BRADEN PAUL KERSHAW
Woodstock, GA 30188
adwlol@r.postjobfree.com
DeKalb County Police Department (May 2002 - March 2023)
Sergeant Detective, Special Victims Unit
- Communicate goals and needs of unit, correcting deficiencies, and guiding detectives’ investigations
- Responded to significant events and ensured thorough investigations
- Supervised investigations involving rape, sexual assaults, crimes against children/elderly, domestic violence, and missing persons
- Managed a team of 11 detectives and 5 civilian aides
- Responsible for reviewing and assigning police reports, DFCS/APS referrals
Police Sergeant, Uniform Division (2 1/2 years)
- Responding to high priority calls and directing officers while being in command of high stress scenes
- Responsible for reviewing/correcting/approving patrol officers’ police reports
- Assign and direct officers in their given territories and ensure backup is provided for officer's safety
- Managed a team of 15-20 officers and 2 civilian aides
- Coordinate watchlist and vacation schedules to ensure appropriate manpower is available
Detective, Homicide/Assault Unit (9 1/2 years)
- Entrusted with investigating and solving high-profile homicide cases, being the primary detective on 50 homicides
- Participated in thousands of investigations involving robberies, kidnappings, homicides, and felony assaults as a member of the DeKalb County Major Felony Unit
- Coordinated with victims, witnesses, and law enforcement to ensure thorough investigations, apprehension of dangerous felons, and the appropriate closure of assigned cases
- Testified in numerous court hearings including; Probable Causing Hearings, Grand Jury, Suppression Hearings, and Trials
- Obtained arrest warrants for over 400 suspects, wrote close to 1,000 search warrants and have interviewed several thousand suspects/witnesses/victims
Patrol Officer, Uniform Division (8 years)
- Responsible for patrolling an assigned territory and responding to 911 emergency calls for assistance
- Assigned to a “Neighborhood Enforcement Team” that was responsible for problem solving in high crime areas
- Consistently exceeded standards on annual evaluations of performance
- Responded to 9,924 calls for service, wrote 1,534 incident reports, wrote 641 accident reports, issued 2,413 citations, and made 847 arrests
- Received 19 Precinct Commendations for Exemplary Service at DKPD
Boiler Supply Company (August 1999 - March 2002)
Inside Sales/Warehouse Manager (2 years)
- Responsible for all shipping and receiving
- Ensured appropriate parts were in stock for sales and service departments
- Took orders over the phone from customers, packages and shipped out orders
US NAVY Deepsea Diver (August 1995 – August 1999)
Machinist Mate 3rd class Diver (4 years)
- Responsible for maintaining and repairing equipment
- Promoted to the rank of E4 within 4 year enlistment
- Received an Honorable Discharge
EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS
Strayer University – 2018