My Personal and Professional Qualifications
Law Enforcement and Investigative Experience
Detective, Chillicothe Police Department,
Chillicothe, Illinois - 1980-1983.
Patrolman, Chillicothe Police Department, Chillicothe, Illinois - 1978-1980,
1983-2000.
Security Agent, Denver Light Rail Unit/Mass Transit Authority, Denver,
Colorado, 2002-2004.
Chief of Security, Proctor Community Hospital, Peoria, Illinois - 1977-1980.
Investigator/Adjuster, Indiana Insurance Co., Peoria, Illinois - 1974-1977.
Patrolman, Village of Norwood, Illinois - 1975-1976 (part-time).
Investigator/Adjuster, Hartford Insurance Group, Indianapolis, Indiana -
1970-1972.
Patrolman, Peoria County Sheriff's Police, Peoria, Illinois - 1968-1969.
Private Investigator (Licensed by Illinois Department of
Registration and Education - issued 1983, (currently inactive).
Instructor, Police
Science Program, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL, part-time - 1977,
1981.
Document Examiner, self-employed, 2005-present.
Military and Intelligence Experience
Staff Sergeant, U. S. Air Force, Air Force
Security Service, duty posts include Germany & Aleutian Islands, Airman 2nd
Class
through Staff Sergeant - 1963-1967.
Technical Sergeant, Illinois Air National Guard, 182d Tactical Air Support
Group, Peoria, Illinois - Staff Sergeant through
Technical Sergeant, various Intelligence assignments -
1977-1979.
Master Sergeant, Illinois Air National Guard, 182d Tactical Air Support
Group.
Non-Commissioned Officer in charge of the Intelligence
Section, Direct Air Support Center Squadron, Peoria, IL - 1979-1987.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Social Justice Professions -
Sangamon State University, Springfield, IL -1993.
Areas of Study: The criminal justice system,
criminal/constitutional law, court procedures and evidence, organized crime,
youthful offenders, research methods, general education requirements.
Associate of Arts in Science in Police Science - Illinois Central College,
East Peoria, IL - 1983.
Areas of Study: Private and industrial security,
the criminal justice system, patrol tactics/procedures, criminal investigation,
organization and management, criminal/constitutional law, court procedures and
evidence, organized crime, traffic law enforcement, juvenile delinquency
control, criminalistics.
Relevant Training
Graduate, University of Illinois, Police Training
Institute, Basic Law Enforcement Course (240 hour course) - 1978.
In-Service Training, Chillicothe Police Department (approx.
110 hour course) - since 1978.
Claims Investigations School, Indiana Insurance Company (40 hour course)
- 1976.
Paper, Stationery and Office Equipment Specialist, Kellstadt Office
Supply & Stationery, Peoria, Illinois 1972-75.
Claims Investigation and Adjustment (basic training), Hartford
Insurance Group, Hartford, Conn. (80 hour course) - 1971.
Claims Investigation/Adjustment and Procedural Administration
(casualty and fidelity bond claims), Hartford Insurance Group, Hartford,
Connecticut (80 hour course) - 1972.
New York Institute of Photography Course (correspondence) - 1982.
Memberships
International Association of Law Enforcement
Intelligence Analysts, Inc. – 1998–present.
Lincoln Land Chapter, International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence
Analysts, Inc. – 1999.
American Society for Industrial Security - 1978-1982, 1997-2003.
Central Illinois Fire Investigators' Association - 1981-1982.
Community Service
Mayor, City of Chillicothe, Illinois -
2005-2009.
Executive Director, Chillicothe, IL, Chamber of Commerce - 2002-2004.
Rotary Club, Chillicothe, IL - 1995-present; President 1999-2000.
Optimists' Club, Chillicothe, IL - 1988-present; President
1999-2000.
Central Illinois Fire Investigators' Association - 1981-1982.
Blue Knights Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club - 1978 - 1988.
National Guard Association of Illinois - Life Member.
Chillicothe Historical Society - 2000-present, vice president 2003; President 2012-present.
Ronald Reagan Trail Association, Eureka, IL - Member, Board of Directors
- 2005-present; Secretary - 2010-2011.
Awards and Honors
Officer of the Year, Chillicothe Police
Department, 1991, 1997.
Outstanding Non-commissioned Officer of the Year, 182d Direct Air Support
Center Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, Peoria, Illinois - 1978.
Ervin H. Warren Award for Excellence, Police Training Institute,