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Nicholas Koch

Nicholas Koch

Longwood,FL

Summary

Dedicated and hard working dispatcher/communications specialist with over 9 years experience. Resume revised June 2026.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Safety/Security Communications Specialist

Seminole State College of Florida
09.2024 - Current
  • Monitor and maintain security officer locations and activities across four different Seminole State College of Florida campuses and record calls for service using ARMS CAD software.
  • Answer incoming calls to Safety & Security department from staff, students and various vendors and vistors across all Seminole State College of Florida campuses.
  • Answer incoming calls from third party monitoring companies for fire and security alarms and dispatch local resources (Seminole County Fire Dept, Seminole County Sheriff's Office, etc.) as necessary.
  • Communicate with security personnel using Motorola MCC 7500 Elite Dispatch software.
  • Monitor and review live video surveillance of all Seminole State College of Florida campuses using Avigilon and Meraki platforms.
  • Set daily campus classroom schedules requested via internal classroom reservation system using Genetc access control platform.

Emergency Communications Dispatcher

Chatham County Sheriff's Office
11.2023 - 08.2024

• Maintain status, location and availability of county deputies.

• Monitor radio traffic and assist by contacting other agencies, gathering information to assist callers and answering/forwarding administrative calls.

• Maintain a log of radio traffic, record prison transports, assign case numbers, record warrant service information, note abnormal occurrences and record requests for additional assistance by various county entities.

• Operate teletype by the GCIC/NCIC database to determine motor vehicle ownership, obtain driver’s license status, determine stolen property records and check reports of missing or runaway persons.

• Conduct driver’s license checks for address information of wanted persons and compare information to locate multiple defendant identification numbers.

• Obtain case numbers for civil and warrant arrests, including civil services, warrants served, prisoner transport and other case report numbers.

Communications Officer

Savannah Chatham Board of Education Police Dept.
05.2022 - 11.2023

• Answer police department business line for both emergency and non-emergency law enforcement responses for the schools in the Savannah Chatham County Public School System.

• Dispatch law enforcement units to both emergency and non-emergency calls for service using Motorola radio systems.

• Track law enforcement units’ locations, patrols, calls for service, and various other functions accurately and promptly across the CAD (Computer Aided Dispatch) system.

• Querying various entities (i.e. stolen vehicles, missing persons, etc.) into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and the Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC) database.

• Monitoring various sites under Savannah Chatham County Public School Systems jurisdiction via security monitoring software.

Public Safety Telecommunicator

Winter Springs Police Department
03.2017 - 09.2021

• Answer police department business line and 911-emergency calls for both emergency and nonemergency law enforcement response.

• Dispatch law enforcement units to both emergency and non-emergency calls for service using Motorola radio systems and software.

• Track law enforcement units’ locations, patrols, calls for service, and various other functions accurately and promptly across the CAD (Computer Aided Dispatch) system.

• Querying and entering various entities (i.e. stolen vehicles, missing persons, etc.) into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and the Florida Crime Information Center (FCIC) database, and maintaining such records.

• Entering various reports and supplemental narratives to law enforcement reports using the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office report system (Cafe Web - Record Management System).

• Trained two dispatchers as a Certified Training Officer (CTO) and helped revise and implement new training strategies to the communications center’s operations.

Education

Associate in Arts (AA) -

Florida Southwestern State College
Punta Gorda, FL

Skills

  • Telecommunications
  • Computer-Aided Dispatching
  • Records Management
  • Organization and Multitasking
  • Technical Aptitude
  • Microsoft Office (Word and Excel)
  • Customer Service
  • Proficient typist (average 48-52 WPM)

Certification

  • 911 Public Safety Telecommunicator, 04/2018, Present, 911 Public Safety Telecommunication Program P090101, 234 hours (Completed April 15, 2018) Northeast Florida Criminal Justice Center
  • Certified Communications Training Officer, 05/2019, 05/2021, Certified Communications Training Officer (CTO) - Completion of the Communications Training Officer, 5th Ed., 24 hours (Completed May 14, 2019) - Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) - International, Inc.
  • Florida Criminal Information Center (FCIC) and National Criminal Information Center (NCIC) Full Access, 05/2019, 05/2021, Florida Criminal Information Center (FCIC) and National Criminal Information Center (NCIC) Full Access Certified
  • Georgia P.O.S.T. Communications Officer Certification, 11/2022, Present, Georgia P.O.S.T. Certification #: PBCM2022O252885 (Completed November 18, 2022 - Georgia Public Safety Training Center - Forsyth, GA)
  • NSC CPR Course, 12/2022, 12/2024, National Safety Council CPR Course Certification #: 966394 - (Completed December 20, 2022 - Chatham County Occupational Safety Training Center - Savannah, GA)
  • International Academies of Emergency Dispatch - OUTEC, EMD, EFD, EPD, ProQA, Present
  • IAED - OUTEC - Online Universal Telecommunication Essentials Course v1.0 (Completed May 10, 2023)
  • IAED - Certified Advanced Emergency Medical Dispatcher - EMD v13.0 - Certification #: 3033897 (May 17, 2023)
  • IAED - Certified Emergency Fire Dispatcher - EFD v7.0 - Certification #: 3033897 (Completed May 23, 2023)
  • IAED - Certified Emergency Police Dispatcher - EPD v7.0 - Certification #: 3033897 (May 25, 2023)
  • ProQA Training Course - 4 hours - Priority Dispatch (May 30, 2023)

Timeline

Safety/Security Communications Specialist

Seminole State College of Florida
09.2024 - Current

Emergency Communications Dispatcher

Chatham County Sheriff's Office
11.2023 - 08.2024

Communications Officer

Savannah Chatham Board of Education Police Dept.
05.2022 - 11.2023

Public Safety Telecommunicator

Winter Springs Police Department
03.2017 - 09.2021

Associate in Arts (AA) -

Florida Southwestern State College
Nicholas Koch