Gary A Boothby

Team oriented Law Enforcement Officer with more than 34 years of Experience and 20 years’ Navy Military Police Experience E-6 Supervisory Status. Dependable, Conscientious and Personable.

• Trained over 100 new officers as Field Training Officer (FTO) and attained a Master Deputy designation promotion for a 4-year contract in that capacity.
• Served as a Negotiator on a Crisis response team.
• Received numerous letters of appreciation from community residents.
• Negotiator on the Hostage and Crisis Team Unit.
• Received Deputy of the Year award from Florida Governor Rick Scott involving a Human Trafficking case.
• Received Letter of Commendation for going above and beyond the call of duty in an Elderly woman's moment of crisis.
• Awarded Sailor of the Year at NAVMAG Naval weapons station 06/01/93.
• Promoted to Master at Arms 1st Class USNR 04/01/02.
• Activated for Operation Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom. 09/01/01.
• Coordinated VAPD NFSG with the Director of Santa Fe Institute of Public Safety as our new weapons Range.
• Escorted the Director and Chief of Police NFSG to the Veterans Memorial Service 'Freedom Ride'.
• Have acted as the OIC Supervising VAPD Officers on Nights and Days Malcom Randall 10/01/15 to Present.

• Performed work in the development of course training programs at Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, 01/01/94 - 12/31/13
• Obtains and adapts current instructional material for academy students and Field Training Deputies.
• Participates in tasks analysis for determining training requirements that revolves around Policy and Procedure.
• Conducts studies in functional, specialty or subject matter areas pertaining to the specific curriculum covered.
• Makes continues inspections to monitor student and instructor techniques and procedures.
• Provides instructions, policies and standard operating procedures covering a wide variety of topics.
• Maintains liaison with training instructors and specialist throughout Florida and other governing Agencies within the law enforcement Community.
• Coordinates and monitors mandatory training requirements.
• Involves classroom participation in the form of Scenarios and hands on with subject matter.
• Conducts pre-test evaluations to see where the level of comprehension with the material issued.
• Brings in subject matter experts to dignify the material and its origin.
• Used Power Points multimedia music video and props to keep interest level high.
• Provides informative yet highly entertaining training.
• Has excellent interpersonal and social skills integrated into the curriculum.
• Uses techniques to get immediate and lasting audience attention and participation.

• USS John Hancock DD981, 01/01/86 - 12/31/90
• NAVMAG LUALUALE HAWAII, 01/01/90 - 12/31/94
• USNR NAS Jacksonville Florida, 01/01/01 - 12/31/04
• Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, 01/01/94 - 12/31/13

• Mental Health advisor to citizens of Alachua County, 01/01/94 - 12/31/14
• Crisis Intervention Team Alachua County
• Hostage Negotiator with State of Florida
• OIC as Supervisor during several Pay periods since reporting in 2015
• Santa Fe College institute of Criminal Justice Police academy 740 hours State certification, 01/01/94
• Speed measurement course radar, 01/01/96
• Field Training Officer, 01/01/98
• Stress Management Course, 01/01/99
• School Resource Officer, 01/01/99
• Computers and Technology in Criminal Justice, 01/01/01
• Responding to weapons Of Mass destruction Incident Command system Coordinator school, 01/01/10
• Instructor Transition Course, 01/01/01
• Line Supervision, 01/01/06
• Hostage Negotiations, 01/01/08
• Advanced Investigative Techniques of Human Trafficking Offenses, 01/01/09
• Natural leader
• SWAT, 01/01/95
• Rifle Team, 01/01/96