Experience Summary

Successfully helped scale effective growth of police operations, infrastructure, crime prevention and
community relations during the transition of West Des Moines from a suburb of 29,000 to self-sufficient city
of 60,000 residents, commercial and retail businesses.
Is collaborative in thinking and uses quality improvement tools to gain value for initiatives and projects so
that public value is created for the desired outcome.

 

• FBI National Academy graduate

• Published in the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin

• Past President and longtime member of Iowa State Police Association Executive Board

• Multiple Unit and Department Achievement and Excellence Awards

• Significant staff and budgetary responsibility

• BS Criminal Justice, Masters of Public Administration
   

Work Experience

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IOWA LOTTERY AUTHORITY, State of Iowa October 2015 – January 2022
VICE PRESIDENT OF SECURITY

Oversight of six direct reports to include 4 Security Investigators, Information Technology Security Officer,
Administrative Assistant. Duties include the responsibility to ensure the integrity of Lottery play is at its
highest level. By review of game production and distribution ensure that all lottery games are delivered in a
random manner to guarantee that play is equitable for all players. Also, responsible to set up a compliance
testing process that ensures retail partners follow the rules of Lottery, maintaining the high level of integrity
that is expected by the Lottery players. Oversight and audit responsibilities for all lotto draw processes
utilized by the Iowa Lottery Authority. Responsible to ensure that all vendors and Lottery employees meet
the integrity qualification standards set by Iowa law regarding criminal background investigations. Ensure
that the Iowa Lottery Authority is a safe work environment for its employees and visitors.

 

• Worked with team to discover malicious computer code used to defraud 4 state lotteries and an attempt to defraud a 5th

• Collaborated to design lotto game draw process for new random number generator computers used by Iowa Lottery Authority

• Assisted in redesigning Lottery organization structure to deliver services more efficiently

• Over a two (2) year period helped to author a Request for Proposal, evaluated responses to the RFP and visited vendor sites to purchase a new Gaming System. Assisted in implementing the new system.

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CITY OF PLEASANT HILL POLICE DEPT, Pleasant Hill, IA March – September 2015
INTERIM CHIEF OF POLICE

Responsible for the operations of the Pleasant Hill Police Department while the city searched for a full time
Police Chief. The department is comprised of 16 sworn officers and 2 civilian employees. The duties
included oversight for patrol and investigative functions, full budgetary responsibilities for a 1.8 million dollar
budget, and providing a work environment that allowed personal growth and innovation from the
employees, while setting expectations of quality service to the citizens and visitors to Pleasant Hill.
Improvements were made to the department’s Information System, case assignment and tracking process
and to the overall efficiencies of the practices of the department. At the end of the assignment an
assessment report was provided to the City Manager with goals and objectives for the newly appointed
Chief of Police.

CITY OF WEST DES MOINES POLICE DEPT, West Des Moines, IA 1985 – October
2014

EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO CHIEF OF POLICE, CAPTAIN January 2014 – October 2014
Oversight and management of Internal Affairs, Re-accreditation Process, Human Resource Processes and
Professional Development of command staff members.

SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION, LIEUTENANT May 2008- October 2013

Oversight, management and budgetary responsibility for 20 staff spanning the following units:
Criminal Investigation Unit Commander
Joint Terrorism Task Force Liaison, FBI Top Secret Clearance

• Staff: 1 supervisor, 10 investigators

• Worked over 2000 cases annually, continually exceeding the national clearance average for theareas of crimes against persons, crimes against property and juvenile crimes

• Solved a high profile crime spree of home invasions and attempted sexual assaults

• Built a forensic computer lab

◙ 2011 West Des Moines Optimist Police Officer of the Year June 2011

Accreditation Manager

• Staff: 1 project lead, 3 officers

• Successfully completed the 3 year re-accreditation cycle, with excellence award from CALEA

• Completed building of the Emergency Operation Center

• Hired and trained new Information Technology resource

◙ Department Achievement Award August 2011

Awarded for “leadership, dedication and commitment as the Accreditation Manager”.

Crime Analysis Unit Commander
Information Technology Services Director

 

• Contracted and implemented a digital fingerprinting system, LiveScan. Funded with $75,00grant. Completed on time and under budget.

• Managed the upgraded digital booking photograph system, part of above funding and project.

• Managed the upgrade of electronic document system, RADIX 3

• Managed the upgrade and implementation of new crime mapping software, Crimeview Dashboard $30,000 budget, grant funded. Project brought in under budget.

• Executive Officer to Support Services Division Commander

• Executive Officer to Operations Division Commander

◙ Unit of Excellence Award July 2008
Awarded for “distinguished teamwork in preparation for the CALEA accreditation process”.
Unit Commander for the Records Section and Information Technology Systems
◙ Department Achievement Award December 2006
Awarded for “meritorious service in the installation of the new computer system for Westcom and
the police department”.

OPERATIONS DIVISION, LIEUTENANT May 2004- May 2006
Patrol Unit Commander

Brought over from support services to rejuvenate patrol operations and incorporate community policing
philosophy and use of the department’s information system by patrol officers.

• Led the department’s largest unit with 3 direct reports and 27officers on 24x7 shifts.

• Full oversight and budget responsibilities for over half the entire department’s $6M budget to ensure that the officers had the tools they needed to get the patrol job accomplished.

SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION, LIEUTENANT June 2001- May 2004

Responsibilities were to supervise and administrate the Police Department’s Records Section and
Information Technology Systems. Served as project manager for purchasing, building and implementing
Electronic Document Management System, Electronic Crime Mapping, Electronic Booking and Digital
Booking Photography System, Multi-department Mobile Data Computer Message Switch.

OPERATIONS DIVISION, SERGEANT OF PROBLEM ORIENTED POLICING March 1999- June 2001

Tasked with creating a unit which would have Community Policing as its philosophy and lay the ground
work for the implementation of Community Oriented Policing as a department wide philosophy. In April of
2001 the name of this unit was changed to the Special Operations Unit. The change in name came with
the following responsibilities: supervising and administrating; Bicycle Patrol, K9 Unit, Motorcycle Unit,
Animal Control Unit, and the Problem Oriented Policing Unit.

◙ Certificate of Commendation February 2001

Awarded for “distinguished performance and extraordinary dedication and commitment in
implementing the POP Unit, Bicycle Unit and COP Philosophy”.

◙ Certificate of Commendation August 1999

Awarded for “outstanding leadership and persistence in organizing and staffing the Problem
Oriented Policing Unit, (POP), and for successful fundraising effort for the bike patrol unit.”

Additional positions:

PATROL DIVISION, SERGEANT OF THE SECOND WATCH April 1998 - March 1999
TEAM LEADER, SPECIAL RESPONSE TEAM May1997- April 1999
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE UNIT, SERGEANT May 1997- April 1998
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE UNIT, INVESTIGATOR August 1988 - May 1997
Investigator of Crimes Against Persons (1993-1997)
Investigator of Crimes Involving Juveniles (1988-1993)

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PATROL DIVISION, PATROL OFFICER January 1985-August 1988
 

Education

Drake University- Masters of Public Administration 2008

Northeast Missouri State University- Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice 1984

Additional Training

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Senior Management Institute for Police, SMIP 3-week program for Police Executives
taught by instructors from Harvard’s JFK School for Government. 2007

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Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, CALEA. Certified Accreditation Manager 2006

City of West Des Moines Leadership Development Tier I and II 2006

Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Academy, FBINA  3-month training program for Police
Executives. Topics include emerging issues for Law Enforcement Professionals and Leadership Development.  2004

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Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Central State Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar, LEEDS

40-hour leadership development program taught by FBI agents and National Academy staff members. 2001

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Professional Organizations

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Assessor, Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA)

FBI National Academy Associates, Iowa Chapter 2004 - present

Iowa State Police Association Executive Board, 1990-1997, President 1996

 

• Managed over $1M in assets for 2000+ Police Officers membership in the state of IowaLed organization in 1996 and served on the board for 6 years Successfully implemented new benefit pension system and made improvements to benefits

• Jerry Rabiner Boy’s Ranch Executive Board,1990-1997, President 1996

West Des Moines Police Benevolent Association, 1985 – present, President 1986, 1988

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Community Activities

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Cub Scouts/ Boy Scouts, Little League, Political Campaign volunteer, Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite and Za-
Ga-Zig Shrine, Valley High School Athletic Booster Club Member, West Des Moines Community School’s

Parent Teacher Association Member, and St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Variety Club of Iowa Board Member

Avid Bicyclist

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Publications

“Harnessing Technology to Transform a Police Department”, FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, April 2011
http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/law-enforcement-bulletin/april_2011/police_practice