Brent K Ferry
Caldwell
Summary
Professional law enforcement leader with deep expertise in public safety, community policing, and strategic planning. Proven track record of enhancing operational efficiency and fostering collaborative team environments. Strong skills in crisis management, policy development, and resource allocation. Known for being adaptable and consistently delivering impactful results.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Deputy Chief of Police
U.S Department of Veterans Affairs
03.2021 - Current
- Hours per week: 40 - 50
- Series: 0080 Supervisory Security Specialist (Deputy Chief of Police)
- Pay Plan: GS - General Schedule (Ch. 51, 5 U.S.C.).
- Grade: 12
- Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
- Overall supervision for Field Operations Division for Patrol, Dispatch, Criminal Investigations, K-9 and Special Operations Units.
- Observes, evaluates and prepares reports on the performance of department personnel of 87 sworn officers;
- Develops programs to alter the behavior of employees whose work performance is below acceptable standards;
- Plans, assigns and explains work requirements to subordinate supervisors for new or changed programs and the functions, goals, processes, skills, and needs;
- Develops solutions to continuing problems in the quality of work and operating effectiveness ,and takes or recommends necessary corrective actions; resolves technical work problems not covered by precedents or established policies;
- Hears grievances and serious employee complaints to resolve or recommend solutions;
- Reviews serious disciplinary cases involving Police Service employees and recommends appropriate actions to higher level management;
- Approves, modifies or rejects career development plans, training requests, employee utilization proposals, and similar matters; deals with union officials and others on matters involving collective bargaining members.
- Submit reports to justify increases in department personnel to the executive leadership team and/or resource board/committee;
- Evaluates resumes of prospective candidates to determine qualifications; and chairs/conducts performance-based interviews to assist in selecting appropriate candidates.
- Develop 24/7 duty schedules; plans and directs facility law enforcement and security operations;
- Delegates enforcement to subordinate staff; assigns patrol and special duties to supervisory police officers; and ensures patrol coverage complies with agency policy and meets facility protection priorities
- This is a federal job
- Supervisor: Martin Sizemore (650) 493-5000
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Contact me first
Lead Criminal Investigator
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Police Service
12.2006 - 03.2021
- Hours per week: 50
- Series: 1811 Criminal Investigation
- Pay Plan: GS - General Schedule (Ch. 51, 5 U.S.C.).
- Grade: 11
- Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
- Serve as a first-level supervisor and lead a staff of criminal investigators and other subject-matter personnel responsible for planning, implementing, coordinating, and guiding programs related to criminal, civil, and administrative investigations and related activities.
- Oversee projects of marked difficulty, responsibility, and sensitivity that require the exercise of tact, utilization of extensive experience, and employment of various human resource skills.
- Be responsible for the development of written reports and proposals, setting forth all facts and circumstances with a view towards substantially affecting OI program planning, organizational improvements, and relationships with other DOC bureaus and programs and external law enforcement organizations.
- Provide presentations, briefings, and reports to the Inspector General, Deputy Inspector General, Counsel to the Inspector General, AIGI, SACs, and senior DOC officials.
- Investigates crimes which cannot be resolved through the initial efforts of the reporting officer's preliminary investigation or are beyond the scope of a Detective's responsibility.
- Researches, interviews, observes, conducts stakeout operations, and executes investigative techniques.
- Coordinates and conducts joint investigations relating to alleged or suspected violations of criminal laws with other federal and state agencies such as the FBI, US Marshalls, etc.
- Participates in surveillance activities that are coordinated by an OIG and/or other federal agencies.
- Collects sufficient evidence to support a court case against a criminal, and explains to the jury the significance of evidence as it relates to proof that a crime was committed.
- Confers with the U.S. Attorney's office, VA Regional Counsel Office, or other outside law enforcement agencies as appropriate, to dispose of or to proceed with a case.
- Leads or assists in the conduct of administrative investigations of alleged administrative misconduct, patient abuse, and other improprieties.
- Coordinates and/or participate in a taskforce or other team to conduct highly complex, difficult and sensitive criminal, civil and administrative investigations.
- Collects/compiles data that includes criminal trends, performance metrics, and quality assurance for all functions of Police Service.
- Creates graphs, charts, and descriptions of the data collected to include analyzing the information and providing ways to reduce crime, improve performance, and meet customer needs while maintaining an acceptable performance service level.
- Conducts and oversees Internal Affairs Investigations (IA), under the direction of the Chief of Police or as assigned by VHA Leadership.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
- This is a federal job
- Supervisor: Martin Sizemore (650-493-5000)
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Contact me first
Police Officer
U.S Department of Veterans Affairs Police Service
03.2002 - 12.2006
- Hours per week: 50
- Series: 1811 Criminal Investigation
- Pay Plan: GS - General Schedule (Ch. 51, 5 U.S.C.).
- Grade: 07
- Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
- Protects the civil rights of all individuals on VA controlled property;
- Prevents, detect and investigate crimes;
- Patrols assigned areas on foot or by motor vehicle;
- Subdues persons causing disturbance or who threaten harm to themselves or others;
- Follows rules/procedures concerning search and seizure of evidence and contraband;
- Takes charge of significant and catastrophic events;
- Conducts investigations, apprehensions, and detention;
- Obtains search and arrest warrants;
- Arrests violators;
- Uses independent judgment in cases where policy is not clear;
- Provides basic first aid and CPR prior to arrival of emergency medical personnel;
- Prepares report of activities and events that occurred during shift;
- Performs traffic control;
- Assists citizens in emergency situations;
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- This is a federal job
- Supervisor: Martin Sizemore (650-493-5000)
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Contact me first
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Business Administration
American Intercontinental University
Decatur, GA, United States06-2013
Master's Degree - Public Safety Administration
American Intercontinental University
Decatur, GA, United States03.2018
Skills
- Victim advocacy
- Internal investigations
- Incident command
- Ethical leadership
- Patrol operations
- Community policing
- Crisis management
- Media relations
- Law enforcement operations
- Evidence management
- Police management
- Strategic leadership
Certification
- 01/11/2001 K 1010-29900-00-023 6 Y 60000 ALAMEDA SO S&K-MODULE # 7
- 02/01/2001 K 1010-21155-00-053 8 Y 60000 ALAMEDA SO DRIVER TRAINING (EVOC) UPDATE
- 01/24/2002 K 1920-22220-01-004 24 Y 60000 MODESTO TC DRUG INFLUENCE - 11550 H&S
- 03/28/2002 K 1920-23300-01-004 24 Y 60000 MODESTO TC RADAR OPERATOR
- 09/05/2002 K 2540-29900-02-010 4 Y 60000 SOBAYRTC S&K-DRAGER BREATH TESTING INST
- 12/06/2002 K 2420-20770-02-002 16 Y 60000 SF PD CRISIS, MANAGING/RESOLVING
- 01/13/2003 K 2420-32346-02-005 8 Y 60000 SF PD DOMESTIC VIOL./RECANT. WITNESS
- 03/07/2003 K 2420-23820-02-003 24 Y 60000 SF PD BICYCLE PATROL
- 08/11/2005 K 5860-20290-05-001 16 Y 60000 LIVMORE PD DUI DETECTION-FIELD SOBRIETY
- 11/18/2005 O 2540-80100-05-001 40 X Y 60000 SOBAYRTC ARREST COMPONENT
- 07/28/2006 K 5860-23321-06-001 40 Y 60000 LIVMORE PD RADAR/LIDAR INSTRUCTOR
- 11/17/2006 K 2740-31725-06-002 40 Y 60000 STANSORTC FIELD TRAINING OFFICER
- 12/08/2006 K 1270-20291-06-001 40 Y 60000 CHP DWI DETECTION SFST INSTR
- 06/29/2007 K 2540-31550-06-002 80 Y 60000 SOBAYRTC FIELD EVIDENCE TECHNICIAN
- 01/11/2008 K 2540-31445-07-002 24 Y 60000 SOBAYRTC INTERVIEW & INTERROGATION
- 02/01/2008 K 2540-33435-07-002 9 X Y 41130 SOBAYRTC SEXUAL ASSAULT INV
- 02/28/2008 K 8790-22252-07-001 16 Y 60000 CNOA MARIJUANA INDOOR GROW INV
- 06/06/2008 K 2540-30340-07-002 36 Y 60000 SOBAYRTC BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION
- 10/08/2008 K 2970-32901-08-001 24 Y 60020 SRPSC PROPERTY & EVIDENCE RM. MANAGE
- 03/12/2009 K 8790-34040-08-003 8 Y 60050 CNOA CLANDESTINE LAB INVEST. UPDATE
- 05/21/2009 K 8790-22273-08-005 8 Y 60000 CNOA SEARCH & SEIZURE UPD.
- 10/13/2011 K 2540-28000-11-004 24 X Y 60050 SOBAYRTC TRAINING CONFERENCE
- 01/31/2012 K 8790-23180-11-005 8 Y 60050 CNOA GANG INVESTIGATION UPDATE
- 03/07/2012 K 1073-28000-11-001 23 X Y 60010 CENTROLCOS TRAINING CONFERENCE
- 05/04/2012 K 1031-31650-11-004 60 Y 60000 NATL CRIME CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION
- 07/09/2013 K 2540-24261-13-001 16 X Y 60000 SOBAYRTC SEARCH WARRANT-PATROL
- 04/03/2014 K 8790-32592-13-001 8 X Y 60000 CNOA UNDERCOVER OPS/TACTICAL RESP.
- 10/24/2014 K 2540-28000-14-003 24 X Y 60000 SOBAYRTC TRAINING CONFERENCE
- 01/20/2015 K 8790-20447-14-003 8 X Y 60000 CNOA CELLUAR PHONE FORENSICS/INVESTIGATION
- 10/28/2016 K 2540-28001-16-001 16 X Y 60020 SOBAYRTC TRAINING CONFERENCE
- 02/24/2017 K 1010-21160-16-002 24 X Y 60000 ALAMEDA SO DRIVING - EXECUTIVE PROTECTION
- 01/26/2018 G 8790-12530-17-002 40 X Y 60000 CNOA NARCOTIC UNIT SUPERVISION
- 02/26/2018 K 8790-22255-17-002 8 X Y 60000 CNOA MARIJUANA ISSUES UPDATE
- 04/24/2018 K 1270-20272-17-177 16 X Y 60000 CHP ADVANCED ROADSIDE IMPAIRED DRIVER ENFORCEMENT
- 10/17/2019 K 2540-28004-19-001 20 X Y 60000 SOBAYRTC TRAINING CONFERENCE
- 07/10/2020 K 9070-32013-20-001 40 X Y 60000 GTA INTELLIGENCE AND CRIME ANALYSIS, LEVEL 1
- 02/17/2021 K 1279-20076-20-010 8 X Y 60000 STAS TLO BASIC – NCRIC
- ADMINISTRATIVE INVESTIGATION BOARD Certificate of Training 06/02/2017 Active
- Executive Leadership Course Certificate of Training 02/17/2023 Active
- (ESB) Annual Certification Certificate of Training 09/28/2022 09/30/2023 Active
- K-9 Supervisor Course Certificate of Training 05/05/2023 Active
- Modified Infrastructure Survey Tool (MIST) Certificate of Training 09/29/2022 Active
- Annual Certification Certificate of Training 03/23/2022 12/31/2023 Active
- UOF BI-ANNUAL Part 2 Certificate of Training 09/06/2019 Active
- UOF BI-ANNUAL Part 1 Certificate of Training 03/20/2019 Active
- VA POLICE OFFICER Certificate of Training 03/13/2015 02/07/2025 Active
- COT - Crime Scene Investigations Course Certificate of Training 06/17/2016 Active
- COT - Crime Scene Photography Certificate of Training 09/09/2016 Active
- COT - DETECTIVE COURSE Certificate of Training 06/26/2015 Active
- COT - EVIDENCE COURSE Certificate of Training 08/03/2017 Active
- COT - Executive Protection Course Certificate of Training 10/16/2015 Active
- COT - FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS COURSE Certificate of Training 01/22/2016 Active
- COT - INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT COURSE Certificate of Training 01/27/2017 Active
- COT - Police Services Inspection Course Certificate of Training 09/18/2015 Active
- COT - Traffic Accident Investigations Certificate of Training 05/13/2016 Active
- LAW ENFORCEMENT INSTRUCTOR Certificate of Training 01/27/2017 Active
- MIST for Area & District Commanders Certificate of Training 01/23/2023 Active
Timeline
Deputy Chief of Police
U.S Department of Veterans Affairs
03.2021 - Current
Lead Criminal Investigator
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Police Service
12.2006 - 03.2021
Police Officer
U.S Department of Veterans Affairs Police Service
03.2002 - 12.2006
Bachelor's Degree - Business Administration
American Intercontinental University
Master's Degree - Public Safety Administration
American Intercontinental University