Special Operations Bureau Commander
Began Career August 1981
POLICE EXPERIENCE:   

Police Captain (July 2007 to Present)
Special Operations Division Commander

Police Lieutenant (June 2002 to July 2007)
Special Operations Division Deputy Commander (February 2006 - July 2007)
2^nd Shift Commander, South Precinct (July 2005 to February 2006)
3^rd Shift Commander, North Precinct (August 2002 to July 2005)
SWAT Team Commander (June 2006 - July 2007)

Police Sergeant (March 1996 to June 2002)
Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Investigations Supervisor (June 1998 to August 2002)
Theft Investigations Supervisor (April 1998 to June 1998)
SWAT Team Supervisor (February 1996 to August 2000)
3^rd Shift Uniform Squad Supervisor (February 1995 to April 1998)

Police Officer (August 1981 to March 1996)
SWAT Team Officer (June 1986 to March 1996)
Patrol Officer (August 1981 to June 1986)
Field Training Officer (June 1983 to August 1986) Served as a Field Training Officer (FTO)
Honor Guard (1982 – June 1986)

EDUCATION:
Athens State University - B. S. Criminal Justice/Public Safety Administration -  1997
Huntsville Police Academy, 22nd Session 
Federal Bureau of Investigation Bomb Squad Executive Management – US Army Ordnance Munitions & Electronics Maintenance School – (November 2006)
Public Information Officer  – State of Alabama Emergency Management Agency (March 2006)
WMD: Incident Management/Unified Command – Department of Justice Programs Office for Domestic Preparedness and National Response & Rescue Training Center (February 2002)
Leadership and Management  – Federal Bureau of Investigation Law Enforcement Executive Development Association (November 2002)
Advanced Leadership  – Federal Bureau of Investigation (February 1997)
Bomb Incident Management – Alabama Emergency Management Agency (June 1997) 
Crisis Management  – Federal Bureau of Investigations (April 1986)
Counter Surveillance – United States Secret Service (August 2006)
Hostage Rescue Training – Counter Terrorism TEAL Team @ US Calvary (March 2004)
Close Quarters Battle – RBR Tactical Armor (2004)
The Nexus between Community Oriented Policing and Domestic Violence – Scope Institute Knoxville Tennessee (July 1999)

ACHIEVEMENTS AND RECOGNITION:
Huntsville Police Department: 
Medal of Honor                                        SWAT Team                                              March 1997
Medal of Valor                                          Uniform (3^rd Shift)                                March 1997
Outstanding Unit Citation                    Uniform (3^rd Shift)                               May 2003
Outstanding Unit Citation                    SWAT Team                                             January 1999
Meritorious Service Medal                  SWAT Team                                             May 2001
Meritorious Service Award                 SWAT Team                                             January 1995
Meritorious Service Award                 SWAT Team                                             December 1994
Meritorious Service Award                 SWAT Team                                             April 1994
Meritorious Service Award                 SWAT Team                                             January 1990
Meritorious Service Award                 SWAT Team                                             June 1989
Certificate of Commendation              SWAT Team                                             July 1999
Certificate of Commendation              Uniform (3^rd Shift)                               February 1998
Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer (Optimist International)               May 2000

ASSOCIATIONS:
National Tactical Officers Association
Alabama Tactical Officers Association
Metropolitan Medical Response System Committee Member
Madison County Emergency Planning Committee Member
Former NCAC Multidisciplinary Team Member
Former Madison County Coalition against Domestic Violence Committee Member
Former ACADV Law Enforcement Domestic Violence Committee
Former National Children’s Advocacy Center Board of Directors (designee)