Richard Diaz
Miami,FL
Summary
Law enforcement professional with commitment to protecting public safety and upholding law. Known for reliability, adaptability, and strong sense of duty, contributing to cohesive team environment. Possesses key skills in crisis management and community outreach, ensuring effective collaboration and positive outcomes.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Police Officer
City of Miami Police Department
06.2000 - Current
- 4 years of experience instructing new officers how to deal with homeless encounters.
- Perform administrative duties.
- Enforce vehicle operation and parking laws make arrest and issue citations.
- Answer calls involving fires, accident, and various misdemeanors and felonies.
- Process and files reports and make court appearance.
- 15 years Instructor for survival, Firearms, Taser, First Aid, DT, Vehicle Operation.
Skills
- Emergency response
- Criminal investigation
- Law enforcement
- Conflict resolution
- Firearms training
- Defensive tactics
- First aid certification
- Traffic enforcement
- Homeless outreach
- Community policing
- Administrative duties
- Training and development
- De-escalation techniques
- Patience and empathy
- Officer training
- Self-defense techniques
Certification
General Instructor Certificate - 2009
Defensive Tactics - 2010
Law Enforcement Vehicle Operations Instructor Certification - 2011
Handgun Instructor Certification - 2011
Medical First Responder Instructor Certification - 2013
Patrol Rifle Instructor Certification - 2025
Qualifications
- 26 years as a city of Miami police officer.
- Able to work under pressure and remain calm in emergency situation.
- Ability to demonstrate imagination, initiative and problem solving with a diversity of law enforcement issues.
- Exceptional capacity to perform work requiring good physical condition.
- Established ability to provide dynamic and hands-on educational leadership.
- Over 20 years of experience instructing in the areas of Bike Patrol and BRT.
- RDF certification.
- FITW, Active shooter, ITW certifications.
Timeline
Police Officer
City of Miami Police Department
06.2000 - Current