John (Jack) Dale

Experience

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  New Jersey Department of Corrections

  Oct 1989 - Oct 1990

  Corrections Officer
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  Fort Lauderdale Police Department

  Oct 1990 - Jan 2013

  - Commander Criminal Investigations Division (Homicide Unit, Violent Crimes Unit, Special Victims Unit, Career Criminal Unit, General Duty, Burglary Unit, Auto Theft/Larceny Unit, Economic Crimes Unit, Fugitive Unit, Fingerprint Unit and Crime Scene Unit)- Commander - Patrol District 2, Shifts 1 and 2- Commander - Internal Affairs - Investigator - Office of Internal Affairs- Supervisor - Major Narcotics Unit- Supervisor - Street Narcotics Unit- Supervisor - District II/Shift 1, Patrol- Team Leader - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) - Staff Inspections/Accreditation (1yr)- Major Narcotics Unit (5 yrs)- Street Narcotics Unit (2 yrs)- SWAT Officer - Street Crimes Unit- Patrol Officer- SWAT Officer

  • Captain

    Apr 2005 - Jan 2013

  • Sergeant/Detective Sergeant

    Oct 2000 - Apr 2005

  • Detective

    Oct 1992 - Oct 2000

  • Officer

    Oct 1990 - Oct 1992
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  Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO)

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2019

  DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDSAreas of Responsibility – Human Resources, Training, Accreditation, Internal Audit, Policy, Staff Inspections, Internal Affairs, Disciplinary Processes, Labor Relations.• Spearheaded efforts to proactively root out corruption and misconduct. • Upgraded human resources to a digital applicant submission system.• Managed the process for selecting and securing employee healthcare providers.• Led the acquisition of an agency wide Learning Management and eLearning System for over 5,500 employees.• Introduced enhanced tracking system for officer complaints and use of force tracking.• Enhanced tracking systems for high liability incidents and their review.• Expanded the use of audits to identify areas for improvement.• Served as agency decision maker for all employee discipline.• Managed the grievance procedures for employees in seven different labor unions. Show less DEPARTMENT OF INVESTIGATIONSAreas of Responsibility – Criminal Investigations (homicide, violent crimes, special victims, digital forensics, victim advocates, economic crimes), Special Investigations (homeland security, joint terrorism task force, narcotics, domestic interdiction, money laundering, gangs, bomb squad), Threat Assessment and Management, Real Time Crime Center, Crime Scene Unit, Crime Laboratory (DNA, Latents, Chemistry, Firearms) and Child Protective Services. • Responsible for all law enforcement investigative efforts for one of the largest Sheriff’s Offices in the United States.• Led the investigative efforts for mass shootings at both the Fort Lauderdale Airport and the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. • Agency leader for a crime laboratory construction project estimated at $100 mill.• Initiated a threat assessment and management program.• Responsible for DNA lab upgrades in the testing of complex mixtures. • Oversight of the construction of a digital forensic laboratory.• Initiated project to acquire and build a real time crime center. • Managed personnel in several federal task forces (FBI security clearance). Show less DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIONAreas of Responsibility – Budget, Finance, Fleet, Information Technology, Records, Grants, Purchasing, Building Maintenance. • Oversaw the acquisition of an improved budget tracking and forecasting software system resulting in a significant reduction in manual and time-consuming processes. • Oversaw a lease buy-back program to turn around an aging fleet of emergency vehicles.• Drove efforts to equip all officers with body worn cameras to 1,400 officers, store more than 1 million videos a year and electronically route them to prosecutors for court purposes. • Responsible for an annual operating budget of approximately $740 mill. Show less

  • Colonel - Executive Director

    Jan 2013 - Jan 2019

  • Colonel - Executive Director

    Jan 2016 - Jan 2019

  • Colonel - Executive Director

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2017
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  Independent Consultant

  Jan 2018 - now

  Law Enforcement Specialist

  Consultant and expert witness in police practices and procedures, criminal investigations, employee investigations, threat mitigation, mass shootings preparedness/training, security and policing technologies.Services:- External Force Investigative Team assisting the Albuquerque Police Dept Internal Affairs Force Division as they work to comply with the terms of the CASA with the US Department of Justice. - Consultant and subject matter expert for two public safety software companies.- Expert witness on police practices and policy, aiding in criminal and civil litigation. - Employee investigative consultant to the City of Fort Lauderdale and City of Margate- Media consultant for news outlets on police practices in the South Florida area. Show less

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  Ocean Reef Community Association

  Jun 2020 - Mar 2021

  Director Of Security

  Responsible for all community armed/unarmed security and access control personnel.

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  Boynton Beach Police Department

  Mar 2022 - now

  Assistant Chief of Investigations

  Assistant Chief Areas of Responsibility: - Investigations Division (Major Crimes, Special Victims, Property Crimes, Digital Forensics, Crime Scene, Real Time Crime Center, Crime Analysis), Training, Evidence, Information Technology, Records, Communications. - Previously the Assistant Chief of Operations