Ron Otterbacher Resume

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Ron Otterbacher

Objective This document is to serve as a professional resume outlining professional,educational, and personal qualifications.

Experience November 2009

Retired from the Orange County Sheriffs Office with 29 years ofservice.

2009 Orange County Sheriff's Office Orlando, FL

Captain/ High Risk Incident Commander

Currently command the Communications Section. Responsible for PublicSafety Communications and 911 Call Center for Orange County.Command approximately 180 employees.

Status as a Captain due to the new administration eliminating the DivisionChiefs Position in the agency.

Currently Serve as a member of the Region 5 RDSTF IncidentManagement Team (Operations Chief) Law Enforcement

2000-2008 Orange County Sheriff's Office Orlando, FL

Division Chief

Directs and/or participates in meetings in a manner consistent with thedevelopment of t he S heriff's v ision s tatements and ag ency g oals andobjectives.

Represent the S heriff's O ffice i n gener al a nd t he Sheriff i n par ticulardealing with outside interests (e.g., individuals, groups, and other countyagencies).

Gathers i nformation and solves em ergency pr oblems, as w ell asrequests requiring immediate attention.

Identifies needs, prepares budgets and reviews and monitors accounts.

Writes and/ or r eviews new pol icy s tatements f or appr opriate ar ea toensure consistency with existing policies.

Institutes reporting procedures to monitor the progress of proposed

activities (e.g., expenditures, completion of objectives, acquisition ofpersonnel or property).

Reviews and disseminates materials (e.g., memos, bulletins, publicationsof relevance to law enforcement) to keep self and others informed.

Provides direction and guidance for subordinates to assist them inhandling major and minor situations, and commands/supervises deputieswhose dut ies r equire t he pursuit, appr ehension, a nd ar rest o f l awviolators.

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Performs ad ministrative an d t echnical f unctions un ique t o ar ea ofassignment.

Immediately takes law enforcement action to pursue and apprehend lawviolators.

Performs other duties as directed.

Currently Serve as a member of the Region 5 RDSTF IncidentManagement Team (Operations Chief) Law Enforcement

June 2007- Present Orange County Sheriff's Office Orlando, FL

Division Chief/ High Risk Incident Commander

Operational Services Division

Management and leadership responsibilities for division which includesthe Training Section, Records Section, C ommunications S ection, F leetManagement S ection, Mat erial C ontrol and Supply Section, V olunteer

Services Section, Victim Services Section, Information ManagementServices and the Chaplain Services Section.

Responsible for high level administrative and technical law enforcementwork i n s upport of t he pol icies of t he S heriff. These r esponsibilitiesinclude development of budgets, manpower allocation and supervision,and r epresenting t he S heriff i n t he c ommunity. The i ncumbentsupervises/commands law enf orcement members in the pursuit,apprehension and ar rest of l aw violators, and i mmediately t akes l awenforcement action, when necessary, to apprehend law violators.

Serve as C hairman of t he T actical E vent R eview Committee and t heLoss Control Review Board.

Serve as on e of t he ag encys H igh R isk I ncident C ommandersresponsible for overall command of any incident or deployment deemed

by the agency to be a high risk incident. This includes but is not limited toHostage S ituations, B arricaded S uspects, D ignitary P rotection D etails(ex. Presidential V isits), Natural D isasters, and l arge- scale l iaison withthe Fire Department or other members of Emergency Services.

Instrumental in establishing current Command School, which bringsCommand and Supervisory personnel from the Orange County SheriffsOffice, Orange County Fire Rescue Division and Orange County PublicSchools together in scenario training on the management of large scaleincidents and the utilization of the Incident Command System.

My current assignment m akes m e r esponsible for t he l eadership andmanagement of 1,068 employees both sworn and civilian.

Responsible for the management and utilization of a total annual budget

of $34,440,036 under my command


Division Chief/ High Risk Incident Commander

Special Investigations Division

Management and l eadership r esponsibilities f or t he division whichincluded the Narcotics S ection, F ugitive U nit, Parcel Interception U nit,TIPS Squad, West Orange Task Force, the Commercial Carrier Unit and


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the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation. This included undercover andcovert operations.

Served as I ncident C ommander f or the B ravo ( night) S hift dur ing t heimpact of four hurricanes in 2004 that impacted Orange County.

Served as agency administrative liaison to the DEA and ICE where wehad several deputies serving as members of associated task forces.

Represented t he ag ency as a member o f Mayor CrottysMethamphetamine Task Force.

Implemented t he agencys Commercial Carrier Unit and ICE FinancialTask Force.

Served as Chairman of the Tactical Event Review Committee.

Served as one of t he a gencys High R isk I ncident C ommandersresponsible for overall command of any incident or deployment deemedby the agency to be a high risk incident.


Division Chief/ High Risk Incident CommanderUniform Patrol Division

Management and l eadership r esponsibilities f or t he division whichincluded Uniform Patrol Sector II, Uniform Patrol Sector IV, Aviation, EastSide TAC Unit, K-9, Mounted, East Side Watch Command, and the FieldTraining and Evaluation Program.

Served as part of a three person team responsible for re-configuring theUniform Patrol D ivision, c hanging di spatch criteria, an d deployment ofpersonnel which r esulted i n a dec rease i n r esponse t imes and adecrease in calls holding throughout the county.

Responsible for deployment of personnel, tactical planning, andcommand oversight of the Uniform Patrol Division (East).

Served as Member of the Tactical Event Review Committee. Served as one of t he a gencys High R isk I ncident C ommanders

responsible for overall command of any incident or deployment deemedby the agency to be a high-risk incident.


Captain/ High Risk Incident Commander Narcot ics Secti on

Responsible f or operational and m anagerial o versight of the agencysundercover narcotics section.

Responsible f or t he m anagement and ov ersight of t he age ncysInvestigative Funds.

Responsible f or c oordination bet ween t he N arcotics Section and ourFederal Partners.

Served as one of the agencys High Risk Incident Commander


Captain/ High Risk Inc ident Comm ander Uniform Patrol

Responsible for operational and managerial oversight of a Uniform Patrol


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Sector.

Coordinated deployment and assignment of personnel.

Implemented Operation Trailblazer, a very successful anti-crime detailthat s erved t o reduce dramatically t he violent c rime i n the area of t heSouth Orange Blossom Trail.

Served as one of the agencys High Risk Incident Commanders.


Lieutenant/ Commander Specialized Patrol Division

Served as the Operational Commander of Specialized Patrol Unit, whichincluded t he K-9 U nit, Mo unted U nit, R anch U nit a nd the AgriculturalCrimes Unit, determining appropriate training and proper deployment ofmanpower.

Served as an active K-9 Handler, as well as State Certified K-9 Trainerand Evaluator.

Member of the Special Weapons and Tactics Team where I served asthe Counter Sniper Team Leader.


Sergeant/ Uniform Patrol Division

Serving as the primary supervisor of a squad or unit, responsible forhandling t he da y-to-day s upervision, doc umentation and trainingnecessary to maintain proper performance.

During tenure as a sergeant, I served in the capacity of a PatrolSupervisor, K-9 Supervisor and a member of the Special Weapons andTactics Team where I served as the Counter-Sniper Team Leader.


Corporal/ Special Operat ions Group

Initial s upervisory p osition r esponsible for as sisting t he S ergeant andserving as the primary supervisor in the absence of the Sergeant.

Assigned to the Tactical Unit, that was responsible for undercoversurveillance and the apprehension of Repeat Offenders.

Served as a member of the Special Weapons and Tactics Team where Iserved as the Counter-Sniper Team Leader..

Served as a K-9 Handler assigned to the Tactical Unit.


Deputy Sheriff/ TAC Unit

Served as a deputy assigned to the Tactical Unit.

Responsible f or und ercover s urveillance an d a pprehension of V iolent

Offenders. Served as a member of the Special Weapons and Tactics Team.



Deputy Sheriff/ Uniform Patrol Division

Served as a Deputy Sheriff assigned to the Uniform Patrol Division.


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Responsible f or pr eventive patrolling, c riminal appr ehension, a nd t hedocumentation of crimes.

Served as a member of the Special Weapons and Tactics Team.


1979-1981 Pine Castle Fire Department & Orlando, FL

Orange County Fire Department

Fire Fighter/ Param edic

Served as a F irefighter/Paramedic r esponsible f or F irst R esponse,Triage, Treatment, and Transport, extrication, and fire suppression.

CPR Instructor

1977-1979 Pine Castle Fire Department Orlando, FL

Fire Fighter/ EMT

Served as a F irefighter/EMT r esponsible f or F irst R esponse, T riage,Treatment, and Transport, extrication, and fire suppression.

Education Master of Science (2005)University of Central Florida: Orlando, FloridaCollege of Health and Public AffairsCriminal Justice

Bachelor of Arts (2003)Columbia College: Orlando, FloridaCriminal JusticeGraduated Suma Cum Laude

Associates in Arts (2001)Columbia College: Orlando, FloridaGeneral Studies

High School Diploma (1977)Oak Ridge High School: Orlando, Florida

Professional

Training 2007 National Incident ManagementCertifications

ICS 100 Introduction to ICS

ICS 200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial

Action IncidentsICS 300 Intermediate ICS for Expanding

Incidents

ICS 400 Advanced ICS Command and

General Staff- Complex Incidents

ICS 700 National Incident Management

System (NIMS), An Introduction


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ICS 800 National Response Plan

ICS 430 Operations Section Chief "All Risk"

2006 Drug Unit Commanders Academy

Drug Enforcement Administration AcademyQuantico, Virginia

2005 Senior Management Institute for PolicePolice Executive Research Forum

2001 Consequences of TerrorismEmergency Management Institute

Department of Homeland Security

1999 State and Local Anti-Terrorism Responseand Preparedness

Bureau of Justice Assistance

1998 Compstat Conference

New York Police Department

1998 Emergency Response to Terrorism: BasicConcepts

National Fire Academy

1994 Command Officers Development CourseSouthern Police Institute

University of Louisville

1991 Instructor TechniquesCentral Florida Criminal Justice Institute

1991 Law Enforcement Counter-Sniper SchoolGYSGT Carlos Hathcock

Virginia Beach Department of Police

1989 40 Hour Police K-9 Training InstructorCentral Florida Criminal Justice Institute

1984-1993 400 Hr. Basic K-9 Handler Course X 3Central Florida Criminal Justice RegionalTraining Center

1986 Supervisory Training CourseOrange County Sheriffs Office


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1986 Protective Security Operations CourseDiplomatic Security ServiceU.S. Department of State

1985 Police SupervisionInstitute of Police Technology and

ManagementUniversity of North Florida

1985 Firearms Instructors Training Course #92United States Secret ServiceJames J. Rowley Training CenterBeltsville, MD

1984 Counter Sniper Class 84-6United States Army Marksmanship TrainingUnit

Fort Meade, MD

1983 Special Weapons and Tactics SeminarCentral Florida Criminal Justice InstituteOrange County Sheriffs Office

1980 Law Enforcement Academy

Police Officer Minimum StandardsSeminole Community College

1979 Emergency Technician II/Paramedic TrainingValencia Community College

1977 Emergency Medical Technician TrainingValencia Community College

1977 Firefighter Minimum StandardsCentral Florida Fire Training Academy

Skills Administration: Possess executive level experience in leadership,project management, communication, policydevelopment, comprehensive reporting andpresentation development and budgeting.

Received the Administrative E xcellence A ward f romthe O range County Sheriffs O ffice f or out standingadministrative per formance as w ell as t he S heriffsCitation for the development of the CommandSchool which is a model t raining program includingdisciplines from law enforcement, fire service andpublic schools. Program teaches EmergencyManagement, I ncident C ommand and t he r ole an d


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practice of Unified Command. Received theCommendation Award from Madison County Florida,for recent response as part of the IncidentManagement Team for t heir r ecent f loods i n nor thFlorida. Further awards listed below.

Group Dynamics: Experienced in formal committees, group leadership,setting group goals, objectives, and team building.

Governmental

Relations: Served on several multi-disciplined committees,member of a multi-disciplined Critical IncidentManagement Team for Region 5 RDSTF aswell as the agency liaison to several local andfederal agencies.

Public Speaking: Experienced as an instructor, Command StaffMember, and guest speaker in communityand professional settings.

Personal Interests Songwriting & motorcycle riding

Professional

Synopsis My entire adult life since graduation from highschool has been spent in public service. My publicservice began as a Firefighter/EMT for the P ine CastleFire Department in Orlando, Florida. After several yearsI became a Firefighter/ Paramedic which was theposition I held until leaving the fire service in 1981.

In 1981, I bec ame a m ember of t he O range C ountySheriffs Office in Orlando Florida. To this date Icontinue to serve the citizens of Orange County. Duringmy tenure with the Sheriffs Office I have been assignedto the Uniform Patrol Division, the Specialized PatrolDivision, t he Special I nvestigations D ivision, S pecial

Operations Group, the Fleet and Facilities SecurityDivision and the Operational Services Division.

I have served in the capacity of a Deputy Sheriff, DeputyFirst Class, Corporal, Sergeant, Lieutenant,Commander, Captain and Division Chief. F or f ourteenyears I was a m ember o f the S heriffs O ffice S pecialWeapons and Tactics Team. I was fortunate to be a K-9handler for the Sheriffs K-9 Unit for approximately


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seventeen years where I a lso s erved as a K -9 Trainerand K-9 Evaluator. I was a lso the c ommander for t heNarcotics Unit and have had units such as the MountedUnit, Agricultural Crimes, Marine Unit and A viation Unitunder my command. During my career I have served asa primary instructor for Special Weapons Seminars, K-9Basic and K-9 Specialty Schools, as well as theprimary i nstructor for numerous B lock and I n-ServiceTraining for the Orange County Sheriffs Office.

During my career with the Orange County SheriffsOffice, I have been awarded the AdministrativeExcellence Award, Medal of Merit, Sheriffs

Citation and the Sheriffs Combat Ribbon on twooccasions, several commendations as well asseveral Unit Citation Awards as well as aCommendation Award from Madison County Floridafor assistance provided to them during the floods of2009 in my capacity as a member of the RDSTF

Incident Management Team

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