Brett Gault
Summerville
Summary
Detail oriented individual offering exceptional management, leadership, training, and organizational skills. Experience working in fast paced and high stress environments. Community relation and diversity sensitivity experience. Proficient working independently, within a team, and collaboratively both internally and externally.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Administrative Sergeant
Team 3
12.2023 - Current
- Worked directly with the Team Commander to establish the directives of the team in accordance with the mission and objectives of the police department.
- Accomplished daily, weekly, and monthly administrative tasks to ensure the smooth performance and operational readiness of the team.
- Proactively identified current and anticipated criminal or standard of living issues and preemptively worked to address the issues. Worked collaboratively with other departments or groups both internally and externally to identify, investigate, and create solutions for these trends and concerns.
- Consistently communicated critical information up and down my chain of command.
- Maintained open communication with key stakeholders (residents, Home Owner Association Members, community leaders, City Council Members, representatives of the Mayor's Office). Addressed concerns, provided insight, and resolved both apparent and perceived issues with transparency and clarity.
- Directly supervised the Team Investigator and provided guidance and insight as they completed their investigative endeavors.
- Assisted in the judicial process such as maintaining communication with the solicitor's office, handling grand jury prep and presenting at grand jury, assisting with municipal bond court, and addressing any issues or deficiencies discovered in the process to assist officers with the successful prosecution of defendants.
- Routinely filled in as acting lieutenant, street supervisor, or investigator in their absences. Often time covering several of these roles simultaneously.
Sergeant, Patrol Supervisor
Team 2, 3, and 5
03.2020 - 12.2023
- Trained to quickly analyze situations and use critical thinking to make sound judgments. Worked autonomously to find solutions for complex and unprecedented issues. These decisions adhered to strict laws, policies, and regulations.
- Responsible for the direct supervision of a squad of officers. Managing daily workflow to include monitoring call volume, call types, and current staffing levels to direct assets to accomplish department and community goals.
- Handled administrative duties to include managing leave requests, approving timesheets and overtime requests, tracking and monitoring trainings to ensure squad members maintained state certification standards.
- Created and conducted annual evaluations; administered and managed corrective action for subordinates.
- Coached my subordinates and assisted them in identifying their short-term and long-term goals. Once identified, helped map out a path to achieving these goals.
Senior Police Officer
Office of Community Oriented Policing
07.2019 - 03.2020
- Founding member of the department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing unit created to ensure fair treatment of citizens and coworkers as result of the agencies Racial Bias Audit.
- Assisted in determining the goals, objectives, procedures, and vision of the unit.
- Created forms and procedures for planning, documenting, and reviewing activities to ensure the unit goals were met. Worked directly with the IT department to create ways to share information easily between the unit and Command Staff.
- Helped create, and assisted with, programs partnering with a diverse range of the city’s residents, businesses, and civic groups to address the needs and concerns of the community.
- Created and led public presentations and trainings on a varying range of topics. Publicly addressed Community Associations to present monthly crime statistics and address trending concerns; Participated in multiple public forums and question/answer events in reference to community outreach initiatives.
Community Action Team
Team 1
06.2014 - 07.2019
- Patrolled and assisted historically high crime neighborhoods to address community concerns, instill a sense of safety and security, and build strong ties and trust between the neighborhoods and the police department.
- Attended neighborhood meetings, built strong community relationships, created programs and events to assist in standard of living issues, and reduction of crime.
- Created, and led, formal Operation Plans. Documented results in formal After-Action Reviews.
Patrol Officer
Team 1
01.2012 - 06.2014
- Proactive and self-motivating in identifying community issues and bringing them to a resolution.
- Extensive experience with detailed report writing, documentation, and research.
- Experience utilizing a vast array of programs and databases for investigations, reporting, researching, documenting, and problem solving.
- Access to, and experience safeguarding, sensitive information. Adhered to strict guidelines for viewing, possessing, and destroying information to protect it from unauthorized access.
Education
Master of Arts - Organizational Leadership
California Coast University
Santa Ana, CA06-2026
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Newberry College
Newberry, SC05-2009
Certification
- Pepperball Instructor and Armorer- Pepperball
- FEMA Field Force Operations- FEMA
- Charleston Way- Charleston Police Department
- Street Crimes Seminar- Pat McCarthy's Street Crimes
- Leadership in Law Enforcement- APTI
- Search and Seizure- HIDTA
- The Detective Workshop- PLET
- Detecting Misleading Behaviors- NCTC
- CPD Detective Class- Charleston Police Department
- SCCJA Basic Detective Course- SCCJA
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification- SSGI
Timeline
Administrative Sergeant
Team 3
12.2023 - Current
Sergeant, Patrol Supervisor
Team 2, 3, and 5
03.2020 - 12.2023
Senior Police Officer
Office of Community Oriented Policing
07.2019 - 03.2020
Community Action Team
Team 1
06.2014 - 07.2019
Patrol Officer
Team 1
01.2012 - 06.2014
Master of Arts - Organizational Leadership
California Coast University
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Newberry College