Robert Bencheck

Advises supervisory and managerial staff on employee relation including performance management and feedback, developmental counseling, employee engagement, corrective action, remedial training, and formal discipline. Develops disciplinary cases against state employees for misconduct according to 24 legal causes under California Government Code § 19572. Represents the department, litigates appeals, and facilitates evidentiary hearings before administrative law judges.

• Served 210 Notices of Adverse Action
• Used mediation skills to negotiate settlements with labor unions in over 190 disciplinary appeals
• Won 15 favorable decisions out of 16 cases presented before the State Personnel Board

Specialization

Senior Operations Manager & Master Trainer

Planned and directed training for an Army recruiting battalion of 300 Army noncommissioned officers. Analyzed performance metrics and developed training guidance by assessing organizational proficiency on mission-critical tasks, key leadership functions, and integrating strategic philosophies, goals, and objectives according to the Army Training and Leader Development Program. Analyzed, designed, developed, implemented, and evaluated training solutions vital to organizational success and the professional development of all echelons of leadership

• Recommended for promotion to Master Sergeant (E8) ahead of peers

Recruiting Station Commander

• Achieved dual occupational classifications in Military Police (95B) and Recruiting Management (79R)

Military Police Squad Leader / Patrol Supervisor

MP Customs Task Force Supervisor

Military Police Investigator

Military Police Officer

• Retired honorably at the rank of Sergeant First Class (E7) after 27 years of honorable and meritorious service
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• Achieved dual occupational classifications in Military Police (95B) and Recruiting Management (79R)
• Awarded the Glen E. Morrell Order of Excellence, the highest achievement conferred in recruiting for exceptional achievements in leadership, mission performance, and management innovation.
• Surpassed annual recruiting goals by achieving 118%; best of seven recruiting centers in the company.
• Ranked as Top Performing Recruiting Center out of 47 in southern California, 3rd quarter, FY 2010.
• Achieved a 93.4% retention rate for new enlistees; exceeded organizational requirements by 3.4%.
• Successfully led company operations for six months as interim First Sergeant.
• Earned a team-wide zero-accident safety record for pursuit and emergency vehicle driving
• Applied behavioral profiling techniques that increased customs seizures 38 percent in one year
• Performed joint surveillance leading to the arrest and conviction of law enforcement officer suspected of extortion
• Led 10-person tactical law enforcement teams through four global deployments involving combat support operations, peacekeeping, and other NATO contingencies
• Maintained a Department of Defense SECRET security clearance

Performed as a sworn law enforcement officer for a CALEA accredited agency serving a community of 200,500 residents.

• Commended by Chief of Police Ronald Hansen for registering over 1,000 residents in the Auto Theft Action Campaign.
• Achieved a 100 percent conviction rate for DUI offenders.
• Collaborated on Problem-Oriented Policing (POP) projects that reduced crime, improved tourism and retail exchange, and enhanced public safety in the historic Haymount District
• Enhanced crime prevention strategies by analyzing and interpreting crime data for law enforcement agencies.
• Improved public safety by providing actionable intelligence for law enforcement decision-making processes.
• Reduced criminal activity in targeted areas through the identification of crime patterns and trends.