Matthew Willert
Annapolis,MD
Summary
Master Police Officer (MPO) with 20 + years of service at top US police department with proven leadership, extensive skillset and over 2,000 hours of specialized training. Looking to relocate to SE Florida for second career opportunity Summer 2024. Recipient of multiple valor officer and lifesaving awards for going beyond the call of duty to save lives. Enforce rules and authority for good of all citizens, and supervise and equip officers to serve out their call of duty with excellence. Civil Disturbance Unit officer including three presidential inauguration details. Passionate about saving lives, protecting victims, and fighting crime.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Master Police Officer (MPO)
Fairfax County P.D.
08.2018 - Current
- MPO duties include field unit dispatch, designated supervising officer in charge, delegating authority, mediating squad member conflict, field unit cruiser assignments
- Lifesaving Valor Award recipient (2x) recognized for "successful effort saving lives which involved exceptional courage or performance" Fairfax County Government
- Police Officer of the Quarter Award recipient, December 2020
- Field Training Officer: train, equip and mentor rookie officers providing daily supervision, reporting, and program evaluations (15 years)
Civil Disturbance Unit Officer (CDU)
Fairfax County P.D.
01.2004 - 09.2019
- Specialized unit trained to respond to protests, large scale threats or acts of disorderly behavior including disarming weapons, chemicals, projectiles and firearms
- Deployed to crowd control, protests and riots including at NRA, U.S. immigration, Bilderberg meeting (15 years)
- Three Presidential Inauguration service details
Police Officer 1st Class
Fairfax County P.D.
08.2004 - 08.2018
- Police Officer of the Quarter Award recipient, March 2015
- Explorer Program Advisor: Mentored and trained through scenario based and classroom teaching H.S. students for future law enforcement career opportunities (three years)
- Speaker, Fairfax County Police "National Night Out" events, community gatherings to build bridge between police and citizens
- Maintained community safety through routine patrol and quick response to emergency calls
- Recruited by Sergeant to become supervising officer
- Attended and completed Field Training Officer School and to equip new rookie officers as FTO
Police Officer
Fairfax County P.D.
08.2001 - 08.2004
- Enhanced public safety by conducting routine patrols and prompt emergency call responses
- Conducted patrol and secured schools throughout the D.C. sniper investigation
- Attended Police Academy in Northern VA during 9/11; fellow Fairfax County PD officers deployed to Pentagon
- Recruited from Buffalo, NY to top U.S. Police Department
Education
Master of Science - Public Administration
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA12.2027
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Roberts Wesleyan College
Rochester, NY05.2001
Skills
- Community Relations
- Conflict De-escalation
- Crime Prevention
- Crime Scene Processing
- Criminal Investigation
- Crisis Management
- Cross-Functional Communication
- Emergency Vehicle Operation
- Firearms Training
- Police Reports
- Probation and Parole
- Prosecution Support
- Public Speaking
- Relationship Management
- Special Task Forces
- Staff Discipline
- Supervisor/trainer
- Surveillance
- Suspect Interrogation
- Undercover Operations
Certification
- Active Shooter Training
- Assessment + Tactics
- Biased Based Policing
- Civil Disturbance Unit (CDU)
- Constitutional Law
- Counter-terrorism
- Crisis Intervention
- Cultural Diversity
- First Amendment Rights
- Fusion Center Liaison
- Implicit Bias
- Medical Trauma
- Mental Health/Alzheimer's Disease
- Procedural Justice
- School Resource
- Suicide Bomber Awareness
- Threat Assessment
Timeline
Master Police Officer (MPO)
Fairfax County P.D.
08.2018 - Current
Police Officer 1st Class
Fairfax County P.D.
08.2004 - 08.2018
Civil Disturbance Unit Officer (CDU)
Fairfax County P.D.
01.2004 - 09.2019
Police Officer
Fairfax County P.D.
08.2001 - 08.2004
Master of Science - Public Administration
George Mason University
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Roberts Wesleyan College
- Active Shooter Training
- Assessment + Tactics
- Biased Based Policing
- Civil Disturbance Unit (CDU)
- Constitutional Law
- Counter-terrorism
- Crisis Intervention
- Cultural Diversity
- First Amendment Rights
- Fusion Center Liaison
- Implicit Bias
- Medical Trauma
- Mental Health/Alzheimer's Disease
- Procedural Justice
- School Resource
- Suicide Bomber Awareness
- Threat Assessment
Charity + Community Service
Founding Board Member, Health + Safety Committee, St. Anne's School of Annapolis
Volunteer Lacrosse Coach, SMA Annapolis Youth League
Volunteer Community Group Leader, Mid Atlantic Community Church, Gambrills, MD
Volunteer Security Liaison, Mid Atlantic Community Church, Gambrills, MD
Volunteer, Stephen's Children Steering Committee, Cairo/Washington, D.C.
Volunteer Security, Relevant Fellowship, McLean, VA
Charity + Community Service
- Founding Board Member, Health + Safety, St. Anne's School, MD
- Volunteer Coach, SMA Youth Lacrosse, MD
- Volunteer Community Leader, Mid Atlantic Church, MD
- Volunteer Security Liaison, Mid Atlantic Church, MD
- Volunteer Steering Committee, Stephen's Children, Cairo/D.C.
- Volunteer Security, Relevant Young Adults Fellowship, VA
Charity + Community Service
- Founding Board Member, Health + Safety, St. Anne's School, MD
- Volunteer Coach, SMA Youth Lacrosse, MD
- Volunteer Community Leader, Mid Atlantic Church, MD
- Volunteer Security Liaison, Mid Atlantic Church, MD
- Volunteer Steering Committee, Stephen's Children, Cairo/D.C.
- Volunteer Security, Relevant Young Adults Fellowship, VA
Charity + Community Service
- Founding Board Member, Health + Safety, St. Anne's School, MD
- Volunteer Coach, SMA Youth Lacrosse, MD
- Volunteer Community Leader, Mid Atlantic Church, MD
- Volunteer Security Liaison, Mid Atlantic Church, MD
- Volunteer Steering Committee, Stephen's Children, Cairo/D.C.
- Volunteer Security, Relevant Young Adults Fellowship, VA
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