Nathan Hovdal
Lake Havasu City,AZ
Summary
I am an experienced Police Officer currently assigned as a Corporal. I possess good organizational skills, public relation skills, am performance driven, focus on improving team building skills and complete all tasks in a timely manner. I remain calm under pressure and am able to de escalate high stress situations. I make good judgement calls with subordinates, take command presence on critical incidents and I am able to make command decisions.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Corporal
Lake Havasu City Police Department
12.2023 - Current
- Quality Check and approve reports
- Supervise a shift
- Field Training Officer
- Respond to calls in both routine and emergency situations
- Make command decisions as a supervisor
- Field complaints
Special Investigations Detective
Lake Havasu City Police Department
01.2022 - 12.2023
- Write and execute search warrants related to ongoing cases.
- Investigated complaints brought by members of community by conducting interviews and compiling evidence.
- Conducted personal, property and event surveillance.
- Track and surveil numerous vehicles, drug dealers and drug activity
- Secured numerous informants providing information about drug activities
Police Officer
Lake Havasu City Police Department
09.2019 - 01.2022
- Patrol related activities
- Protect Community and Property
- Enforce Local and State Laws
- Make Arrests-Issue Citations
- Testify in Court
- Prevent Crime through careful observation and investigation of suspicious and unusual behavior
- Deliver accurate verbal and written reports to supervisor
- Driver Instructor
- Firearm Instructor
- Rifle Instructor
- Hostage Negotiator
- Field Training Officer
- General Instructor
- Explorer Advisor
- Active Shooter Instructor
- Talked regularly with citizens to establish a rapport and become familiar presence in area.
Corporal
Quartszite Police Dept
10.2018 - 09.2019
- Make Command decisions as a Corporal
- Quality check and approve reports
- Supervise a shift
- On call supervisor during work week
- Firearms Instructor
- Rifle Instructor
- AZPOST General Instructor
- Field Training Officer
- Hostage/Crisis Negotiator
- Respond to calls in both routine and emergency situations
- Process and write accurate and detailed incident reports
- Deliver accurate verbal and written reports to Supervisor
- Patrol commercial and residential areas
- GOHS Traffic Detail
- Stone Guard Drug Interdiction/Human Trafficking
- Prevented crimes through careful observation and investigation of suspicious and unusual behavior.
- Patrol related activities/traffic enforcement
- Protect community and property
- Assist other agencies
- Testify in court
- Upheld code of conduct and maintained professionalism in stressful situations.
- Coordinated with unit leadership and direct superiors for taskings and managed subordinates to execute.
Police Officer
Quartzsite Police Dept
05.2017 - 10.2018
- Patrol related activites/traffic enforcement
- Assist other agencies within the county
- Protect community and property
- Enforce local and state laws
- Make arrests/issue citations
- Testify in court
- Prevented crimes through careful observation and investigation of suspicious and unusual behavior
- Assist other agencies with drug Interdiction on the interstate
- Deliver accurate verbal and written reports to Supervisor
- Talked regularly with citizens to establish rapport and become familiar presence in area
- Built excellent rapport and working relationship with DPS and La Paz County, to build trust and improve upon communication
Deputy Sheriff
La Paz County Sheriff's Office
01.2016 - 05.2017
- Patrol related activites
- Assist other agencies within the county
- Protect community and property
- Enforce laws
- Make arrests/issue citations
- Testify in court
- Prevented crimes through careful observation and investigation of suspicious and unusual behavior
- Investigated incidents and crimes, including evidence collection and witness statements
Detention Officer
La Paz County Sheriff's Office
04.2015 - 01.2016
- Book and transport inmates
- Fingerprinting
- Inmate safety
Heavy Duty Mechanic
Republic Services
09.2014 - 04.2015
- Completed routine maintenance to prevent future breakdowns.
- Repair heavy duty trucks
- Upheld top-quality workmanship and excellent customer service
- Reviewed work orders and discussed them with supervisors
- Communicated effectively with coworkers on future problems and repairs that might need to be addressed
- Conducted routine and scheduled maintenance services such as oil changes, lubrication and tune-ups
- Repaired, replaced and adjusted brakes and brake pads
Detention Officer
Lake Havasu City Police Dept
01.2012 - 09.2014
- Book and transport inmates
- Fingerpringint/Live Scan
- Inmate safety
- Inmate work release program
Corrections Officer
MTC Arizona State Prison
04.2010 - 01.2012
- Monitored building access and identified all officials and employees before authorizing their entrance
- Responded to calls in both routine and emergency situations.
- Inmate safety and accountability
- Transport inmates
- Inmate segregation and lock down unit
- Verified each individual’s right to enter restricted areas and denied access to unauthorized persons
Education
High School Diploma - undefined
Lake Havasu High School
Lake Havasu City, AZ2000
AZ Post Certified Police Officer (NARTA) - Law Enforcement
Yavapai Community College
Prescott AZ2016
Skills
- Strong verbal communication
- Self-motivated
- Leadership Skills
- Works well with no supervision
- Integrity
- Take command on critical incidents and make command decisions
- Respond well to constructive critique
Certification
- AZ Post Certified Police Officer
- Rolling Surveillance
- Hostage/Crisis Negotiations Phase I and II
- Firearms Instructor
- Rifle Instructor
- AZPOST General Instructor
- Field Training Officer
- AZPOST Driving Instructor
- Supervisor Excellence Academy
- Taser
- HGN
- ACJIS ( Arizona Criminal Justice Information System)
- Crisis & Group Crisis Intervention
- Peer Support Team
- Hazmat/Blood Borne Pathegons Certified
- CPR
- COTA (Correction Officer Training Academy)
Timeline
Corporal
Lake Havasu City Police Department
12.2023 - Current
Special Investigations Detective
Lake Havasu City Police Department
01.2022 - 12.2023
Police Officer
Lake Havasu City Police Department
09.2019 - 01.2022
Corporal
Quartszite Police Dept
10.2018 - 09.2019
Police Officer
Quartzsite Police Dept
05.2017 - 10.2018
Deputy Sheriff
La Paz County Sheriff's Office
01.2016 - 05.2017
Detention Officer
La Paz County Sheriff's Office
04.2015 - 01.2016
Heavy Duty Mechanic
Republic Services
09.2014 - 04.2015
Detention Officer
Lake Havasu City Police Dept
01.2012 - 09.2014
Corrections Officer
MTC Arizona State Prison
04.2010 - 01.2012
High School Diploma - undefined
Lake Havasu High School
AZ Post Certified Police Officer (NARTA) - Law Enforcement
Yavapai Community College
Awards
- Letter of recognition for narcotics arrests for 2021
- Recipient of the Chiefs Award June 2019-Quartzsite Police Dept
- Unit Citation August 2014- Lake Havasu City Police Dept
- Meritorious Citation December 2010- MTC Arizona Department of Corrections
Community Involvement
- Shop with a cop
- Bear Cat Pull for Special Olympics
- Cadet Heat Academy Advisor
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