Shawn W Press
248 West Creek Blvd Chestermere,AB
Summary
A resourceful and goal-oriented professional who has over 15 years of combined law enforcement and managerial-based experience with excellent problem-solving capabilities. Focused on public safety and educational-based enforcement methods with proficiencies in emergency management, the protection of people, and critical infrastructure while fostering positive community relationships.
Dedicated and self-motivated individual that takes pride in a collaborative leadership style, aimed toward promoting an engaged and empowering work culture.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Peace Officer. Sgt (acting)
Town Of Strathmore
05.2023 - Current
- Enhanced community safety through routine patrols and prompt response to emergency calls.
- Reduced crime rates through proactive community policing, effective communication, and collaboration with local agencies.
- Sharing knowledge and expertise on law enforcement procedures within the team to promote officer professional growth.
- Continued updates to Municipal Bylaws/Policies.
- Advancement of interagency intelligence sharing.
- Updates to internal and external agency agreements.
- Enhance and update current and create new internal Operating Procedures.
- Improved public relations by participating in community events.
- Conduct thorough investigations, resulting in the resolution of numerous complaint files.
- Facilitated traffic control measures during special events enhancing operations and public safety.
- Maintain detailed records of incidents, arrests, and investigations for accurate reporting and court purposes.
- Serve as a liaison between law enforcement agencies, ensuring seamless cooperation during joint operations.
Lv.1 Community Peace Officer Traffic Division
County of Rocky View
11.2022 - 05.2023
- Specialized provincial traffic enforcement division.
- Suspicious activity Investigations.
- Report writing,
Lv.1 Community Peace Officer 2IC (senior officer)
City of Chestermere
03.2018 - 10.2022
- Team leadership/mentoring
- Officer onboarding and offboarding
- Fleet management
- Team scheduling
- Employee field training
- Annual department budget forecasting
- Council presentations
- Traffic/Bylaw enforcement
- Public Relations coordinator
Lv.1 Community Peace Officer
Town of Carstairs
02.2014 - 03.2018
- Acting supervisor
- Provincial traffic enforcement
- Municipal Bylaw enforcement,
- Public Relations and Engagement
- Budget forecasting,
- Report writing
- School Resource Officer
Assistant General Manager/Sales Manager
Golds Gym Calgary
04.2007 - 10.2012
- Assistant General Manager
- Sales manager
- Accounts management
- Employee onboarding/training
- Employee dismissals
- Team scheduling
- Payroll/time entry
- Marketing/promotions coordinator
- Technical Advisor
Mobile Security Supervisor
D.O.G.S Security
09.2009 - 10.2012
- Employee training
- Employee scheduling
- Employee Recruitment/Training
- By law enforcement,
- Mobile site/business security
- Special event security
- Static Security
- Customer/business management
Education
Diploma - Police Sciences
International Career School Canada
Westmount, QC06.2015
Certificate - Management And Supervision
ACHIEVE Center For Leadership & Workplace Performance
Calgary, AB01.2017
High School Diploma -
Bishop McNally High School
Calgary, AB06.2004
Certificate - Alberta Community Peace Officer I
Justice And Solicitor General Staff College
Edmonton, AB10.2014
Certificate - Lv2 Peace Officer
DKR Consulting
Calgary, AB09.2013
Certificate - Counter Terrorism Information Officer
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Service
Calgary, AB01.2017
Certificate - LV 2 Collision Analyst /reconstructionist
Edmonton Police Service
Edmonton, AB01.2017
Certificate - Incident Command Systems (I100 -I300)
ICS Alberta
Carstairs, AB2016
Certified Biological (DNA) collection. -
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (National DNA Data Bank)
01.2017
Certificate - Violence Threat Risk Assessment Specialist
Canadian Center For Threat Assessment & Trauma Response
01.2016
Skills
- Policy Implementation
- Operations Management
- Financial Management
- Staff Development
- Performance Management
- Performance Evaluations
- Budget Control
- Team Leadership
- Staff Training and Development
- Risk Management
- Problem Resolution
- Shift Scheduling
- Investigative skills
- Conflict resolution
- Crisis intervention
- Public Relations
- Emergency Management
Key Competencies And Skills
- Community Peace Officer I Certification
- Community Peace Officer II Certification
- Management Experience and accreditation
- Council presentations/Capital project presentations
- Budget forecasting
- Asset acquisition
- New employee candidate Selection/interviewing processes
- Employee on-boarding/off-boarding
- Team scheduling
- Implementation of departmental standard operating procedures/policies
- RCMP Advance Security Clearance
- First Aid/BLS Certified (current)
- CPR lv.C (current)
- Trauma/Stop the bleed lifesaving accreditation
- Class 4 Drivers license
- Citizens police academy graduate (Calgary police)
- International Career School Canada (police sciences Law enforcement & Protection)
- Firearms license Restricted/Non restricted
- Bylaw & arrest processing experience
- Provincial warrant execution
- Report Processing/Data entry
- Court documentation and disclosure preparation
- Public Speaking engagements
- Control Tactics Certified
- Law Enforcement Shotgun certified
- Defense Tactics/Verbal Judo
- Public speaking/relations
Volunteer Work And Project Initiatives
- Chestermere Support Ukraine Donut Campaign/fundraiser. Sponsored by. Chestermere Tim Horton's 2022 (event founder)
- Winter Ready Program- Community safety engagement- Sponsored by. Jiffy Lube Chestermere 2018-2020 (event founder)
- School Resource Officer Anti Bullying initiative. City of Chestermere school boards (initiative director)
- Pack the Patrol Car- Support of the Chestermere Food bank. 2018-2020 (event founder)
- Seniors' fraud awareness campaign and seminars -White cappers association (2018-2022)
- Youth career presentations. Camp Chestermere (2018-2020)
- Carz Cops & Kidz, in support of the Law Enforcement Torch Run (special Olympics). Event coordinator 2015-2017 (event founder)
- Habitat For Humanity, Community fundraising/home building projects 2006,2007,2008
References
- S.Sgt. Kathy Klassen, (780) 792-9894
- Sgt. Trever Bowman, (403) 830-5337
- CAO Bernard Morton, (306) 460-8882
- Ex Fire Chief Brian Pomrenke, (403) 827-9124
- Cpl. Katherine Zagorsky, (403) 934-8170
- Cpt. Joel Fournie, (403) 818-8605
- Ret. Chief Sheriff Kent Hoppkins, (403) 940-7011
- Ret. Cst. Ed Press, (519) 204-4564
- Cst. Anthony Jacobs, (403) 701-6356
- CPO. Kristopher Fischer, (403) 918-6926
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Limited Working
Timeline
Senior Peace Officer. Sgt (acting)
Town Of Strathmore
05.2023 - Current
Lv.1 Community Peace Officer Traffic Division
County of Rocky View
11.2022 - 05.2023
Lv.1 Community Peace Officer 2IC (senior officer)
City of Chestermere
03.2018 - 10.2022
Lv.1 Community Peace Officer
Town of Carstairs
02.2014 - 03.2018
Mobile Security Supervisor
D.O.G.S Security
09.2009 - 10.2012
Assistant General Manager/Sales Manager
Golds Gym Calgary
04.2007 - 10.2012
Diploma - Police Sciences
International Career School Canada
Certificate - Management And Supervision
ACHIEVE Center For Leadership & Workplace Performance
High School Diploma -
Bishop McNally High School
Certificate - Alberta Community Peace Officer I
Justice And Solicitor General Staff College
Certificate - Lv2 Peace Officer
DKR Consulting
Certificate - Counter Terrorism Information Officer
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Service
Certificate - LV 2 Collision Analyst /reconstructionist
Edmonton Police Service
Certificate - Incident Command Systems (I100 -I300)
ICS Alberta
Certified Biological (DNA) collection. -
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (National DNA Data Bank)
Certificate - Violence Threat Risk Assessment Specialist
Canadian Center For Threat Assessment & Trauma Response
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