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Amy Nelson

West Boylston,USA

Summary

Experienced in leading and managing the responsibilities of a Police Lieutenant, effectively stepping into the role in the absence of a Lieutenant. Highly motivated supervisor and leader who successfully oversees the Patrol Force and School Resource Officers, while ensuring the safety and security of our community. In addion to running a patrol shift I'm assigned and successfully manage administrative responsibilities including Court liaison, Training coordinator, Fleet maintenance, and equipment acquisition. I ensure the maintenance of complete and accurate record to reduce liability and improve department efficiency. I also serve as and assistant to the Chief and complete additional tasks assigned.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Administrative Sergeant

Westminster Police Department
09.2022 - Current
  • Continued supervision and coordination of parol activities while overseeing the department]s School Resource Officer program.
  • Collaborate with community partners to promote a cohesive public safety response to critical incidents and increase the safety within our schools.
  • Assisted the hiring process by screening applicants, conducting interviews, and making recommendations for new hires based on departmental needs and candidate qualifications.
  • Maintained accurate inventory control of departmental equipment, ensuring proper maintenance and timely replacement when necessary.
  • Serving as the department court liaison while ensuring accurate and complete documents are presented to all divisions of court in a timely manner. Collaboration with the District Attorney's Office to provide all discovery requested and follow cases to their dispositions.
  • Mentored junior department members in their roles, leading them to success within the organization while promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Continued oversite and implementation of training programs including Firearms, Taser, and Active Attack Response. Maintance of assocated training records and continued aquistion of training venues
  • Sourcing and upgrading equipment including Tasers, Pistols, Rifles, Optics, Weapon Mounted Lights, Duty Equipment, Ballistic Vest, Ammunition, and medical supplies.


Police Sergeant

Westminster Police Department
01.2020 - 08.2022
  • Full time patrol sergeant responsible for supervision and coordination of daily operations for patrol shifts in a rural community.
  • Served as a mentor and role model to junior officers.
  • Additional responsibilities include but not limited to supervising and coordination of the field training program. Developing and instruction training programs for firearms, Taser, and defensive tactics and active shooter response. Keeping complete and accurate training records.
  • Sourcing and acquisition of new equipment to include pistols, rifle, Taser, optics, duty equipment, ammunition and maintenance supplies.
  • Coordinating training locations, dates, contracts and liability paperwork to achieve the best training venues for the department.
  • Collaboration with other agencies to achieve consistent training with the outcome of better response and mitigation of critical situations.

Patrol Officer

Westminster Police Department
01.2005 - 01.2020
  • Full time patrol officer responsible for all aspects of patrol activities and law enforcement in a rural community
  • Additional responsibilities include but not limited to field training officer(FTO), instructing firearms, Taser, and defensive tactics, coordinating and running active shooter training, keeping complete and accurate records for all use of force trainings, investigating sexual assaults, domestic violence officer and police, fire, and EMS dispatch

Part-time Patrol Officer/Dispatcher

Westminster Police Department
01.2002 - 01.2005
  • Part-time patrol officer responsible for daily patrol activities including investigating all facets of criminal activities, accurately documenting incidents, teaching RAD program, and dispatch responsibilities

Campus Police Officer

Fitchburg State University Police
01.2001 - 01.2005
  • Full time patrol officers were responsible for patrol activities and enforcement in a college community
  • Responsibilities included investigations including sexual assaults, the use of an alternative judicial system, crime reporting, teaching RAD program, bike patrol and community policing

Part-time Patrol Officer

Phillipston Police Department
01.2001 - 01.2002
  • Part-time patrol officers often work as a single officer shift while being capable of working independently
  • Part-time patrol officer responsible for daily patrol activities including responding to service calls, investigating all criminal activity, accurately documenting incidents, traffic enforcement, and providing backup response to neighboring agencies

Education

M.D. - Criminal Justice

Anna Maria College
Paxton, MA
03-2021

21 week basic recruit academy -

Massachusetts Criminal Justice Training Counsel
Boylston, MA
06-2005

Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice

Westfield State University
Westfield, MA
01.2001

Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And Sciences

Mount Wachusett Community College
Gardner, MA
01.1999

Skills

  • Strategic organizational leadership
  • Task delegation
  • Workforce development
  • Effective workload management
  • Skill development facilitation
  • Monitoring adherence to regulations
  • Document organization
  • Policy and procedure modification
  • Personnel management
  • Teamwork and collaboration

Certification

· Accreditation Manager Certification

· Public Records Law Training

· Firearms Law Updates

· NASRO Juvenile Mental Heath

· NASRO School Resource Officer Certification

· R.A.D. Instructor

· Active Attack Integrated Response (AAIR) Instructor

· Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Certification

· MILO Range Instructor

· FBI-LEEDA Trilogy Award

· FBI-LEEDA Executive Leadership Institute

· FBI-LEEDA Command Leadership Institute

· FBI-LEEDA Supervisor Leadership Institute

· Smith & Wesson Armor M&P .45 and 9MM platforms

· Supervision for the Future

· MPTC Instructor Development Training

· MPTC Law Enforcement Advance Combat Casualty Care (LEACC)

· Level 1-2 Firearms Instructor

· Defensive Tactics Instructor

· Citizens Response to an Active Shooter Event Instructor (CRASE)

· Officer Threat and Ambush Awareness

· Field Training Officer

· AR-15 Armorer

· Taser Instructor

· Baton Instructor

· Sexual Assault Investigator

· Advance Domestic Violence Training

· Interview and Interrogation

· Critical Intervention Training

· ARIDE

· Breath Test Operator

· LIDAR/RADAR Certified

· E911 and Next Generation 911

· Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD)

· Police and Fire Dispatch

Timeline

Administrative Sergeant

Westminster Police Department
09.2022 - Current

Police Sergeant

Westminster Police Department
01.2020 - 08.2022

Patrol Officer

Westminster Police Department
01.2005 - 01.2020

Part-time Patrol Officer/Dispatcher

Westminster Police Department
01.2002 - 01.2005

Campus Police Officer

Fitchburg State University Police
01.2001 - 01.2005

Part-time Patrol Officer

Phillipston Police Department
01.2001 - 01.2002

M.D. - Criminal Justice

Anna Maria College

21 week basic recruit academy -

Massachusetts Criminal Justice Training Counsel

Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice

Westfield State University

Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And Sciences

Mount Wachusett Community College
Amy Nelson