WORK EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION
2007 - Present
Pacific Coast Recovery Center - South Coast Medical Center
Chemical Dependency Instructor
Group Instruction/Discussion
1997 - Present
FURIOUSLOVE.com
Personal Crisis Negotiation
Counseling, speaking, consultation & instruction
(online/in-person/telephonic - groups/individuals)
health, fitness training & nutrition
crisis intervention & suicide prevention
chemical dependency intervention & assistance
self esteem development & behavior modification
Writer/Filmmaker
Writing, screenwriting & filmmaking
(current projects include non-fiction, comedies & documentaries)
1992 - Present
Newport Beach Police Department
Custody Officer
Jail operations, booking of arrestees, crisis intervention,
suicide prevention, chemical dependency intervention,
counseling, assistance referral & inmate welfare
Citizen's Police Academy Instructor - Jail
Trauma Support Team
1991-1992
Professional Clear Multiple Subject Teaching Credential
Master of Arts - Education & Instructional Leadership (pending)
National University
1991
Student Teaching - 1st & 6th grades - Newport Heights Elementary
1990-1992
Instructional Aide - Special Education - Newport-Mesa USD
Counseling, tutoring & teaching learning & emotionally
challenged high school students
1988-1990
B.A. Social Ecology - Psychology
University of California at Irvine
Emphasis on Crime, Society & Human Behavior
1988-1990
UCI Field Study project
"Special Friends" program - Internship - School Psychologist
Dr. John Whitely & Dr. Victoria Dendinger
Counseling, tutoring & teaching learning & emotionally
challenged elementary school students.
1986-1988
Orange Coast College
General Education - Psychology Club Chapter
CERTIFICATION & COURSEWORK
Crisis Negotiations - FBI
Jail Suicide Prevention & Crisis Intervention - OCSD
Suicide Prevention Hotline Training - Didi Hirsch LA Suicide Prevention Center
Hostage Negotiation/SWAT training/role play - NBPD
Interpersonal Communication & Relationships - Gary Smalley
Suicide Prevention & Mental Illness - Fullerton PD
Critical Incident Stress Management - Critical Incident Stress Foundation
Tactical Communication & Cultural Diversity - Costa Mesa PD
The Definition Of Suicide - Phil McCready - UCI
Screening For Mental Illness - American Corrections Conference
Active Listening & Communication Issues - LASO
Stress Management For Supervisors - California Sheriff's Association
Corrections Crisis Interventions - American Corrections Conference
Conflict Resolution - Bill Naber & Associates
Mental Illness/Developmentally Disabled Responders - Buena Park PD
Understanding Self Injury - American Corrections Conference
Hostage Survival - Kern County Sheriff's Department
Managing Inmate Behavior - Bill Naber & Associates
Controlled Substances - OCSD
Drug Use Recognition - Costa Mesa Police Department
HIV/AIDS & Communicable Diseases - American Red Cross
Correctional Officer Core Course - OCSD
832 PC - Powers of Arrest - Rio Hondo Police Academy
Inmate Assaults - The Corrections Center
High Risk Inmates - Huntington Beach PD
Parolee Contacts - Sgt Ken Whitely
Street & Prison Gangs - Torrance PD
Radical Islamic Terrorism - Long Beach PD
Emergency Terrorism Incident Response - OCSD
Crisis Incident Command & Management - FEMA
Employee Leadership & Management - SCCSD
MISCELLANEOUS TRAINING & SEMINARS
CPR/First Aid, Fire & Life Safety, Cell Extractions,
Defensive Tactics, Use Of Force/Physical Control,
Traffic Control, Sexual Harassment, Chemical Sprays,
Life Threatening Food Allergies, Searching Techniques,
Medical Screening & Issues, Conversational Spanish,
