About James Speros
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Academic Level Master’s Degree
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Gender Male
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Industry Management
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About me
I have had a career spanning nearly 36 years in various types of policing environments: State University, small town, metropolitan city, the Middle East and Central Asia, Africa, Ukraine and the Balkans. My experiences in management, leadership, training and project development make me well suited for a position. These experiences involve training, mentoring, training development, budgeting, management reform, ensuring gender equity and open access to justice.
Education
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2010 - 2013
Ft. Hays State University
Masters of Criminal Justice
I have been awarded my Masters of Art in Criminal Justice at Ft. Hays State University, Hays, Ks.
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2001 - 2001
Ca POST Commission Command College
Command College
Similar to FBI School, 18-month training in police leadership and Futures Studies.
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1995 - 2026
San Francisco Police Department
Cs POST Commission Middle Management Training
Certification as a Police Middle Manager
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1970 - 1973
San Francisco State University
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts, History Major, Personnel Mgmt Minor.
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1968 - 1970
Cabrillo J.C., Aptos, Ca
Asociate of Afts
Associates degree in Liberal Arts
Experience
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2022 - 2025
Amentum/OSCE Mission to Skopje
Police Training Advisor
Providing advice to the Police Academy’s leadership, Ministry of Internal Affairs and other partners in the analysis, development, implementation and evaluation of specific police training programs; conducting, proposing, developing activities/projects in the field of Police Training and working with international SMEs in curriculum development in close co-operation with other Police Advisors of the Public Safety Community Outreach Department. Conduct Platform, scenario and hybrid training.
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2014 - 2021
PAR/OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
Monitor/Operations Manager
Coordinate the execution of thematic patrols as Operations Manager. Also established professional relationships with chiefs of police, represent progressive policing as a role model, participate in curriculum development and training at the Kharkiv Ministry of Interior Police Training Center, assist developing community policing and public partnerships as they undergo a national reform process and monitor Freedom of Assembly in a developing climate.
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2011 - 2013
PAE/United Nations Mission to Liberia (UNPOL)
Operations Manager/Senior Police Advisor/
Senior Advisor to the Deputy Director for Operations Liberia National Police for capacity building of LNP, professionalization, training and community policing. UNMIL/UNPOL OIC Operations Coordinator for all UNPOL team sites and members throughout Liberia
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2010 - 2010
The Emergence Group
Program Manager/Developing Police-Public Partnerships in Tajikistan
Mentored, developed and implemented processes required to develop capacity and capability for Community Policing and Problem solving in the Tajik police. Created and delivered platform training and workshop curriculum to the Tajik police academy staff and leadership, and public focus groups, assisted in partnership development, coordinated activities with US State Dept, international NGOs and police reform consultants
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2009 - 2009
Crime and Justice Analysts
Short Term Community Policing Advisor
Engaged as a short term consultant to assist Trinidad and Tobago establish 10 community policing stations (defunded by the T&T government). Worked with a committee of policing professionals, to provide training processes, systems, and strategies to reduce gang activity and gun violence in T&T.
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2006 - 2009
DynCorp International Afghanistan Police Reform
Professional Police Mentor
Helped National Police leaders develop capacity to conduct long range strategic and tactical planning, trained staff to delegate authority, intolerance to corruption, monitor budget expenditures, develop professional standards in the uniform police, human rights and case management. Goals were to help the MOI and the police evolve into an honest, self-sufficient and respected institution in Afghanistan, governed by principles of transparency and community policing.
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2004 - 2005
DynCorp Iternational
Police Advisor
Worked with national police leadership to develop media and public partnerships, supervised international police advisors and the commander of the Baghdad International Airport Police developing good personnel practices, policy and trained in procedures to ensure protection of juveniles in detention, compliance by police in human rights and smuggling reduction with partner agencies at the airport.
As Commander, Special Operations Bureau, CPATT (Civilian Police Assistance Training Team), administered regional projects and resource needs within CPATT/MNF-I, Iraq MOI, and various allied agencies: inter-regional coordination, community policing principles, working with ngos, and conducting discipline investigations and hearings. - 2002 - 2003
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1979 - 2002
San Francisco Police Department
Police Lieutenant/Acting Captain
I worked in a variety of diverse neighborhoods the administration bureau and Chiefs office of SFPD as an officer, sergeant , lieutenant and acting-captain. I facilitated the departments transition to Community Policing and wrote the SFPD strategic plan for community policing. I also completed yearly reports on the state of community policing and strategies to achieve its implementation in the SFPD and enhance police-public partnerships, facilitated a bay area-wide problem solving forum and presented community policing training. I monitored this process for the Chief of Police from 1993 to 1998. I managed the departments renovation and modernization of its data and reporting systems, working closely with the Comptrollers office and State on security issues. I mentored officials from Egypt, The Netherlands, post-apartheid South Africa and Russia. I worked closely with human rights activists in San Francisco to help create the “Climate of Trust” program for tolerance and diversity for Russian police in several Russian republics, from 1998 and past My retirement, into 2003. I am certified by the California POST commission as a middle-manager. I am also certified by the FBI and USDOT as a Master Trainer. As a sector sergeant and FTO I trained and mentored future police leaders in the benefits and strategies of community policing and problem solving.
- 1976 - 1979
- 1973 - 1976