SCOTT M. SMITH
Phone: 931-***-**** Email: ***********@*****.***
Address: **** ******* **** ****, ***********, TN 37033 SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Experienced, passionate, and dedicated Law Enforcement Professional & Instructor with over 30 years of management-level criminal investigation, prosecution, and tactical operations experience. Expertise in electronic and physical surveillance equipment combined with a proven track-record of conducting undercover investigations to expose fraudulent activities, leading to a significant number of convictions for major high-profile cases throughout career. Handpicked as the only scholarship recipient by the Tennessee Sheriff’s Association to attend/complete a 10-week National Command & Staffing School and selected to attend the TN Bureau of Investigation Leadership School in 2014. Currently seeking a Law Enforcement or Security position, demonstrating related experience and success as follows:
• Criminal Investigation • Intelligence Analysis
• Personnel Training & Development • Search Warrant Execution
• Physical/Electronic Surveillance • Tactical Operations Management
• Equipment Testing & Diagnostics
• Critical Incident Management
• Regulatory Compliance
• Emergency Readiness Preparation
• Judicial Investigations
• Personal Protection/Security
CAREER OVERVIEW
Hickman County Sheriff’s Department, Centerville, TN Oct. 2007 – Jul. 2015 & Jul. 2017 – Aug. 2018 Narcotics Detective
Chief Deputy
Firearms, Crime Scene, Investigation Instructor
Correctional Facility Shift Supervisor
Fairview Police Department, Fairview, TN Jun. 2016 – Dec. 2016 Interim Chief of Police
City of Norwich Police Department, Norwich, CT Apr. 1988 – Jul. 2005 Patrol Supervisor-Sergeant
Detective
Tactical Patrol Force, Observer/Sniper
Field Training Officer
Firearms Instructor
United States Army Military Police Corps, Fort Bragg, NC Aug. 1984 – Apr. 1987 Member of Fort Bragg Champion Pistol Team
Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of 21st MP CO Unit Arms Room Law Enforcement, Uniform Code of Military Justice
Honorable Discharge
AWARDS & HONORS
• Awarded the Army Service Ribbon, Army Lapel Pin, Army Good Conduct Medal, Army Achievement Medal, and Army Commendation Medal
• Chosen as the only scholarship recipient by the TN Sheriff's Association to attend/complete a 10- week National Command and Staffing School in 2014
• Chosen to attend the TN Bureau of Investigation Leadership School in 2014
• Candidate for Hickman County Sheriff 2018
EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
• Bethel University – Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice, Magna Cum Laude (2014)
• Northwestern University Division of Public Safety, School of Police Staff & Command – Graduate
• State of TN Certified Law Enforcement Instructor
• State of TN Firearms Instructor
• Trained by FBI Instructor Development School
• Experienced in Departmental Budgeting
• Experienced in Internal Investigating and Disciplinary Administration
• Chief Purchasing Agent for Sheriff’s Department
SPECIALIZED TRAINING
• Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Leadership Academy (Oct. 2014)
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (VCAP), Highway Serial Killings Initiative (Mar. 2012)
• University of Tennessee, DNA Evidence Identification, Collection & Identification (May 2011)
• Law Enforcement Rifle Instructor Course (Jul. 2008)
• First Line Supervision/Critical Incident Management (Nov. 2003)
• Sexual Harassment Prevention (Dec. 2003)
• Sexual Harassment Education/Work Place Diversity (Oct. 2001)
• Advanced Interview & Interrogation (Feb. 2000)
• Smith & Wesson Academy Armorer’s School (Oct. 1999)
• Senior Firearms Instructor School (May 1999)
• Intermediate Crime Scene (May 1999)
• State of Connecticut Police Instructor Certification (Apr. 1999)
• Basic Crime Scene (Oct. 1997)
• Interview & Interrogation (Jun. 1997)
• Federal Bureau of Investigation Instructor Development (Sept. 1995)
• Fatal Accident Investigation (May 1994)
• Tactical Techniques for Drug Enforcement (Dec. 1993)
• FBI Police Sniper/Observer School (Mar. 1992)