I retired June 2018 from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department after 33 years as
a Commander. I have worked in law enforcement for 35 years, starting out as a police
officer with the Carlsbad Police Department, and then lateraled to the San Diego Sheriff’s
Department working my way up the ranks at the Sheriff’s Department from a patrol Deputy to
Commander. I have worked in almost every part of the Sheriff’s Department, including as a
patrol Deputy, a detentions (jails) Deputy, a homicide detective, a COPPS (Community Oriented
Policing & Problem Solving), front line supervisor, a Lieutenant for the Border Crime
Suppression Team and the Communications Center. As Commander, I have managed 24 patrol stations and substations encompassing all of San Diego County. In addition, I ran the Special Investigations Division/Central Investigations Division, which included homicide, narcotics, terrorism, and gangs, child abuse, criminal intelligence, financial crimes, elder abuse, domestic violence. I served as the Commander for the Courts Division, which is responsible for the security at all Superior Court facilities in San Diego County including the County of San Diego Water Park and all the special event at the park. For fifteen years, I have served as an elected Trustee on the San Diego County Employees’ Retirement Association (SDCERA), twice elected board Chairman. SDCERA manages defined benefits in excess of 12 Billion dollars for over 44,000 public employees.
