Police Chief
City of Southlake Career
- Police Chief: June, 2015 - present
- Assistant Police Chief: February, 2013 - June, 2015
- Southlake Community Involvement
- Southlake Citizens Academy
- Citizens on Patrol (COP)
- Volunteers in Police Services (VIPs)
Education and Professional Certificates
- Master's Degree in Business Administration from the American Military University
- Bachelor's Degree of Applied Arts & Sciences, Midwestern State University
- National Tactical Officer's SWAT Command and Decision Making certification
- Less Lethal Instructor
- Certified Negotiator
- TCLEOSE SWAT Certification
- TCLEOSE Master Peace Officer and Instructor
- Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Supervisor certification
Honors and Affiliations
- Life Saving Award (2001)
- Certificate of Merit Award for management of the SWAT Team (2010)
- The Texas Tactical Police Officer’s Association's Excellence Award (2009)
Memberships
- Texas Tactical Police Officer's Association
- Police Executive Research Forum
- North Texas Police Chiefs Association
- Texas Narcotics Officers Association
Previous Experience
- Corpus Christi Police Department (1999-2013)
- Captain, Organized Crime Unit
- Officer, Lieutenant, Captain of SWAT
- Lieutenant and Captain of the Bomb Squad
- Captain, Office of Accountability
- Captain, Uniform Division
- Supervised the Corpus Christi Police Department's involvement in the Joint Terrorism Task Force and Safestreets Task Force
- Supervision of the Corpus Christi Police Department's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
- Procurement of well over $1 million worth of equipment through Homeland Security grants
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