Experience

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  City of phoenix

  Jan 1996 - Sept 2016

  Investigator

  • Conducted 2K+ investigations encompassing financial crimes, workplace violence, violent crime, and new hire backgrounds. • Deployed various electronic surveillance systems across numerous investigations and customized installations, saving approximately $36K while reducing build costs by 20%. • Facilitated the deployment of mobile GPS devices and decreased the time to deploy by 92%, saving approximately 1600 hours. • Managed a dedicated RAID video server with 50 TBs in storage and decreased annual operational costs by 15% by eliminating the need for IT maintenance. • Identified significant digital connectivity issues resulting in 75% uptime. Designed and deployed linear and mesh networks using 802.11 and microwave technologies for wireless cameras, resulting in a 25% uptime increase and saving approximately 500 hours annually in maintenance triage. • Executed 10+ TCSM sweeps within corporate environments and other locations.• Streamlined the background investigations process and designed an innovative approach, decreasing time to process by 50% per candidate and saving approximately 29K hours annually, enabling the agency to meet its goal of 400+ hires in a year. Show less

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  Kilroy electronics

  Jan 2001 - Dec 2011

  Product consultant/installer

  Consulting, sales and installation of Home Theaters, Home Audio Systems, CCTV, Post-construction Wiring, and Automobile Entertainment systems.

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  Fit to serve nutrition

  Oct 2011 - Aug 2015

  Founder, blogger

  Fit to Serve Nutrition was a nutritional supplement company that offered top quality, proven sports nutritional supplements to Law Enforcement, Fire, Military and their supporters. We also honored those who had made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty, by giving back to their families through charitable donations. We gave a percentage of all profits to three national charities (Law Enforcement, Fire, and Military) and the 100 Club, based in AZ. Not only do we want better health for our brothers and sisters on the street and down range, but we would like to give back in memory of those who gave all. FTS Nutrition as a nutritional supplement company was rendered inactive in late 2015 so that we could concentrate on our role in the Arizona homeschool community. Show less

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  Arizona families for home education

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2016

  President of the board of directors

  • Managed 11 board members and a $45K budge while directing a statewide organization focused on supporting homeschool families. • Mediated numerous conflicts between stakeholders by utilizing conflict resolution and de-escalation training.

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  Https://mkilroy6333.wixsite.com/sailingbyfaith

  Jun 2016 - Feb 2019

  Homeschooling dad, blogger

  After 20 years of Law Enforcement, I retired to spend more time with my family, homeschool my children, live aboard a sailing catamaran, and document all of our adventures.

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  City of capitola, california

  Jan 2019 - now

  Captain

  • Manage four direct reports, 18 indirect reports, and a $265K budget across four buckets. • Oversee 10+ programs simultaneously including UAS drone, community engagement, organizational training, and more. • Developed an unmanned aerial surveillance (UAS) program from inception and facilitated a contract with ‘DroneSense’ to ensure flight tracking and usage transparency, training six pilots and achieving 100% compliance with FAA Part 107 certification. • Assumed ancillary duties for four direct reports, enabling them to engage their teams more effectively and saving approximately 1300+ hours annually. • Revitalized a stagnant volunteer program by implementing monthly educational meetings and increasing participants by 40%, saving approximately 1200 hours or $42K. • Create 20+ comprehensive security plans for large events and collaborate with six agencies on average, resulting in zero safety incidents. • Inherited a $45K mobile radio infrastructure project which had been delayed over a year. Completed the project within six months by partnering through effective stakeholder engagement. • Implemented a $366K Axon program and saved approximately 360 hours annually by reducing information technology (IT) involvement by 100%. Coordinated the installation of ‘Fleet 3’ into multiple fleet vehicles, introduced ‘Evidence.com,’ and troubleshooted numerous devices. • Spearheaded and designed the enterprise peer support program and established a wellness library for the agency, administering a $20K grant and launched a ‘Team Wellness Day’ program. This has resulted in increased physical fitness, enhanced team cohesion, and significant employee engagement.• Overhauled an underperforming social media engagement program and achieved a 300%+ increase in Facebook and Instagram impressions, a 518% increase in reach, and a 336% increase in interactions over two years. Show less

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  Pajaro valley school district

  Feb 2023 - now

  Public safety consultant

  • Review curriculum for two high schools providing law enforcement classes and recommended 10+ improvements to align with California state law.