Jorge Rodriguez
Miami,FL
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Police Commander
City of Miami Police Department
07.2023 - Current
- Strategic Government & Community Partnership: Work in close, direct collaboration with District 1 Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela to synchronize law enforcement assets, address local crime concerns, and plan high-impact community events.
- Crime Strategy Formulation & Implementation: Design, implement, and oversee targeted crime reduction strategies and community policing initiatives to address emerging crime trends and enhance public safety.
- Community Advocacy & Social Outreach: Direct proactive homeless outreach initiatives to connect vulnerable populations with essential support services, while maintaining neighborhood safety and quality of life.
- Youth Mentorship & Engagement: Develop and manage community mentorship programs for local youth to build positive relationships with law enforcement and provide constructive paths forward.
- Personnel & Tactical Command: Manage, mentor, and evaluate a diverse team of law enforcement personnel, fostering an environment built on dignity, mutual respect, and merit-based advancement.
- Quality of Life Enforcement: Oversee multi-agency responses to localized neighborhood nuisances, specifically tracking and addressing illegal dumping complaints and environmental hazards.
- Resource Allocation: Direct the deployment of tactical assets, patrol units, and neighborhood enhancement teams to maximize operational efficiency and response times.
Police Lieutenant
City of Miami Police Department
10.2017 - 07.2023
- Assigned to the Model City Neighborhood as the afternoon shift commander for patrol.
- Responsible for supervising and monitoring sergeant’s and officer’s activities, responsibilities and work performance.
- Evaluations for patrol staff, scheduling personnel, train and appraise sergeant’s performance.
- Daily roll call briefings with patrol staff, review crucial information at the beginning of the shift, conduct roll call training, and disseminate new and revised departmental orders, directives, policies and procedures.
- Identify, address and solve concerns within the District and NET area.
- Coordinate and attend community meetings to improve the quality of life.
- Examine sergeants’ reports for accuracy, completeness and essential elements.
- Prepare operational plans, periodic statistic reports, activities and submit to Commander.
- Make recommendations to the Neighborhood Enhancement Team (NET) Commander by determining crime patterns in the NET zones and suggest pro-active measurements to achieve the desired results.
- Analyze the crime trends, work on special tasks, concerns and projects, managing situations firmly, courteous, tactfully and impartially.
Problem Solving Team and Patrol Sergeant
City of Miami Police Department
10.2013 - 10.2017
- Assigned to the Upper Eastside Problem solving team (PST)
- Responsible for supervising and monitoring officer’s activities, responsibilities and work performance.
- Identifying crime trends in the NET and preparing operational plans to address crime concerns
- Attend community meetings with the NET Commander
- Formulate strategies to improve the quality of life in the NET.
- Personnel evaluations, scheduling personnel, train and appraise officer’s performance.
- Examine Officers’ reports for accuracy, completeness and essential elements.
- Prepare periodic statistic reports, activities and submit to Commander.
- Make recommendations to NET Commander by determining crime patterns in the NET and suggest proactive measurements to achieve the desired results.
Special Investigation Section (SIS) Narcotics Detective
City of Miami Police Department
08.2008 - 10.2013
- Five years assigned to the Special Investigation Section “SIS” Narcotics Unit, working long term investigations, conducting undercover narcotics operations, serving numerous search warrants working in conjunction with the FBI, DEA, ATF, IRS and the State Attorney’s Office.
- Extensive experience in the identification of narcotics and dangerous drugs. Learned through training and actual case experience, methods and techniques of deception used by drug offenders to avoid detection and arrest.
- Conducted numerous undercover narcotics operations and other drug related operations, which have successfully resulted in the seizure of United States Currency, International Currency, Real Estate properties, Vehicles and the prosecution of drug offenders.
Crime Suppression Unit Detective
City of Miami Police Department
07.2007 - 08.2008
- Assigned to the Crime Suppression Unit” CSU”, conducting undercover and surveillance operations on mid-level narcotics cases and conducting prostitution stings.
Problem Solving Team Officer
City of Miami Police Department
03.2005 - 07.2007
- Two years assigned to the Coconut Grove Problem Solving Team “PST”, conducting undercover and surveillance operations on street-level narcotics, robberies, burglaries, auto thefts and prostitution stings.
Patrol Officer
City of Miami Police Department
01.1999 - 03.2005
- Six years assigned to Uniformed Patrol duties, responsible for conducting preliminary investigations at crime scenes, gathering evidence, obtaining witnesses statements, making arrests, enforcing traffic laws, testifying in court, conducting accident investigations, providing first aid for the injured, taking written statements, examining vehicles, roadway conditions and taking safeguards at traffic accidents.
- Served numerous search warrants in conjunction with Miami Police SWAT, local and federal law enforcement agencies.
Public Service Aide
City of Miami Police Department
01.1997 - 06.1998
- Two years as a Public Service Aide, responsible for conducting vehicular accident investigations, generating accident and general reports and processing crime scenes.
Education
SPI Academy Graduate
Southern Police Institute
01-2022
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New Mexico Tech University
01-2010
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Police Academy
01-1999
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Public Service Aide Academy
01-1997
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Miami Dade College
Miami, FL01-1994
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Miami Jackson High
01-1992
Skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Scheduling/Planning Staff Supervisor
- Undercover Surveillance
- Crime Scene Investigation
- DAVID, NCIC and FCIC proficiency
- Bilingual: English/Spanish
Certification
- Southern Police Institute (SPI Academy Graduate, Louisville University)
- 40 Hours Strategic Management for the 21st Century Policing (Southern Police Institute SPI)
- 40 Hours Middle Management Course for Lieutenants (Miami Police College)
- 80 Hours Advanced Line Supervision (Miami Police College)
- 80 Hours I.T.W. Florida General Instructor (Miami Police College)
- 80 Hours Drug Enforcement Administration Basic School. (DEA School)
- 40 Hours Dignitary Protection Course. (Miami Police Department)
- 80 Hours Field Training Sergeant Course (FTS)
- 40 Hours Internal Affairs and Public Corruption Investigations (Miami Police College)
- 40 Hours Investigation and Supervision of Officer Involved Shootings (FDLE)
- 40 Hours Undercover Tactical Operations Course. (Miami Police Department)
- 40 Hours Advanced Interviews and Interrogations (Miami police College)
- 40 Hours Weapons of Mass Destruction Course. (FEMA, Las Vegas Nevada)
- 40 Hours Incident Response to Terrorist Bombing Course. (New Mexico Tech University)
- 40 Hours Multijurisdictional Taskforce Conspiracy Investigations Course. (HIDTA)
- 40 Hours HIDTA Casinos and Card Clubs regulations (HIDTA)
- 40 Hours Measurement for Sales of Narcotics Course, within the 1,000 feet state law. (MPD)
- 40 Hours Radar Operators Course. (North Miami Police Department)
- 40 Hours Social Media Research and Investigations (FDLE)
- 30 Hours Carbine .223 Course (Miami Police)
- 40 Hours Interviews and Interrogations (FDLE)
- 20 Hours Advanced Report Writing for Sergeants (Miami Police College)
- (ALERRT) Advanced Rapid Response Training for Active Shooters
- S.I.S Undercover Surveillance Class. (Miami Police Department)
- Radiological/Nuclear Weapons Course. (FEMA, Las Vegas Nevada)
- Terrorism Awareness Course. (Miami Police Department)
- Gaming and Gambling Tax Law Course. (HIDTA)
- Professionalism and Ethics Course (F.I.U)
HIGHLIGHTS/AWARDS
National Law Enforcement Award winner “Operation Las Tapas” (DOJ, 2017), Unit Citation Award, June 2007, Kaizen Award May 2002, City of Miami Police Officer of the Month, Coral Way NET, April 2002, City of Miami Commission Unit Citation by Mayor Joe Carollo, May 2001, Numerous Department Commendations
Timeline
Police Commander
City of Miami Police Department
07.2023 - Current
Police Lieutenant
City of Miami Police Department
10.2017 - 07.2023
Problem Solving Team and Patrol Sergeant
City of Miami Police Department
10.2013 - 10.2017
Special Investigation Section (SIS) Narcotics Detective
City of Miami Police Department
08.2008 - 10.2013
Crime Suppression Unit Detective
City of Miami Police Department
07.2007 - 08.2008
Problem Solving Team Officer
City of Miami Police Department
03.2005 - 07.2007
Patrol Officer
City of Miami Police Department
01.1999 - 03.2005
Public Service Aide
City of Miami Police Department
01.1997 - 06.1998
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New Mexico Tech University
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Police Academy
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Public Service Aide Academy
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Miami Dade College
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Miami Jackson High
SPI Academy Graduate
Southern Police Institute