Served Honorably with the Bakersfield police Department for twenty years, Ten years as a detective, two years prior experience with the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department as a Deputy Sheriff/Coroner

BA Business/ Economics University of California at Santa Barbara

MPA Cal State Bakersfield

Patrol

Traffic-both as a motorcycle officer and DUI enforcement officer

Investigations-assigned to General Investigations, Financial Crimes, Identity Take Over, Elder Protection, Robbery, Homicide and Auto Theft

Basic Police Academy Instructor-Homicide, Crimes against Persons and Property Crimes for ten years

Served as Field Training Officer in both Patrol and Traffic Operations

Traffic collision investigations

Financial Crimes Investigations

Elder Abuse Investigations

Identity theft investigations and Identity Protection

Homicide Investigations

Auto theft and insurance fraud

Kern County Law Enforcement Foundation Officer of the Year 2000

Junior Optimist Appreciation Award 2000

Kern County Department of Human Services Certificate of Appreciation for the Protection of the Elderly 1999

Numerous public presentations, education and media interviews on Robbery Prevention, Identity Theft and Auto Theft