Occupation: Deputy Chief
Company: Weehawken Police Department
Education:
BASc, Criminal Justice and Corrections (2000)
Graduate, NJ State Chief Police Command and Leadership School, Valedictorian Honors
Certifications:
Certified Firearms Instructor
Career:
Deputy Chief of Police, Weehawken Police Department (2001-Present)
Captain, Weehawken Police Department (2016)
Career Related:
Rifle, Handgun, Shotgun, and Submachine Gun Instructor
Civic:
Member, Troop 130, Boy Scouts of America (Now Scouting America); Member, Exploratory Committee, Regional SWAT Team
Creative Works:
Speaker, Various Public Speaking Engagements and Events, Including Major Department Events and Promotional Ceremonies
Achievements:
Selected to be part of the Exploratory Committee for the Regional SWAT Team, which he helped form — he responded to close to a thousand callouts for the Regional SWAT Team over an eight-year period; Instrumental in establishing and implementing systems like scheduling (EMS) and programs such as the Honor Guard, Junior Police Academy, Active Shooter Response, and Rifle Program
Awards:
Recipient, Chief Harry Wilde Academic Achievement Award; Recipient, 200 Club Valiant Teamwork Award; Recipient, 9/11 Accommodation Medal; Recipient, Hudson County Rapid Deployment Force Medal; Recipient, Eight Honorable Service Medals; Recipient, Exceptional Service Medal; Recipient, Three Detective Unit Citation Medals; Recipient, Three Combat Unit Citation Medals; Recipient, Drug Buster Citation Medal; Recipient, Meritorious Service Award; Chief Combination Medal; Recipient, SWAT Combination Medal; Recipient, COVID-19 Medal; Recipient, Veteran Status Award; Recipient, Honorable Career Citation
Memberships:
Member, Executive Board, Hudson County Chiefs Association; Member, National Tactical Officers Association; Member, New Jersey Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors
Family:
Married
Three Children
Hobbies:
Going to the movies; Hiking; Biking; Physical activities; Exercise; Spending time with his family and engaging in activities with his children