Thomas Edwards
Summary
Highly productive and efficient Deputy Chief with specialized skills in crisis management, strategic planning, and interagency collaboration. Demonstrates exceptional leadership, communication, and problem-solving abilities for seamless operations and team cohesion in challenging environments.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Deputy Chief
Investigations Division, DMV
Sacramento, CA
04.2019 - Current
- Provided guidance, direction, and leadership to subordinate personnel.
- Collaborated with the Chief to develop and implement departmental policies and procedures.
- Supervised staff in day-to-day operations of the division.
- Work with allied partners throughout CA on fraud and Internal Affairs matters.
- Collaborate and advise highest levels of management on Special Operations and Lien Sales Investigations.
- Operational Team Tactical team leader, 2003, Operation Enduring Freedom.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Business
American River College
Sacramento, CASkills
- Meeting facilitation
- Policy Development
- Organizational Development
- Training delivery
- Work Scheduling
- Staff Development
- Intelligence Gathering
- Investigative skills
- Media Relations
- Crime Prevention
- Emergency Management
Certification
- POST SIBC Graduate, March 2000
- Sherman Block Leadership Institute, SLI, March 2014
- Graduate, Defense Language Institute, Monterey, November 1992
- Military Intelligence Corps Graduate - Military Science, Communication and Interrogations
- Interview and Interrogation, Cognitive Interview Techniques - BATI
- Electronic Surveillance - Wiretaps
- Formal training in conducting platform instruction and person to person training.
Timeline
Deputy Chief
Investigations Division, DMV
04.2019 - Current
Some College (No Degree) - Business
American River College
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