CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
APPLICATION
1. Name:
2. Do you live in San Clemente? (Note: City
Residency is not necessary for this Committee)
3. What is your occupation?
4. Please explain why you would like to serve on the Public Safety Committee.
5. Please explain your background and experience in the public safety field.
6. What is your educational background?
High School/Colleges Attended Major Field of Study Degree?
7. Please explain any experience that you have in community, governmental, charitable or educational affairs.
8. Please describe your understanding of the principal roles and responsibilities of the Public Safety Committee.
9. The Public Safety Committee meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 3:00 p.m. Please explain any challenges, if any, you may have in meeting this commitment.
10. Please use the space below to explain any other factors about yourself that you would like for the Councilmembers to consider as they review your application.
Mark A. Rhoden
Retired law enforcement officer offering over two decades of diverse law enforcement expertise from varied positions and command ranks. I am a leader with a servant’s heart and a decisive nature combined with excellent case management skills, administrative skills and unparalleled hands-on field, risk management and investigative experience.
Lieutenant of Police (Operations Commander / Watch Commander), 8/2006 to 11/2021 (Retired) Oakland Police Department – Oakland, CA
• Planned, scheduled, supervised and managed operations of 30 to 100+ subordinates. • Directed and monitored work of 30 to 100+ law enforcement professional with clear focus on maximizing results and maintaining transparent police operations. • Led shift briefings to apprise sworn and non-sworn personnel of important considerations related to relative crime trends, departmental & legal updates and new case law. • Engaged with local individuals and community leaders at internal (initiated by the department) and external (initiated by the public) meetings to discuss ways to reduce crime/blight and improve quality of life.
• Monitored personnel, in person, during their shifts and by way of reviewing their work product (reports, etc.) to evaluate performance and address substandard performance.
PROFESSIO AL SUMMARY
SK.ILLS
• Customer Service • Clerical
• Pe1f orn1ance Appraisals • Verbal and Written Communication • Criminal investigation • Good Listening Skills
• Internal Investigations • Interpersonal Communication • Hostage/Tactical Negotiator • Planning & Coordination • Personnel Supervision • Emergency Response Coordination/Planning • Conununity Oriented Policing • Team Building
• Crime Prevention • Project Management
• Budget Management • Reporting and analy is
• Teacher/lnstrnctor/Training Officer • Surveillance
• Scheduling/Time Management • Undercover Experience
• Data management • Leader & Follower
WORK HISTORY
• Developed strategies, based on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) concepts and my field and administrative experience, to advance security protocols, patrol methods and initiatives.
• Supervised crowds, via police personnel, at busy events including protests, riots, parades, street fairs and sporting events to prevent injuries and crime.
• Completed Internal Affairs Investigations and reviewed Internal Affairs Investigations completed by subordinates in response to allegations of misconduct, corruption and/or criminal activity lodged against members of the police department.
• Audited police performance, department policies and policy compliance (Inspector General) • Monitored and managed tactical communications to control information and to focus resources. • Led undercover operations to apprehend violent felons and to target perpetrators of vice crimes (human trafficking, pimping & pandering, etc.)
• Prior to promoting, I was a Police Officer/Field Training Officer/Investigator (detective) from 2006 to 2012 and a Sergeant of Police (Patrol and Internal Affairs) from 2012-2017.
Police Officer/Detective, 2003 to 2006
Escalon Police Department - Escalon, CA
• Sorted, organized and eliminated tips on daily basis to keep open investigations moving foiward. • Actively patrolled assigned areas to prevent and detect roadway crimes. • Enforced traffic laws and ordinances through visual observation and radar speed detection. • Secured crime scenes, gathered evidence and questioned witnesses. • Responded immediately to reports of automobile accidents and criminal activity, calling for additional support as necessary.
• Gathered necessary information for court appearances and testified as witness under oath in court. • Apprehended offenders and conducted interviews and inten-ogations. • Talked regularly with citizens to establish rapport and to become a familiar approachable presence in area.
• Policed assigned areas to check homes, businesses and public roads for signs of disturbance. • Coordinated swift and tactical responses to wide range of criminal issues.
Police Officer, 2000 to 2002
University Of California, Berkeley - Berkeley, CA
• Responded immediately to reports of crimes against persons, property crimes and automobile accidents calling for additional support or handling independently as necessary. • Policed assigned areas to check homes, businesses and public roads for signs of disturbance. • Apprehended offenders and conducted interviews and interrogations. • Debriefed arrested individuals to collect important information for ongoing investigations.
EDUCATION
MAS - Master of Advanced Study: Criminology, Law & Society (Social Ecology), 05/2014 University Of California, Irvine - Irvine, CA
Bachelor of Science: Criminal Justice, 12/1999
California State University - Sacramento - Sacramento, CA
CERTIFICATION S
• California Management POST Certificate
• California Supervisory POST Certificate
• California Advanced POST Certificate
• California Intermediate POST Certificate
• California Basic POST Certificate
TRAININ G
• California POST Management Course
• Sherman Block Leadership Institute
• California POST Supervisory Update - Leading for Performance, Productivity and Morale • California POST Supervisory Course
• Internal Affairs Investigations Course
• Auditing Police Perfo1mance and Policy Course
• Advanced Crisis Negotiations Course
• Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) llnvestigations (Peer to Peer and General Investigations) • Interview and Interrogations Course
• Gang Investigations Course
• California Department of Justice Electronic Surveillance (wiretap) Course • FBI Hostage/Crisis Negotiation Course
• Undercover and Vice Operations School
• California POST Racial Profiling Instrnctors Course
• California POST Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Investigations Course • California Department of Justice Narcotics Investigations/Undercover School