Alexander Dunn
Calgary,AB
Summary
Career police officer specializing in public safety and emergency response. Highly motivated and developed in public service. Well versed in high risk environments and keeping calm under extreme pressure while managing a team based environment not limited to other police but also inter-agency communications including Fire and EMS. Broad spectrum experience in ways of public safety in regards to small and large scale response to a wide variety of events and natural disaster. Excited to bring previous experience and training into new sectors to assist in both public and private work areas.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Police Officer
Calgary Police Service
Calgary, AB
12.2009 - 05.2023
- Responded to fire and safety-related emergency calls in local area.
- Collaborated with other emergency personnel when responding to accident scenes or medical calls requiring emergency care.
- Provided logistical assistance with fire fighters and conducted scene security and access control
- Liaised between fire captains, police command, or other stakeholders by phone and radio communications
- Conducted neighborhood evacuations within high risk areas to ease tasks placed on fire fighters.
- Major disaster/event first response
- Foundations of basic firefighting, use of fire extinguishers and safety surrounding fire events.
- Trained in and use of Incident Command Systems
- Crowd management and behaviors
- Performed CPR and other rescue techniques on individuals in medical emergencies.
Education
Professional Certificate - Police Sciences
Chief Crowfoot Learning Center
Calgary05.2010
Some College (No Degree) - Criminology
Saint Mary's University
Halifax, NSSkills
- Community Relations
- Maintaining Order
- Critical Thinking
- Service Oriented
- Emergency Response
- Exceptional Problem Solver
- Protecting People and Property
- Public Safety
- Dispatch Communication
- Inter-Agency Coordination
- Risk Mitigation
- Planning and Coordination
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
French
Professional
Dutch
Limited
Accomplishments
- Recipient of 2 chief of police life saving awards for placing one's self in the way of danger resulting in the saving of a life and nominated for at least 2 others.
- Primary instructor and facilitator for Rescue Task Force (RTF), a multi service response model for mass casualty incidents combining Police, Fire, and EMS into response teams to expedite the ability to respond to and extract victims providing safety for unarmed responders while getting emergency medical assistance to those within a high risk area in a timely fashion.
- Extensive written commendation for selfless actions and efforts in the first line and continued response to the 2013 Calgary Floods.
- Informal recognition for response to a 2 alarm fire evacuating and clearing neighboring homes in the face of large exploding structure fire.
- Written recognition for volunteer work conducted with low income and new canadian youth.
- Assisted in the development and deployment of new computer assisted dispatch, and records managements systems requiring communication with all areas of the service to ensure the needs of varying units were met.
- Multiple note worthies for assistance with training in other divisions and specialty areas within the police service.
- Trained new officers as Field Training Officer (FTO).
Certification
- Incident Command Systems Level 100 and 200
- Investigative Skills Education Program Level 200
- Strategic Communications and De-Escalation
- POCMAN - Police Officer Casualty Management
- Diversity Training level 200 - Building Cultural Competence
Timeline
Police Officer
Calgary Police Service
12.2009 - 05.2023
Professional Certificate - Police Sciences
Chief Crowfoot Learning Center
Some College (No Degree) - Criminology
Saint Mary's University
- Incident Command Systems Level 100 and 200
- Investigative Skills Education Program Level 200
- Strategic Communications and De-Escalation
- POCMAN - Police Officer Casualty Management
- Diversity Training level 200 - Building Cultural Competence
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