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Sean E. Wallace
Project Manager/Criminal Justice Practitioner/Community Organizer/Educator/Diplomat
Derby,Kansas
Summary
Experienced Criminal Justice Practitioner, Community Organizer, Project Manager, Educator, and Diplomat with over 30 years of experience in advising local and federal government. Excellent reputation for innovative problem solving, team building, recruiting, and improving customer satisfaction.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
1
1
Language
Work History
Senior Police Advisor
Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement, INL, S. Embassy
Bogota, Colombia
09.2019 - Current
- Develop projects; monitor and evaluate plans to built institutional capacity of Colombian National Police (CNP) to deliver counter-narcotics, rural security, quality investigations, and other U.S.-government law enforcement priorities.
- Analyze and guide CNP recruitment, training, and personnel allocation as related to U.S.
- Interests.
- Assess police directorates and other relevant law enforcement institutions.
- Oversee INL funding and required financial and programmatic reporting.
- Participate in senior-level meetings, seminars, and exercises to provide expert senior-level police input.
- Draft memos and reports to provide expert analysis regarding police programs and assessments.
- Prepare briefing material for Embassy officials (e.g., Ambassador, INL/Bogota Director), as well as visiting U.S.
- Officials from United States (e.g., State Department officials, and Congressional delegations).
- Serve as contracting officer’s representative (COR), and grants officer’s representative (GOR)
- Selected Contributions:.
- Developed police professionalization and modernization strategy for Colombian National Police; also created a strategy to build capacity of K-9 Program, and nationalize program within three years.
- Established training strategies for national police, including community policing training.
- Demonstrated to CNP that their current Basic Academy training was primarily theoretical and lacked practical application.
- To address this, I wrote proposal for academy curriculum assessment and revision.
- To improve deployment of police, specifically in rural and underserved areas, I wrote proposal for assessment and retraining of CNP’s police service model Plan Cuadrante to emphasize strategic deployment and community policing.
- COVID-19 Pandemic forced INL Bogota to pause face to face training.
- To assure that capacity building would continue, I worked with a Miami based university to develop cadre of virtual trainings.
- Developed plan for Colombian National Police to address their four major concerns in their 2019-2023 strategic plan:.
- Micro-Drug Trafficking.
- Theft.
- Extortion.
- Homicide.
- In response to in-custody death and other human rights abuses by police, I designed four-prong training response that was embraced by police to prevent these types of incidents from occurring in future.
- De-escalation of conflict- prevent human rights abuses.
- Emotional Intelligence- identify and correct unconscious biases.
- Critical Incident Debriefing- assure officers are psychologically fit for duty after traumatic incident.
- Defensive tactics- prevent excessive force by police.
- Developed innovative Community Policing Practices.
- Developed new strategies for police recruitment.
Policing/Model Police Precinct Advisor
Community
09.2013 - 09.2019
- Provided program management, advice, and assistance in planning, development, and implementation of new police service model of Guatemalan National Civil Police (PNC) known as Modelo Policial de Seguridad Integral Comunitaria (MOPSIC).
- Guided planning and supervised development and implementation of Guatemalan National Civil Police Records Management/Computer Aided Dispatch/Analysis software known as Registro Actividades Policial (RAP).
- Supervised implementation of 40 Model Police Precincts in central and northern regions of Guatemala.
- Advised and assisted with planning, development, and administration of INL/PNC police prevention programs to include community-oriented policing; improved patrolling based on computer driven statistical information.
- Assisted with planning, development, and training for PNC and NGOs to increase capacity to provide services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and conduct investigations leading to successful prosecutions.
- Evaluated and advised INL Director on PNC performance in conjunction with USG assets and resources regarding community policing; also evaluated and recommended need for training and programming.
- Project managed newly formed PNC bicycle patrol, school resource officer, police explorers, and GREAT programs.
- Served as Contract Officer’s Representative (COR) on surveillance monitoring center contract for Guatemalan Airport Authority.
- Selected Contributions:.
- Successfully implemented MOPSIC police service model in central district of Guatemala by April 2014, and nationwide December 2015.
- In 2015, approx.
- 45 members of PNC Division of Attention to Victims (DAV) received 300+ hours of instruction in domestic violence intervention and victim services to further train colleagues.
Chief of Police
Arkansas Police Department
Arkansas City, Kansas
02.1993 - 09.2013
- Entered police department as patrol officer.
- Received five promotions during tenure with each position offering career advancement, additional responsibilities, and increased accountability.
- As chief of police, planned, coordinated, supervised, and evaluated police department operations.
- Ensured laws and ordinances were enforced and that public peace and safety was maintained.
- Developed policies and procedures to implement directives from City Commission and/or City Manager.
- Oversaw ongoing training for police staff.
- Planned and implemented law enforcement programs to carry out policies and goals of City Manager.
- Supervised and coordinated preparation, presentation, and implementation of police department's annual budget.
- Met with elected or appointed officials, other law enforcement officials, community and business representatives and public on all aspects of police department's activities.
- Selected Contributions:.
- Planned, coordinated network of state and local government agencies, and executed countywide child abduction drill resulting in Kansas Child Abduction Response Team being certified nationally by National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
- Led Jodi Sanderholm capital murder investigation; successful investigation led to conviction of suspect currently on death row.
- Wrote and received several million dollars in state and federal grants for personnel, equipment, and overtime wages.
- Enhanced patrol deployment through Data Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety Established special teams such as K-9 Unit, Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, Dive Team, and Human Tracking Unit.
- Established street-level drug interdiction program.
- Developed problem-oriented policing approach to crime and disorder issues.
- Implemented zero-tolerance approach to underage drinking, which nearly eradicated date rape in off college campus housing; launched numerous traffic safety programs such DUI saturation patrols and check lanes, bicycle safety “rodeos,” save-a-life tour anti-drinking and driving campaign, safe kids’ car seat campaign, and numerous seatbelt campaigns; also implemented school resource officer program, taught DARE and GREAT Programs.
- Introduced Arkansas City’s participation in National Night Out winning several national awards.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
Wichita State University
Wichita, KS. 08.1994 - 05.1998
Master of Arts - Criminal Justice
Wichita State University
Wichita, KS 08.1998 - 05.2002
Master's Certificate - Project Management
George Washington University
Washington DC 06.2016 - 08.2017
Skills
Project Manager
undefinedCertification
Contract Officer Representative (COR)
Affiliations
Life member and Past President, Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police
Member/Past President, Fellowship of Christian Peace Officers, USA
Member, Southern Kansas Northern Oklahoma Peace Officers Assoc.
Member, FBINAA Kansas/Missouri Chapter
Member, International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
Founding Member, Kansas Child Abduction Response Team (CART)
Software
Awards
· United States Department of State, Meritorious Honor Award
· United States Department of State, Eagle Award
· CornerBank, Community Cornerstone Award
· Optimist International, Police Officer of the Year
· Salvation Army, Community Servant Award
· Veterans of Foreign Wars, Police Officer of the Year
· Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police, Bronze Award for Life Saving
· USD 470, Friend of Education
· Kansas Attorney General’s Office, Wheat State Crime Prevention Award
· Arkansas City Police Department, Life Saving, Distinguished Service, Certificate of Commendation, Civic Achievement, Perfect Attendance, and Physical Fitness
Education/Training Experience
· Wichita State University, 2001 and 2019. Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), and Spanish for Law Enforcement.
· Central Christian College of Kansas, 2011-Present. Introduction to Law Enforcement, Introduction to Criminal Justice, Statistics in Criminal Justice, Ethics in Criminal Justice (wrote curriculum), Criminology, and Juvenile Justice.
· University of Kansas, Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center, 2007- 2013: Spanish for Law Enforcement and 9-1-1 Dispatchers, and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED).
· University of Maryland University College, 2010-2013. Introduction to Criminal Law, Introduction to Law Enforcement, Criminal Investigations.
· University of Phoenix, 2008-2013. Foundations of the Criminal Justice System, Fundamentals of Policing, Introduction to Criminal Court System, Introduction to Juvenile Justice, Introduction to Security.
· Cowley Co. Community College, 1998-2005. Spanish for Law Enforcement, Fire and EMS, Probation, Retail Sales, and Industry.
· Rochester Community and Technical College, 1998-2011. Spanish for Law Enforcement and Corrections, and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED).
Timeline
Senior Police Advisor
Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement, INL, S. Embassy
09.2019 - Current
Master's Certificate - Project Management
George Washington University
06.2016 - 08.2017
Policing/Model Police Precinct Advisor
Community
09.2013 - 09.2019
Master of Arts - Criminal Justice
Wichita State University
08.1998 - 05.2002
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
Wichita State University
08.1994 - 05.1998
Chief of Police
Arkansas Police Department
02.1993 - 09.2013
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