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ABOUT ME

Leadership Experience

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PROMOTIONS AND POSITIONS

2004: Promoted to Investigator

 

2006 to 2009: Lead Firearms Instructor - Developed lesson plans and formalized documentation of biannual firearms training. Also developed new policy regarding training and use of patrol rifles, managed purchasing and budgeting of $20,000 annually. 

 

2006Evidence Technician and property room manager

 

2011: Promoted to Lieutenant of Investigations

 

2016: Promoted to Captain of Investigations

 

2017: Began supervising the narcotics and warrants units as part of the Criminal Investigations Division

 

2024: Retired from Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office

 

2024: Promoted to Lieutenant at Carilion Clinic Police Department

TACTICAL LEADERSHIP

2001: Selected for Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Tactical Team

2006: Team Leader for the Sheriff’s Office Tactical Team during the man hunt for escaped inmate William Morva, who had killed security guard Derrick McFarland and Deputy Eric Sutphin

 

2007: Team Leader for the Sheriff’s Office Tactical Team during the active shooter response at Virginia Tech

 

2011: Team Leader on Sheriff’s Office SWAT team during the response to the murder of VTPD Officer Deriek Crouse

 

2016: Became Commander of the Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team

 

2016 to 2023: Primary Incident Commander for critical incidents occurring in Montgomery County

MAJOR CASES

2007: Virginia Tech Shooting: Responder to the shooting at Norris Hall and assisted clearing the building and evacuating survivors. SWAT Team Leader for a detailed search of the academic buildings post shooting. Provided full time night shift SWAT coverage for Virginia Tech for the two weeks that followed.

 

2009 to 2011: Assigned to the Metzler/Childs Homicide Taskforce – Worked alongside FBI, US Marshal Service, Virginia State Police, and Police Detectives with Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and Virginia Tech

 

2013: Responded to assist with investigation of the Active Shooter incident at New River Community College in Christiansburg

 

2014 to 2016: Metzler/Childs Homicide Taskforce Coordinator

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Riner, VA 24149

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