Galveston Police Officer 1996-2002

RENE VELA

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My objective as a leader is the choice to serve others. It is my belief that leadership is minimized when service for others is absent. In the end for me at least, it is not what position you hold, it is about what you do. By serving, you become a leader.

EXPERIENCE

03/2021- PRESENT

POLICE OFFICER - ALVIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

School Resource Officer- Manvel High School

Provide security for students, faculty and visitors.

Develop safety plans and procedures for potential threats in the school.

Conduct drills with students and faculty.

Break up fights, de-escalate aggression between students and students and teachers.

Conduct criminal investigations and work with the District Attorney’s Office on filing the appropriate charges.

03/2019 – 03/2021

SERGEANT INTERNAL AFFAIRS, Harris County PCT2 Constables office

Investigate violations of agency policy, allegations of misuse of public office, uses of force and control by officers and accusations of wrongdoing by members of the department.

Conduct Interviews and Interrogations.

Provide courtroom testimony.

Testify at employment hearings.

Make recommendations on policy and possible updates for liability purposes.

Was in charge of the Quartermaster program.

Was in charge of all seizures and forfeitures.

Extra job coordinator for deputies where I verified and approved extra job requests.

10/1996 – 03/2019 (HONORABLY RETIRED)

SERGEANT (PATROL/ NARCOTICS/ TRAINING), Galveston Police Department

Patrol Officer from 1996 to 2004 where I worked on patrol on nights and days. In those years on patrol, I was an FTO and Evaluator. I was also a TCOLE Basic Instructor for Defensive Tactics, Report Writing and Verbal Judo.

Narcotic Investigator from 2004 to 2012. Investigated major and street level drug distribution in the City of Galveston. I also investigated the distribution that came into the city from other locations. I was assigned as a Task Force Officer to The Texas Department of Public Safety Narcotic Unit from 2008 to 2011 and The FBI Street Crimes Unit from 2010 to 2012 before being promoted to the rank of Sergeant.

Promoted to Sergeant in June 2012 and I was assigned to night watch where I assisted four other Sergeants in supervising over 20 officers on our shift.

Narcotics Commander from November of 2012 to November 2017

I was responsible for planning, supervising, and reviewing the activities of five investigators and their caseloads. My duties consisted of preparing a yearly budget for said division and the purchase of needed equipment and supplies to operate. I also directed and assigned complaints of a narcotic nature and drug abuse to investigators. I was also in charge of informant vetting and control including expenditures that included buy walks, buy busts and controlled buys. We routinely interacted with the community by conducting narcotic presentations and school functions. I was responsible for controlling and recording all money and vehicle seizures between our division, patrol and the District Attorney Office.

Training Supervisor, Galveston Police Training Division, November 2017 to March 2019.

Supervises all employees working for the Training Division, which included police trainers and civilians.

Monitored and tracked all aspects of the Training Division.

Directed and supervised recruitment drives and advertisements

Monitored and supervised the Civil Service entry exam and physical agility test.

Directed and supervised the In-House Academy; schedules instructors; purchases equipment for new hires, monitors the cadets and instructors and maintains proper discipline.

Oversaw the compliance of TCOLE and Training within our department.

HONORABLY RETIRED FROM THE GALVESTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ON JUNE 2020.

EDUCATION

05/2016

BACHELOR IN THEOLOGY, SUMMIT BIBLE COLLEGE

Graduated CUM LAUDE with a 3.8 GPA

SKILLS

An interest in growing and learning all about leadership and serving and how they work together.

Tough minded and I am not afraid to fail multiple times in order to learn something.

A strong protector of rights for those that cannot protect themselves.

I like to believe that I am always trying to learn from others in order to make myself a better person.

ACTIVITIES

I love to read about leadership, service and what it takes to be a servant leader, especially in our field of law enforcement. I love the underdog and I am a big fan of those that have overcome to succeed and lead. I also work out at least four to five times a week as I am always preparing for that fight that is coming. The suffering that comes with working out and pushing myself to compete and serve helps me when I start to question myself… I am constantly trying to improve as a person for those that are watching, especially my legacy, my kids.

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