PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

West Des Moines Police Department, West Des Moines, Iowa.
January 1990 – April 2021. (Retired) Duty assignments and ranks as follow:
Assistant Chief of Police, December 2017-April 2021.

Executive Officer, Captain, November 2014 – December 2017.
Responsible to the Chief of Police for the operational and administrative effectiveness of
the department. Direct supervision of the department’s division commanders as well as
administration of multiple strategic functions of the department. Assist with the budget
formulation for the department. Serves as acting chief in the Chief of Police’s absence.

Commander, Support Services Division, Captain, January - November 2014.
Responsible for three support units, the Criminal Investigations Unit, the Training and
Emergency Management Unit, and the Administrative Services Unit. Additionally,
served as the department’s liaison for the Suburban Emergency Response Team, the
Youth Justice Initiative, and the Information Technical Services Department.
Responsible for facility maintenance issues and project planning.

 

Commander, Patrol Operations Division, Lieutenant, June 2013 – January 2014.
Responsible for six patrol platoons, together with a co-commander, for day-to-day patrol
operations for the department. Additionally, direct supervision of the Code Enforcement
Unit, the Traffic Enforcement Unit, homeland security planning and operations for the
department and other additional duties as assigned.

Commander, Patrol and Special Operations Unit, Lieutenant, July 2010-June 2013.
Responsible for the special operations and special events planning for the department,
including the following sub-units: Community Outreach/Crime Prevention, Traffic
Enforcement, Animal Control, Code Enforcement, and Homeland Security.

 

Commander, Information/Technical Services Unit, Support Services Division, Lieutenant

May 2008 – July 2010.
Accreditation manager and unit commander responsible for the Records Section,
Training Section, Crime Analysis Section, and Information Technology Systems.
Appointed to the additional duty of Suburban Emergency Response Team Commander, a
seven-agency tactical team task force.

Commander, Patrol Unit, Operations Division, Lieutenant, May 2006–May 2008.
Responsible for uniform patrol operations for the department. Directly supervised three
sergeants (watch commanders) and responsible for the thirty-two officers assigned to the
unit’s three patrol watches.

Commander, Criminal Investigations Unit, Lieutenant, June 2005-May 2006.
Promoted to Lieutenant June 2005. Responsible for all operations of the unit as well as
policies related to investigative functions for the Department. Developed the unit’s case
clearance management system for tracking and reporting the unit’s objectives for the
department’s strategic management program.

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Criminal Investigations Unit Supervisor, Sergeant, May 2003 - June 2005.
Supervised the detectives assigned to CIU (Persons, Property, Financial Crimes, and
Juvenile/SRO), revised the case assignment and review process, and developed the
department’s major case management policy and procedures.

3 rd Watch Patrol Commander, Patrol Division, Sergeant, August 2001 - May 2003.
Promoted to Sergeant in August 2001, responsible for the supervision of the patrol
officers and jailer assigned to the 3rd Watch Patrol. Additionally, appointed as the Field
Training Unit Supervisor coordinating training for all new officers.

Criminal Investigation Unit, Juvenile Section, Detective, January - August 2001.
Responsible for investigations involving juveniles as offenders or victims. Concurrent
with these duties also served as the School Resource Officer for West Des Moines Valley
High School.

Vice / Narcotics Control Unit, Detective, March 1999 - January 2001.
Assisted with the formation and grant funding of a multi-agency drug task force known
as ‘WestNarc.’ Served as O.I.C. (second in command) of the task force.

Police Officer, Uniform Patrol Division, January 1990 - March 1999.
Additional duties included Field Training Officer and Drug Recognition Expert.

ADDITIONAL DUTY APPOINTMENTS

FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, Omaha/DSM RA – Associate December 2011
Ethics Instructor June 2009
Quality Process Facilitator January 2009
Homeland Security Coordinator – WDMPD June 2005
Suburban Emergency Response Team (SWAT) June 1996 – April 2010
-Team Commander April 2008 – April 2010
-Assistant Team Commander June 2002 – April 2008
-Tactical Entry Operator & Tactical Medic June 1996 - June 2002
Police Chaplain Liaison Officer May 2006-May 2008 & Oct 2010-Aug 2011
Police Honor Guard February 2004-September 2008
Field Training Coordinator August 2001 – May 2003
Clandestine Laboratory Entry Technician June 1999 - June 2005
Police Reserve Liaison & Training Officer August 1994 - October 1997
Field Training Officer January 1993 - March 1999
Drug Recognition Expert / Instructor January 1992 -February 2006

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MILITARY EXPERIENCE

Platoon Sergeant / Tank Commander, Staff Sergeant, Troop B 1-113th Cavalry, Iowa
Army National Guard, June 1990 - October 2003. Responsible for the direct supervision
of a M1A1 main battle tank crew and a tank platoon in an armored cavalry troop. Retired
from the Army with 20 years of service.

Personnel Administration Supervisor, 734th Maintenance Battalion, Active-Duty Guard
and Reserve (AGR), Iowa Army National Guard, April 1986 - June 1990. Supervised the
personnel and administration for a maintenance battalion with 1,200 personnel.

 

Armor Crewman, Troop C 1-194th Cavalry, Iowa Army National Guard, July 1983 -
April 1986. Loader, driver, and gunner of M-60A3 main battle tank.

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Interim Division Commander, Johnston (IA) Police Department January-December 2022
Commander of the Support Services Division and provided consulting to the department
for strategic management planning.

Interim Chief of Police, Windsor Heights (IA) Police Department. February-June 2023.
Assumed duties as the chief of police and assisted city staff in recruiting and hiring the next
police and fire chiefs.

Adjunct Instructor, William Penn University – Oskaloosa, Iowa. July 2011– Dec 2019.
Instructor in the bachelor’s degree program with emphasis in leadership & management.

 

Medic, West Des Moines EMS Department. March 1992-June 2002. Certified Advanced
Emergency Medical Technician – Intermediate. Paid-on-call position.

 

Firefighter / Medic, Ankeny Fire Department. January 1985 – November 1991.
Certified Firefighter 1 and EMT–Intermediate. Paid-on-call position.

FORMAL EDUCATION

Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, Master of Public Administration with emphasis in
executive development. Graduated December 2007, Pi Alpha Alpha, GPA: 4.0

Upper Iowa University, Fayette, Iowa, Bachelor of Science, Public Administration with
emphasis in law enforcement. Graduated May 1999, Cum Laude, GPA: 3.7

Ankeny High School, Ankeny, Iowa, high school diploma, May 1982

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Certified Public Manager®, Drake University – College of Business and Public
Administration, Des Moines, Iowa, Cohort #17, January 2012 – June 2013.

Senior Management Institute for Police, Police Executive Research Forum, Boston,
Massachusetts. 41st Session, June 2009. Professors from Harvard University’s Kennedy
School of Government instruct management concepts for police executives.

Southern Police Institute - Administrative Officers Course, University of Louisville,
Louisville, Kentucky. 117th Session, February – May 2007. Graduated as Presidential
Scholar.

Ethics Train-the-Trainer, Institute for Law Enforcement Administration, Center for
American and International Law, Plano, Texas. May 2009. Certified as an ethics
instructor.

F.B.I. Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar (LEEDA), Lawrence,
Kansas. September 2005.

 

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SWAT Supervision and Command, National Tactical Officer’s Association, Lansing,
Michigan. September 2003.

Supervision of Police Personnel, Northwestern University Center for Public Safety,
Evanston, Illinois, January 2002.

Iowa Law Enforcement Academy, Basic Recruit Training, Des Moines Police
Department Regional Academy, January – June 1990. Certified as a Peace Officer for
the State of Iowa.

PROFESSIONAL AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

International Association of Chiefs of Police
Iowa Police Chiefs Association
Southern Police Institute Alumni Association
Iowa State Police Association
West Des Moines Police Benevolent Association - Served as President in 1995.
Served as Executive Board Member, 1996 - 2004 and 2007 - 2010.
Pi Alpha Alpha, Drake University Chapter, National Honor Society for Public Affairs
and Administration.
Board of Directors (elected position), Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church,
West Des Moines, Iowa, 2010 to 2015.
Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels – commissioned while at the Southern Police
Institute, University of Louisville in 2007.
National Eagle Scouts Association – earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 1982.

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