James Goral
Fuquay-Varina,NC
Summary
A dedicated, hardworking and dependable police officer looking to take the values, leadership ability and problem solving skills gained in nearly twenty-four years of law enforcement and carry them over into the next chapter of life.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Police Lieutenant
Lyndhurst Police Department
04.2019 - 06.2023
- Tour Commander.
- Prepare daily briefings and disseminate new directives, policies and legal updates.
- Conduct daily inspections of officers and assign duties, equipment and areas of responsibility.
- Command the communications desk and seamlessly navigate computer databases while answering and dispatching emergency calls.
- Review reports for accuracy, content and compliance.
- Review, analyze, redact and properly categorize body worn camera footage.
- Draft criminal complaints and civil orders while ensuring that laws, directives and guidelines are followed and applied properly.
- Evaluate the performance of subordinate staff.
- Instruct officers in radar and laser speed enforcement devices.
- Serve as the department's Automated License Plate Recognition Administrator.
- Serve as the department's Narcan Coordinator.
Instructor
Gold Type Business Machines
02.2012 - 01.2020
- Instruct in-service police officers from across New Jersey in the use of Info-Cop, electronic ticketing and Automated License Plate Recognition software.
- Develop lesson plans specific to the software being presented.
Police Sergeant
Lyndhurst Police Department
01.2018 - 04.2019
- Patrol supervisor.
- Prepare daily briefings and disseminate new information, policies and legal updates.
- Conduct daily inspections of officers and assign duties, equipment and areas of responsibility.
- Review reports for accuracy, content and compliance.
- Draft criminal complaints and civil orders while ensuring that laws, directives and guidelines are followed and applied properly.
- Evaluate the performance of subordinates.
- Patrol the township in order to uphold public order, provide protection and respond to calls for service.
Police Officer
Lyndhurst Police Department
11.1999 - 01.2018
- Patrol the township in order to uphold public order, provide protection and respond to calls for service.
- Apply and actively enforce state laws and local ordinances.
- Gather information and evidence in order to complete detailed reports.
- Render emergency first aid during medical emergencies.
- Direct traffic at accident scenes, schools and large scale events.
- Appear in court and provide testimony.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NYSkills
- Meritorious Service Award
- Exceptional Service Award
- FBI - LEEDA Trilogy Award
- Law Enforcement Officer of the Year
Certification
- Police Officer (New Jersey PTC).
- Public Safety Telecommunicator (APCO).
- Police Laser Instructor (Laser Technology Inc.).
- Police Radar Instructor (State of New Jersey).
- CPR and AED (American Heart Association).
- Armed Security Officer (New Jersey State Police).
Professional Development
- FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association (Supervisor, Command and Executive Institute).
- Discipline and Termination: Rules, Policies and Procedures.
- Federal Emergency Management Agency Incident Command (ICS-200, 300, 400 and 800).
- First-Line Supervision.
- New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police Gettysburg Leadership Staff Ride.
- New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police Revolutionary War Staff Ride.
- Open Public Records Act and Records Management.
- Performance Improvement Program.
VOLUNTEER WORK
Lyndhurst Police Emergency Squad - Emergency Medical Technician
Lyndhurst, NJ 09/1996 - 11/1999
- Certified EMT through the New Jersey Department of Health.
- Provide EMS coverage to the township during assigned twelve and twenty-four hour tours of duty.
- Render emergency first aid during medical emergencies and provide safe transport to area hospitals.
- Utilize hydraulic tools to extricate victims from vehicles involved in motor vehicle crashes.
Timeline
Police Lieutenant
Lyndhurst Police Department
04.2019 - 06.2023
Police Sergeant
Lyndhurst Police Department
01.2018 - 04.2019
Instructor
Gold Type Business Machines
02.2012 - 01.2020
Police Officer
Lyndhurst Police Department
11.1999 - 01.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
John Jay College of Criminal Justice