Training and Experience

· Master of Science Degree in Administration of Justice and Security 

· Bachelor of Arts Degrees in History and Philosophy 

· FBINAA Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy Graduate 237th   Session 

· CJM (American Jail Association Certified Jail Manager) since 1997 

· CLEE Certified Law Enforcement Executive Academy Graduate 2004 

· PELC Police Executive Leadership College Graduate 2003 

· Chief Deputy 2011-Present 

· Captain/Jail Administrator 1993-2011 

· Corrections Officer 1989-1991

· Corrections Sergeant 1991-1993 

· Lake County SWAT Team / Lead Hostage Negotiator 1992 - 2011

· Adjunct Professor at Lakeland Community College in Criminal Justice since         1996 in Criminal Law and Criminology 

· Member of the Lake County SWAT Team since 1992

· Guest Speaker at the University of Istanbul, Turkey on Jail Reform 

· Corrections Professional Magazine Board Member 

· Lake County Community Corrections Board Member

· Lakeland College Criminal Justice Board Member

· Associate member of the Lake County Chiefs of Police Association

· OPOTA 120 Hour Corrections Academy Graduate 

· Lakeland Police Academy Graduate - Certified Law Enforcement Officer  

· FBI Crisis Negotiations Certification / OPOTA Crisis Negotiations Certification 

· Strategies for Building Effective Work Teams National Institute of Corrections Longmont, Colorado 

· OPOTA 136 Hour and 40 Hour Corrections Academy School Commander1994 -2011 

· OPOTA Police Academy Instructor since 1994 

· OPOTA 136 Corrections Academy Instructor since 1994 

· Trained at the National Institute of Corrections 

· Certified in the Reid Technique Criminal Interviews and Interrogation 

· Founder of the Transformational Leadership Development Group 

· Member of the Lake County FOP