Terry Ward
Markdale,ON
Summary
Dynamic leader with extensive experience at Ontario Provincial Police, excelling in project management and relationship building. Spearheaded training initiatives for over 6,500 members, enhancing operational effectiveness. Proven track record in developing strategic plans and fostering community partnerships, ensuring high-quality police services and organizational growth.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Superintendent - Provincial Police Academy
Ontario Provincial Police General Headquarters
05.2023 - Current
- Responsible for the delivery of a variety of specialized police and civilian training provided to the law enforcement community across Ontario, Canada and abroad.
- Responsible for training of recruits, special constables, experienced officers, indigenous partners and specialized units.
- Police leadership and management development programs for front-line officers, supervisors, managers and police executives.
- Responsible for 13 deployed In Service Training units across the province that delivers annual block training to over 6500 members.
- Member of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police Use of Force Advisory Committee.
Critical Incident Commander
Ontario Provincial Police
11.2022 - 06.2023
Detachment Commander Inspector
Ontario Provincial Police
01.2021 - 05.2023
- Provided leadership, direction, coordination, implementation, monitoring and evaluation for all functions within the Dufferin detachment area.
- Developed short and long-term plan's as well as operational strategies to meet community and organizational needs.
- Managed human, financial and material resources to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of police services.
- Reported to seven (7) Police Service Boards and worked in partnership to ensure a safe community.
- Encouraged and supported members developing crime prevention strategies.
- Provided personal and team development opportunities while creating an environment which supported the vision, mission and values of the organization.
Operations Manager Staff Sergeant
Ontario Provincial Police
03.2017 - 01.2021
- Responsible for providing leadership to detachment personnel to ensure excellence in the delivery of policing services through the staff complement of detachment and regional specialists, the position.
- Assists the Detachment Commander to allocate resources, monitor, evaluate and report on results and adjust direction to ensure efficient, effective and consistent service delivery to meet OPP goals, objectives and plans.
- Manages, leads, motivates, coaches and empowers the staff complement of generalist and specialist constables through a number of platoon and regional unit leaders. Responsible for oversight of performance management process within the Detachment inclusive of performance standards, training, counseling, disciplinary actions, as well as primary supervisory responsibility of staff complement of sergeants.
- Prepares, analyses and makes recommendations on matters related to budget allocation and expenditures, equipment and service procurement, staffing issues, office/building maintenance and staff training, as requested by the Detachment Commander and members of the management team. Researches, develops and supports business planning submissions to provide for program development and service delivery. Coordination, development and report back on the business planning submission as requested by the Detachment Commander.
- Acts as Incident Commander at major incidents. Oversees the management of local criminal, traffic and other investigations and emergency and crises situations. Cooperates in and coordinates detachment resources to support local, regional and corporate level cases, incidents and initiatives.
- Liaises, as a member of the command team, with municipal councils, police services boards, community policing committees, First Nations councils, other police services and government agencies in the development of detachment business plans, and other priorities, establishes and manages effective partnerships, reports on the status of activities and results against plans and promotes the OPP locally.
- Manages attendance, employment accommodation, return to work WSI and workplace environment issues in compliance with the Human Rights Code, the Illness Injury and Employee Accommodation Program, Workplace Safety and Insurance Act and Workplace Discrimination and Harassment Prevention Policy.
Education
Diploma - Business Administration
Georgian College
Owen Sound, ONCertificate - Police Leadership
Dalhousie University
Halifax, NSSkills
- Relationship building and management
- Project coordination
- Project management
- Quality assurance
Timeline
Superintendent - Provincial Police Academy
Ontario Provincial Police General Headquarters
05.2023 - Current
Critical Incident Commander
Ontario Provincial Police
11.2022 - 06.2023
Detachment Commander Inspector
Ontario Provincial Police
01.2021 - 05.2023
Operations Manager Staff Sergeant
Ontario Provincial Police
03.2017 - 01.2021
Diploma - Business Administration
Georgian College
Certificate - Police Leadership
Dalhousie University
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