Paul Valentino
The Villages,FL
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Maritime Security Consultant
Safe Waters Inc.
09.2023 - Current
- Provide maritime protection for vessels both internally and externally
- Ensure maritime operations and passengers are protected from terrorism, piracy, robbery, and illegal trafficking of goods and people
- Ensure all passengers and staff are safe, and armed in counter-piracy operations
- Maintain situation Awareness in Foreign Environments
- Exercise security risk assessments for transits, ports, and their local areas
- Prepare Intelligence reports to make swift decisions, utilizing real-time data, local knowledge, and expertise
- Provide on-ground analysis, and open-source data, in dealing with complex and high-risk situations and environments
- Providing medical and security trained members of the crew to also act as a Cruise Ship Security Officer (SSO).
Police Commander
Leesburg Police Department
09.2022 - Current
- Planning, supervising, and reviewing the activities of personnel assigned to the office of the Police Chief
- Assigned to oversee various divisions within the agency such as Professional standards, Policy and procedure Accreditation, Operations, or Support Services function
- Recommend comprehensive goals and objectives and are responsible for their implementation and results achieved
- Make critical decisions regarding actions to be taken, independent judgment in the interpretation of policies and procedures, as well as application of laws and ordinances
- Evaluate methods, policies, and procedures; recommend changes for Department improvement and efficient operations
- Provides highly complex staff assistance to the Police Chief for municipal planning, fiscal budget preparation, and human resource management.
Private Consultant
PEZT Co. (TWS)
04.2021 - Current
- Industry-specific coaching, training, team building, and development for clientele
- Policy and professional compliance, workforce allocations, and internal auditing
- Apply a strategic methodology and lead change management activities
- Conduct impact analysis and identify organizational stakeholders
- Support training efforts by providing input through documentation, design, and delivery of training programs
- Complete a change management assessment
- Analyze and prepare risk mitigation procedures
- Coach mentor and train various teams for success planning, communication, and product development
- Track and report issues that are critical to the organization
- Prepare project plans and prepare to integrate change management activities
- Design and evaluate organizational readiness
- Develop internal and external investigations to identify potential liability to an organization.
Criminal Justice Adjunct Professor
Remington College
01.2011 - Current
- Maintain Syllabi and curriculum development
- Teach and foster relationships with students from different cultural and economic backgrounds
- Develop, deliver, and review course material
- Creating a classroom environment where students feel comfortable participating and learning
- Setting up assessments based on departmental regulations and requirements
- Preparing students for assessments and providing helpful performance feedback
- Providing extra support to students who require it and scheduling consultation times where questions and concerns can be voiced
- Answering students’ questions and providing feedback on assignments or essay drafts
- Assisting other faculty members with lesson plans and assessments
- Recommending additional readings or advice to students as required
- Keeping up to date with advancements in the field and integrating new knowledge into lessons
- Stays current in both the subject area and instructional methodology
- Collaborates on curriculum review, evaluation, and revision with faculty and curriculum committees as appropriate
- Operate LMS systems
- Canvas, Moodle, Brightspace.
Police Inspector
Groveland Police Department
11.2019 - 11.2021
- Plan, manage, and monitor the front line and/or specialist operational policing activity for the department
- Manage competing demands and priorities to make informed deployment decisions and ensure the best use of available resources
- Led, motivated, and engaged a team of police staff, protecting and promoting workforce well-being to uphold professional standards and enable a high-performing team
- Contribute to the setting, monitoring, and assessment of team/individual key performance indicators in alignment with wider objectives, taking corrective action as necessary to ensure that the team effectively contributes towards the achievement of Force goals
- Manage matrix teams providing clear tasking following operational policing plans and priorities to provide an efficient and effective response to problems, incidents, and crime
- Review and report on team expenditure to ensure the efficient use of available budgets and maximize operational efficiency and staff allocation
- Analyze performance data and information against team objectives to effectively inform workforce planning, budgets, and the measurement of department and force goals
- Identify, manage, and mitigate operational threats and risks in line with national guidance and operational policing plans to ensure the safety of officers, staff, and the public
- Develop and maintain relationships with colleagues, communities, and partners to drive collaboration across policing and wider public services provision
- Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of existing processes and practices within the area of work to identify and implement opportunities for change and innovation, promote best practices, and enable improvement, problem-solving approaches, and evidence-based policing within teams.
CEO Chief of Police. Ret.
Wildwood Police Department
06.2006 - 01.2019
- Perform a variety of complex administrative, supervisory, and professional work in planning, coordinating, and directing the activities of the Police Department
- Facilitate reasonable accommodations that may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions
- Plan, coordinate, supervise, and evaluate police department operations
- Develop policies and procedures for the Department mandated by law, to ensure efficient operations of the department, and to implement directives from the City Council or City Administrator
- Plan and implement a law enforcement program for the City to better carry out the policies and goals of City Management and Council
- Review Department performance and effectiveness, and formulate programs or policies to alleviate deficiencies
- Coordinate the information gathered and work accomplished by various officers; assign officers to special investigations as the needs arise for their specific skills
- Assure personnel are assigned to shifts or working units that provide optimum effectiveness in terms of current situations and circumstances governing deployment
- Review evidence, witnesses, and suspects in criminal cases to correlate all aspects, and to assess for trends, similarities, or associations with other cases
- Supervise and coordinate the preparation and presentation of an annual budget of over eleven million dollars
- Plan for and review specifications for new or replaced equipment
- Direct the development and maintenance of systems, records, and legal documents that provide for the proper evaluation, control, and documentation of the Police Department operations
- Coordinate and supervise the training, assignment, and development of subordinate police officers
- Handle grievances, maintain Departmental discipline, and maintain the conduct and general behavior of assigned personnel
- Prepare and submit periodic reports to the City Administrator upon request, regarding the Department's activities, and prepare a variety of other reports as appropriate
- Meet with elected or appointed officials, other law enforcement officials, community and business representatives, and the public on all aspects of the Department's activities
- Attending or designate personnel to attend conferences and meetings to keep abreast of current trends in the field; represent the City Police Department in a variety of local, county, state, and other meetings
- Cooperate with County, State, and Federal law enforcement agencies as appropriate where activities of the police department are involved
- Coordinate activities with supervisors and other City departments and exchange information with officers in other law enforcement agencies, the District Attorney's Office, the Circuit Court, and other government agencies
- Coordinate with the City Attorney, Court Administrator, and Prosecutor's Office regarding cases, policies, and procedures
- Ensure that laws and ordinances are enforced and that public peace and safety are maintained
- Direct investigation of major crime scenes
- Direct Background and Internal Investigations
- Analyze and recommend improvements to equipment and facilities, as needed.
Police Commander, Administrator Retired
Town of Lady Lake Police Department
06.1993 - 07.2006
- Lead personnel on the day-to-day operations of the Police Department
- Serve as the Training Director responsible for research and planning lesson plans for a structured setting
- Serve as the Field Training Coordinator / Field Training Supervisor
- Research and develop directives, policies, and procedures within the department as well as the Town of Lady Lake
- Lead and manage the Criminal Investigations Division, special operations, and road patrol services
- Manage the K-9 Division
- Manage the Communications Division
- Manage special functions such as Traffic Division, Traffic Homicide Division, Special Operations, and Volunteer Services
- Perform Internal Affairs Investigations
- Perform applicant screening and employment Investigative Background Investigations
- Effectively deploy and review the work of officers and special investigational details
- Investigate all employee accidents through the safety review board
- Educate and train staff on safety training and public risk management
- Serve as an emergency planner for emergency operations for the police department
- Coordinate activities with various other citywide agencies on emergency management
- Prepare and maintain the fiscal operating budget.
Department Chair Criminal Justice / Paralegal
Remington College
- Chief academic executive officer of the Criminal Justice and Paralegal programs
- Set the department curriculum, interview potential new professors, manage faculty schedules, settle faculty and student disputes, and oversee research
- Act as a liaison between a department and the administration
- Lead student affairs, and conduct community outreach
- Ensure smooth operations and maintain a clear vision for the stability of the program
- Evaluate and manage faculty and student performance
- Serve as the student advisor and success coordinator for the program
- Oversee curriculum development and revisions for the criminal justice and paralegal departments
- Review and assess academic programs offered by the department
- Assess general education outcomes in core courses taught within the department
- Initiate new academic programs and projects when appropriate.
Online Global Campus Academic Dean
- Coordinating and implementing the college’s Vision and Goals
- Leading college efforts toward achieving goals
- Leading, and coordinating college strategic planning and curriculum development
- Supervising, evaluating, and supporting Departments/Schools in a manner that promotes excellence in instruction, scholarly and creative productivity
- And service
- Lead the processes of college administrator selection and oversee the processes of faculty and staff selection and retention
- Coordinating the professional development of college administrators and staff
- Evaluating Department Chairpersons, faculty, and staff
- Evaluating overall Departmental school productivity in instruction, research, and service responsibilities
- Provide recommendations to the provost regarding the day-to-day operation of the various departments
- Advise the college Provost on policies and procedures
- Manage the college's academic resources.
Director of Career Services
- Supervise and coordinate all staff, programs, and activities for quality of service to students, alumni, and businesses
- Provide consistency of approach, message, and procedures for effective communications, teamwork, and customer service
- Provide direct career counseling and or career placement assistance as needed
- Provide and maintain an effective career discovery and planning program for new students, recent graduates, and alumni
- Administering career assessments, and providing career resources and research materials
- Conduct direct career counseling and advising, across the online and Knoxville Campus
- Provide and maintain an effective placement support program for students and alumni through preparation workshops, placement assistance, career events, online tools, and networking opportunities
- Coordinate with other departments to identify and implement joint initiatives which would introduce new, career-related opportunities and benefits to students
- Maintain healthy and productive relationships with all college and divisional departments, businesses, and non-profits.
Project Manager of Work Force Education Initiatives
- Planning and allocating resources, monitoring progress, and keeping stakeholders informed throughout the project lifecycle
- Achieving the goals and vision of the college
- Developing detailed project plans, ensuring resource availability and allocation, and delivering projects within specified deadlines
- Led a team of professionals in completing projects by a set deadline to uphold business initiatives
- Dividing up job task responsibilities for different project aspects and advocating for additional funding when necessary
- Selecting project team members from existing departments and setting or adjusting project schedules to adhere to deadlines
- Create long- and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones and adhering to deadlines
- Delegating tasks on the project to employees best positioned to complete them
- Making effective decisions when presented with multiple options for how to progress with the project
- Serving as a point of contact for teams when multiple units are assigned to the same project to ensure team actions remain in synergy
- Communicating with executives or the board to keep the project aligned with their goals
- Performing quality control on the project throughout development to maintain the standards expected
- Adjusting schedules and targets on the project as needs or financing for the project change.
Education
Master Certificate - Human Resource Management
Ashworth College
Norcross, GA12-2022
Master of Science - Criminal Justice Administration
Ashworth College
Norcross, GA10-2014
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice Administration
Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, AL01-2001
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Financial Management
- Leadership and Team management
- Critical problem solver and decision maker
- Effective communicator, presenter, and public speaker
- Mitigation and Negotiation
- Time Management
- Risk Management
- Motivator
- Career Coach
- Technical writer
- Adaptability
- Intelligence and data analysis
- Interpersonal active listening
- Technical skills
- Policy development
- Customer service
- Detail oriented
- Collaborator
- Innovator
- Intrusion Detection
- Security Team Coordination
- Emergency Response
- Pattern Recognition
- Premises Surveillance
- Security Regulation Enforcement
- Risk Assessment
- Firearms Expertise
- Security Operations
- Federal and State Regulation Compliance
Timeline
Maritime Security Consultant
Safe Waters Inc.
09.2023 - Current
Police Commander
Leesburg Police Department
09.2022 - Current
Private Consultant
PEZT Co. (TWS)
04.2021 - Current
Police Inspector
Groveland Police Department
11.2019 - 11.2021
Criminal Justice Adjunct Professor
Remington College
01.2011 - Current
CEO Chief of Police. Ret.
Wildwood Police Department
06.2006 - 01.2019
Police Commander, Administrator Retired
Town of Lady Lake Police Department
06.1993 - 07.2006
Department Chair Criminal Justice / Paralegal
Remington College
Online Global Campus Academic Dean
Director of Career Services
Project Manager of Work Force Education Initiatives
Master Certificate - Human Resource Management
Ashworth College
Master of Science - Criminal Justice Administration
Ashworth College
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice Administration
Columbia Southern University
Similar Profiles
Genevieve LoganGenevieve Logan
Client Support Liaison Officer at Safe Waters Community CareClient Support Liaison Officer at Safe Waters Community Care
Abhinav DubeyAbhinav Dubey
Head of Finance and Controlling at Waters India Pvt Ltd (Waters Corporation US)Head of Finance and Controlling at Waters India Pvt Ltd (Waters Corporation US)
Amandeep SinghAmandeep Singh
Manager - International Business at SAFE ENGINEERING & SAFE GLOBAL COMMERCE PVT LTD. (sister concern)Manager - International Business at SAFE ENGINEERING & SAFE GLOBAL COMMERCE PVT LTD. (sister concern)
DAVID BRONTEDAVID BRONTE
Merchandising Specialist at Acosta Marketing GroupMerchandising Specialist at Acosta Marketing Group
Lisa Durkin MSN, FNP-CLisa Durkin MSN, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner Clinical Team Lead at Matrix Medical NetworkNurse Practitioner Clinical Team Lead at Matrix Medical Network