Simon Valentin
Cambridge,MA
Summary
I am a 24-year veteran of the Cambridge Police Department who is committed to taking leadership direction from superiors. I am motivated by the challenge to continue my career again in a leadership role. Thank you for your consideration.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Police Officer
Cambridge Police Department
Cambridge, MA
06.2001 - Current
- Patrolled assigned areas in Cambridge both on foot and in motor vehicles, maintaining awareness and providing community surveillance.
- Diffused active disturbances with de-escalation techniques.
- Mediate in high level situations
- Directed traffic at high-volume special events for public safety and order.
- Interviewed witnesses and victims
- Respond to emergency situations
- Conduct community policing
- Write criminal and civil reports
- Testify in court
- Enforce laws and city ordinances
Police Sergeant (Provisional)
Cambridge Police Department
Cambridge, MA
09.2023 - 04.2024
- Approved and corrected incident reports and other proper documentation needed
- Ensured officers complied with department policies, procedures, and legal standards
- Distributed assignments (overtime and details)
- Data entry in the OnDuty system
- Completed investigations and data entry in the Blue Team System
- Reviewed officer’s training requests
- Managed officer’s times to cover during shifts
- Ensured officers attempted to serve Restraining Orders and Summonses as requested
- Ensured officers complete their Fleetio responsibilities
- Supervised incidents and preserved crime scenes until higher-ranking officers arrived
- Ensured officers coordinated with other units within CPD
- Monitored officer's job performances
- Ensured officers are in full department uniform with proper equipment readily available
- Monitored and cleared officers in assigned sector so ECC has the proper number of units available to cover calls for service
- Ensured officers visibility
- Worked with officers to maintain their work area clean and functional (sub-stations)
- Guided and trained officers, both formally and informally
Youth Resource Officer
Cambridge Police Family Services Unit
Cambridge, MA
11.2007 - 03.2015
- Prevent juvenile delinquency and limit youth involvement in the juvenile system
- Manage a case load of juvenile cases and document their progress
- Develop Youth Service Plans
- select juveniles to engage in prevention, intervention and diversion strategies as part of the Safety Net Program
- Investigate juvenile cases
- Assist Juvenile Detectives in investigations
- In collaboration with Safety Net partners (Cambridge School Dept, Juvenile Probation, Cambridge District Attorney's office, Cambridge Health Alliance, Dept. of Children and Family Services, DHSP Cambridge Youth Programs)
- Submit monthly reports
- Liaison to the Police Department as a School Resource Officer
- Conducted home visits
Social Worker
Roxbury Multi Service Center
Dorchester, MA
01.2000 - 05.2001
- Case Management of at-risk juveniles
- Maintained thorough case history records and wrote reports.
- Individual and family counseling
- Social, recreation, outreach and mediation services
- Facilitate services to juveniles and families
- Visited Juveniles and families at their homes
Education
Criminal Justice
Faulkner University
Montgomery, AL06-2024
Supervisory Training
Frontline Leadership
Northern Essex Academy01-2023
School Resource Officer
NASRO 01-2008
Crisis & Hostage Negotiatior
FBI Training 01-2006
Skills
- Bilingual (Fluent in Spanish)
- Crisis/Hostage Negotiator trained (FBI provided Training)
- Tactical Patrol Force ('03-'17)
- Supervision
- De-escalation techniques
Timeline
Police Sergeant (Provisional)
Cambridge Police Department
09.2023 - 04.2024
Youth Resource Officer
Cambridge Police Family Services Unit
11.2007 - 03.2015
Police Officer
Cambridge Police Department
06.2001 - Current
Social Worker
Roxbury Multi Service Center
01.2000 - 05.2001
Criminal Justice
Faulkner University
Supervisory Training
Frontline Leadership
School Resource Officer
Crisis & Hostage Negotiatior
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