Tony Jones

• Guided staff through periods of organizational change, maintaining morale and engagement during transitions.
• Forging strong relationships with board members, providing regular updates on organizational progress, and soliciting their expertise when needed.
• Manage incoming calls, emails, and correspondence for the Task Force.

• Maintained detailed records of investigations, ensuring accuracy and compliance with departmental policies and procedures.
• Gathered facts from interviews of suspects, witnesses, and complainants.
• Delivered calm, professional testimony to support case evidence, establish timelines, and offer law enforcement expertise.
• Followed constitutional standards to obtain and execute warrants for arrests and searches properly.

• Under the policy and administrative direction, plans organize and provide organizational leadership and oversight for comprehensive police services, including security and law enforcement programs.
• Offers expert professional assistance to City management staff in areas of expertise, which fosters cooperative working relationships with other City departments, intergovernmental, regulatory, and other outside agencies, various public and private groups, and the public-served
• Perform related work as required.
• Developed long-lasting relationships with clients to ensure consistent retention and loyalty.
• Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and regulations, ensuring accurate advice was always provided to clients.
• Oversaw over ten personnel working in multiple areas.
• Managed up to Thirty projects per year.
• Oversaw over Thirty personnel working in multiple areas.
• Managed up to twenty projects per year.

300 personnel fDevelops and directs the implementation of the department's goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and work standards; prepares and administers the department's budget

• As Chief, I managed the Gainesville Police functions, including community-oriented policing, patrol, crime prevention, investigation, traffic enforcement, school services, dispatch, and records.
• Works closely with the City Manager, the City Commission, other City departments, various public and private organizations, and citizen groups in developing programs and implementing projects to maximize police services
• Prioritizes and allocates available resources; reviews and evaluates programs and service delivery; made recommendations for improvement and ensures maximum adequate service provision.
• I managed over three hundred personnel and achieved accreditation status for the agency.

• This position consists of professional and administrative work that manages projects assigned by the Chief of Police or designee that enhance the community and community relations for the Gainesville Police Department through administration, programming, and public relations work
• This position involved the supervision of both sworn and civilian police department employees
• In addition, I manage a staff of School Resource Officers and the award-winning Reichert House Program, an after-school program for high-risk males in Alachua County
• I liaised between the Chief of Police or designee, community projects, social service agencies, and special interest groups on community relations matters
• I endeavored to maintain positive working relationships with community and neighborhood-based organizations, customer groups, and other public agencies
• Responsible for planning and coordinating community services in cooperation with the Gainesville Police Department's current policies, goals, and needs
• Provides a conduit for enhanced two-way communication between G.P.D
• And the community while liaising to address community questions and concerns
• Developed and coordinates methods for delivering favorable information to the community about Gainesville Police Department
• Function as an ambassador for Gainesville Police Department to the community and seeks opportunities to sponsor community events and activities, host crime prevention workshops, and receive suggestions on how to serve our city's citizens better
• Prepare and submit annual budgets
• Works with Grant Coordinator to obtain funding
• Responsible for fostering and enhancing the partnership with various local, state, and national organizations and functions

• The management of Police Services for a seven-zone sector
• Implemented and coordinated the integration of the Community Oriented Policing philosophy into daily area operations
• Identified crime patterns by analyzing crime data and information from neighborhood contacts
• Attended community meetings and developed partnerships to address crime trends and neighborhood concerns
• Coached subordinates to identify community problems and resolutions
• Planned, coordinated, and facilitated details to discuss issues identified
• Provided crowd control and order maintenance
• Worked in Operations or Support Services
• Facilitated Community Oriented Policing within the organization
• Coordinated, supervised, directed, planned, and organized the activities and work of sworn and civilian personnel of a major Division of the Police Department
• Managed and evaluated staff, budget, and technical resources
• Participated as a member of the Police Management Team
• Acted on behalf of the Chief of Police when assigned

• Facilitated and coordinated the Crime Prevention and Public Safety programs for neighborhood and commercial properties in the corporate limits of Gainesville
• Managed the School Resource Officer Program in public schools district
• Evaluated the application and effectiveness of Department Prevention policies and procedures
• Represented the Police Department in community forums and before various committees

• Planned, coordinated, and facilitated the delivery of uniform law enforcement services for the City of Gainesville
• Coordinated the supervision, coordination, and distribution of covert policing services
• Prepared and managed multi-million-dollar annual budgets
• Managed staff, resolving subordinate and citizen complaints
• I Represented the Gainesville Police Department at various City Commission meetings and other government entities as a Captain

• Supervised and coordinated covert/overt law enforcement services
• Supervised and coordinated surveillance of persons suspected of committing serious offenses
• Planned, staffed, and organized directed Crime Prevention activities in targeted communities
• Designed, supervised, and organized street-level narcotics enforcement for the Police Department
• Developed operation plans
• Coordinated prevention services to neighborhoods in the corporate limits of the City of Gainesville

• Supervised and coordinated Community Oriented Policing services to citizens
• Utilized various problem-solving models such as S.A.R.A to resolve issues in assigned communities
• Planned, staffed, and organized targeted uniform enforcement/community activities
• Designed, supervised, and organized street-level narcotics enforcement for the Police Department in collaboration with the citizens in the community
• Developed operation plans

• Coordinated the delivery of uniformed law enforcement services
• Supervised and organized a squad
• Created and updated rosters
• Planned, staffed, and organized targeted uniformed enforcement activities
• Designed, managed, and coordinated traffic and selective enforcement details
• Developed operational plans for both enforcement and Intervention activities
• Prepared nightly summary reports
• Prepare monthly activity reports

• Attended and participated in community meetings and activities
• Coordinated the delivery of non-law enforcement services
• Functioned as a mediator for community disputes
• Coordinated uniformed law enforcement prevention services for selected neighborhoods
• Managed the Police Explorer Unit for the Gainesville Police Department
• Assisted with the management of the Police Athletic League
• Public Education Officer for the public schools for grades (K-5)

• Investigated felony criminal activities occurring in Gainesville
• Conducted surveillance
• Coordinated targeted covert investigations
• Utilized crime analysis of street-level felony crimes for the Police Department
• Developed confidential informants and managed these resources

• Investigation of reported crimes and automobile accidents
• Detected and apprehended persons suspected of committing criminal offenses
• Directed traffic and enforced traffic laws
• Patrolled proactively on foot and in a vehicle to deter crime
• Provided medical assistance to injured citizens
• The primary mission was to serve and protect the public