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Etienne Jones

ACCOKEEK,MD

Summary

Dedicated and compassionate Special Education Teacher with2 years of experience designing and implementing individualized education plans (IEPs) to meet the diverse needs of students with learning disabilities, developmental delays, and emotional challenges. Skilled in creating inclusive, engaging, and structured classroom environments that foster academic and social growth. Adept at collaborating with families, therapists, and multidisciplinary teams to support student success. Law enforcement professional with over29 years of police experience, including over10 years of managerial experience leading high performance teams to meet all established objectives. Able to critically and effectively manage investigations to include critical incidents. Also able to develop clear and concise documentation to assist with the development of appropriate responses. Effective skills in the interpretation and implementation of applicable legislation and internal policies in developing innovative solutions to workplace challenges. Presents a strong work ethic, critical thinking, writing and prioritization skills to meet and exceed demanding objectives and project deadlines. Interpersonal communication skills enable the development of strong professional relationships with colleagues, management and stakeholders. Team work spirit, flexibility and willingness to take initiative have all been recognized by peers and managers.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience

Work History

CLASSROOM TEACHER

Prince George’s County Public Schools
12.2022 - Current
  • Develop and implement IEPs for a diverse caseload of students with varying disabilities, ensuring alignment with state and federal standards
  • Adapt curriculum and instructional strategies to meet the unique learning styles and needs of each student
  • Employ evidence-based interventions, including differentiated instruction and behavior management techniques
  • Collaborate with general education teachers to create inclusive classroom environments and support co-teaching models
  • Communicate regularly with parents/guardians to discuss progress, challenges, and strategies for at-home support
  • Utilize data-driven assessments to monitor student growth and adjust teaching approaches accordingly

POLICE LIEUTENANT

Prince George’s Community College
04.2019 - 12.2022
  • Serves as the Operations Commander for all patrol functions on the College campus
  • Manages specific units of the College Police, such as operations, crime prevention, and/or administration; relays orders and messages from superiors
  • Oversees the supervision of personnel, which includes work allocation, strategic deployment, training, enforcement of internal procedures and controls, and problem resolution
  • Responds to major incidents reported to the College Police and ensures that all personnel are following emergency management protocol; assumes command of incidents as appropriate for the situation
  • Manages and participates in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for the Department
  • Responsible for all criminal investigations, internal investigations, background investigations and threat assessment
  • Serves as the point of contact for the College community that require Police services to support their individual events
  • Performs the Hiring Manager function for the police department and coordinates background investigations for potential candidates
  • Responds to the public, both orally and in writing regarding department activities
  • Coordinates the selection, orientation, training, and evaluation programs for department personnel
  • Provides or coordinates staff training to ensure Department personnel are trained and educated on changes in laws, statutes and regulations enacted by federal, state and local legislative bodies
  • Identifies and resolves staff and other operational deficiencies
  • Represents the organization at various college community meetings, committees
  • Promotes existing and new programs and/or policies that support and promote Community Policing

INVESTIGATIVE COUNSELOR

Prince George’s County Public Schools
06.2016 - 04.2019
  • Applies specialized knowledge and abilities in the investigation and detection of criminal and quasi-criminal activity in the school system; assists the school administration in the maintenance of law and order in the school creating a safe environment for study
  • Maintaining records and preparing reports of investigation, juvenile arbitration reports and charging documents as necessary to officially bring the action to court;
  • Identifying those involved in quasi-criminal activity by interviewing complainants and witnesses, by observation and collection of physical evidence
  • Assisting School Principal(s) in developing programs that will reduce the levels of vulnerability to criminal acts;
  • Provides oversight and guidance relative to matters of school security, as required

LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONAL

Prince George’s County Police Department
01.1990 - 06.2016
  • COMMANDER, RISK MANAGEMENT
  • Was responsible for the management and oversight of safety, risk control and the mitigation and resolution of all claims presented including: general, professional and auto liability, property damage and workers’ compensation
  • Provided subordinates with technical expertise, direction and counsel in all aspects of workers’ compensation claims’ administration, laws, regulations and practices
  • Maintained considerable, in-depth knowledge of current public administration and local government principles and methods, management practices, and County and Police Department policies and procedures, including those relating to injuries on the job and workers’ compensation claims
  • Served as the liaison for risk management issues, actively engaging with the Office of Human Resources Management on requests and continuously follows up with them on status
  • Coordinated with all appropriate parties to schedule reviews by the Medical Advisory Board and facilitate return to work dates, ensuring that affected employees and their commanders are notified, in writing, in a timely manner of the decisions of the Medical Advisory Board and the Disability Review Board
  • Worked in partnership with internal and external customers to assist in finding resolutions to immediate problems
  • Coordinated with County’s Safety Officer to ensure compliance with OSHA/MOSH standards
  • Received daily transmittals from third party providers and developed action plans
  • Provided training for all levels of departmental personnel
  • SHIFT COMMANDER, PATROL
  • Represented the District Commander on the scene of all major/unusual events; acted as immediate management representative
  • Supervised20 to30 patrol shift employees, anticipating needs and adapted resources to ensure maximum deployment of personnel and resources in ever-changing response scenarios
  • Maintained liaison with other Departmental components and other agencies to ensure that pertinent information and continuity of effort was maintained
  • Developed the skills and experience levels of subordinate supervisors and provided guidance, training and supervision to all personnel assigned to my command
  • Maintained a high degree of knowledge of Department goals and objectives
  • Ensured recommended disciplinary actions remained fair, effective and consistent with Departmental policy
  • COMMANDER, BASIC OFFICER TRAINING
  • Supervised and reviewed work of over20 subordinate officers
  • Assumed Division Commander duties in their absence
  • Reviewed standards established by the Maryland Training Commission in order to ensure instructional programs met or exceeded minimum criteria
  • Prepared testing instruments; planned, coordinated, and scheduled instructors; coordinated basic entry level training classes; and accomplished additional administrative and manual tasks that arose by preparing additional testing instruments
  • LIEUTENANT, INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATOR (SIRT)
  • Investigated police related shootings, accidental discharges and criminal violations of law enforcement officers
  • Developed presentations for hearing boards
  • Arranged for the presentation of all witnesses, documents, and evidence at said hearings
  • Uncovered and retained a large and varied quantity of highly confidential and sensitive information
  • Coordinated certain investigations with other governmental agencies; i.e., County Attorney, Federal Bureau of Investigation, States Attorney’s Office and Personnel Board for the presentation of said case
  • Developed presentations for recruitment and in-service training
  • Coordinated with other department members relative to internal investigations and disciplinary processes
  • Actively kept abreast of current departmental disciplinary procedures and personnel laws for use investigative process
  • INVESTIGATIVE COMMANDER
  • Executed Shift Commander duties which includes supervising over50 employees and to their work relative to the investigative section
  • Assigned personnel to oversee the burglary prevention program for the District station
  • Reviewed all cases of major importance to include robberies, first degree assaults, and property crimes
  • Managed investigative funds and ensured funding was documented on a quarterly audit
  • Accessed and reviewed crime reporting data (Active Crime Reporting System) daily to discover trends and implement crime strategies to reduce crime in the District
  • Presented crime trend, crime reduction strategies and major incident information during weekly Crime Meetings
  • SERGEANT, BUREAU OF PATROL
  • Supervised the proper utilization of personnel and resources of police officers in area during a specified period of time
  • Responded to all major and/or unusual events and supervised the police operation
  • Used knowledge and skills in keeping aware of the status of law violators’ activities and businesses and residential areas that are vulnerable to criminal activity
  • Ensured that patrols were performed in a highly visible manner as to discourage violations of law
  • Demonstrated knowledge of problem areas and criminal activity by directing aggressive patrol by subordinates to reduce and/or deter criminal activity, and to appropriately document crime, observations, and arrests
  • Evaluated the performance of subordinates through explanation of duties, subsequent observation of productivity, periodic interviews, written documentation, evaluation, and guidance on steps to achieve improvement
  • Ensured proper guidance, training, counseling, commendation and discipline of subordinates with appropriate documentation
  • Investigated allegations of misconduct of subordinates, evaluated the findings of facts and recommending disciplinary action process
  • Initiated or recommended disciplinary actions that remained fair, useful, and consistent with departmental policy
  • Informed superiors through both oral and written communications regarding personnel matters, criminal activity, accomplishments of assignments, problems of supervision, and efforts within area of assignment
  • Developed and used creative strategies to respond to law enforcement, social, and environmental concerns
  • OFFICER, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION/AUTO CRIMES TEAM/WARRANT SQUAD
  • Conducted research assignments to identify, locate and arrest individuals wanted on outstanding arrest warrants
  • Accessed criminal history databases to compile and complete comprehensive intelligence on targeted suspects
  • Utilized covert and overt methods to locate and identify wanted individuals
  • Trained with inter/intra departmental components to gain, maintain and instill knowledge and skills of various phases of Auto Theft Investigations by participating in lectures, practical exercises and testing methods
  • OFFICER, COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING UNIT
  • Maintained knowledge of criminal activity and other problems within assigned area
  • Collaborated with community partners in order to implement effective crime prevention strategies; apprehend criminal violators; and reduce fear in the community
  • Used problem oriented strategies to identify, analyze and respond to problems found within a targeted community
  • Conducted community outreach projects (Christmas in April, National Night Out)

Education

Masters of Science - Cybersecurity Technology

University of Maryland University College
03.2020

Graduate Certificate - Cybersecurity Technology

University of Maryland University College
09.2018

Masters of Science - Management

University of Maryland University College
05.2017

Bachelors of Science - Criminal Justice, Sociology

University of Maryland University College
05.2015

Skills

  • Proactive, results-oriented leadership skills
  • Exceptional decision making and organizational capabilities
  • Proficient in planning and leading team efforts
  • Proven flexibility and effectiveness in handling multiple assignment under stringent timeframes and changing priorities/conditions
  • Trained in Intrusion Detection and Prevention tools to include (Nessus, Yara, Thunderbird, Wireshark, Snort, OurSecert, Cryptool2, Cain and Ophcrack)
  • Assessment Tools: [eg, Woodcock-Johnson]
  • Soft Skills: Patience, Empathy, Strong Communication, Conflict Resolution
  • Strong aptitude for learning and mastering new skill
  • Adept at working both independently and collaboratively tackling complex issues
  • Expertise in training and development, teaching both individuals and groups
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint)
  • Teaching Strategies: Differentiated Instruction, RTI (Response to Intervention)
  • Technical Proficiency: (eg, IEP Software, Google Classroom, Assistive Technology)
  • Classroom management
  • Parent-teacher communication
  • Lesson planning
  • Language arts instruction
  • Technology integration
  • Classroom safety
  • Student development
  • Cooperative learning

Timeline

CLASSROOM TEACHER

Prince George’s County Public Schools
12.2022 - Current

POLICE LIEUTENANT

Prince George’s Community College
04.2019 - 12.2022

INVESTIGATIVE COUNSELOR

Prince George’s County Public Schools
06.2016 - 04.2019

LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONAL

Prince George’s County Police Department
01.1990 - 06.2016

Graduate Certificate - Cybersecurity Technology

University of Maryland University College

Masters of Science - Management

University of Maryland University College

Bachelors of Science - Criminal Justice, Sociology

University of Maryland University College

Masters of Science - Cybersecurity Technology

University of Maryland University College
Etienne Jones