Professional President and Valedictorian of Police Academy Class, 1981. Patrol Officer, St. Augustine Police Department, 1981-1991. Sergeant, St. Augustine Police Department, 1991-1997 (road patrol & records/information management). Administrative Services Commander, St. Augustine Police Department, 1997-1998. Operations Commander, St. Augustine Police Department, 1998-2000 Chief of Police, St. Augustine Police Department, 2000-2004 Elected Sheriff of St. Johns County Florida, 2004. Attended numerous police related schools over the past 22 years. Have received numerous awards and letters of commendation from colleagues and members of the public over the past 26 years. Graduate of the 193rd session of the prestigious FBI National Academy at Quantico, Virginia, 1998. Graduate of the 46th session of the prestigious FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar (LEEDS) at Quantico, Virginia, 2003. Graduate of the 35th session of the Chief Executive Seminar (CES) sponsored by the Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute, 2004. Scheduled to attend the Police Executive Research Forum’s Executive Management Forum in 2008/2009.  This course is recognized as the top tier law enforcement executive leadership course and is provided in conjunction with Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and will be held at Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.