He attended the U.S. Department of Justice Jail Administration
Training Program in Longmont, Colorado and is a graduate of the National
Leadership Command Academy Class #2 in Huntsville, Texas. He received
the CIT Excellence in Law Enforcement Award from the National Alliance
on Mental Health Dallas Chapter in 2011. He received the initial
Corrections/Jail Innovations Award from the National Sheriffs’
Association in 2012. He received the Correctional Officer of the Year
Award for Professionalism in 2012 from the Texas Jail Association. He
received the State of Texas Law Enforcement Achievement Award for
Professional Achievement from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
He serves as Co-Chair of the Rockwall County Behavioral Health Advisory
Committee. He is a member of the following; Rockwall County Sheriffs’
Association, Texas Jail Association, Sheriffs’ Association of Texas and
the Texas CIT Association.
As Major/Jail Administrator, he is
responsible for coordination and oversight of Correctional Services,
Employment Development, Facility Maintenance, Food Services, Laundry
Services, Inmate System Management and Courthouse Security Services. He
is also responsible for the oversight of a 6 million dollar jail budget.
He is a graduate of Leander High School in 1988. He attended Austin
Community College and Tarleton State University. Prior to coming to work
for Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office in 2002, he spent approximately 11
years in various positions with several companies in computer,
software, data conversion, telecommunications and participated in
planning and execution of disaster recovery for several platforms.