fresno Police Department, California Highway Patrol, Clovis Police Department, Fresno County Sheriff's Department, Fresno Fashion Fair, California State Auto Association, KMPH Channel 24.

Selected as a presenter for POST Sheriff's Workshop (March 1992). The presentation was based on artificial intelligence.

Association and membership in the newly-formed International Society of Police Futurists.

Lead Coordinator for the Eighth Annual California Police Chief's Conference (February 1985).

Served as a member of the POST Field Training Officer Model Project that culminated in a new revision of the FTO Program for law enforcement agencies throughout California.

Justified, formed, and commanded the Police Department's Dive Team. Was the Department spokesperson for the search and subsequent recovery of a deceased male adult who had driven his vehicle into a swift-moving canal. This became a very publicized event, which necessitated my appearance before the Fresno Irrigation District for the reduction and closure of the water flow in the canal for search purposes. Since any water reduction impacts the farmers in the San Joaquin Valley, the situation developed into a political as well as emotional issue. Was the main spokesperson to the media for the Police Department and the City of Fresno. A main objective was to diffuse anger emanating from the family of the decedent.

Involved in stressing the need for increased usage of personal computers and was instrumental in motivating a Police Specialist in the direction of computer crime investigation.

Implemented a revolving training fund.

One of 200 international and national police professionals chosen to attend and participate in the first International Symposium on the Future of Law Enforcement at the FBI Academy; Quantico, Virginia.

Participant in the Cal-INFO project for the Department of Justice.

Chairman of the Central Valley Training Committee for two consecutive terms.

Department Representative for the Chemical People Project.

Achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America and was the Assistant Troop Commander.

MILITARY

Served in the United States Navy for four (4) years. Honorable Discharge in December 1971.

Voted Outstanding Recruit for Company 342 during Basic Training.

ACTIVITIES

Board Member, Healing for Survivors Outreach Program for physically and emotionally abused adults and children.

Past Member of the Ombudsman Advisory Council for Senior Services. This non-profit organization exists for the purpose of addressing issues concerning the institutionalized elderly.

Participant in the "Community of Caring" Program. The program was designed initially as a teenage pregnancy prevention program, and has evolved into an effective method to reduce the rate of drug and alcohol usage, violence, gang participation, vandalism, truancy, and teen suicide.

Served as team member for the United Way during their evaluation of projects to be funded.

Supporter and volunteer for Public Television, Channel 18, Fresno.

Acted as a volunteer coach for the soccer program at Hoover High School. During my tenure as co-coach, the team won North Yosemite League and Valley Championship titles for two consecutive years.
Served as President and Board Member of the North Fresno Youth Soccer League.

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