My story begins like that of any other young adventuresome male wanting to make a mark in society.  After graduating high school, I had always dreamed of being involved in law enforcement in one form or another.  My main goal was to become a police officer in the town that I grew up in. 

I knew that in the late 1970's, police departments were very interested in applicants that had either prior law enforcement experience or some type of college.  At this point in my life, I did not have the desire to enroll in a full four year college, so I opted to take a two year course in Police Science and received an Associates Degree.  I knew that having this degree would make me more marketable, as most applicants back then had neither prior police experience or a full four year college degree.  At present, most if not all police departments require that you have a minimum of an Associates Degree to even be considered in the hiring process.

After receiving my degree, I immersed myself in many types of jobs that were associated in the security or law enforcement environment.  My work experience varied from a guard at a nuclear power plant to that of an investigator at a government installation.

Throughout the years, I continued to apply at many local and out of state police departments.  In the early 1980's, I was fortunate enough to be hired as a part time police officer by the villages of Silver Lake and Twin Lakes.  Working as a part time police officer for both departments, eventually allowed me to be hired full time by Twin Lakes.  

I couldn't get enough of police work and continued to work part time for Silver Lake.  I was like a sponge to water, soaking up everything I could learn.  Also during this time, I was attending the police academy on a part time basis.  I knew that graduating from the academy and receiving my state certification would make me even more marketable. Those two years and the experiences and confidence that grew within me, allowed me to market myself even higher.  I eventually graduated from the police academy and was hired by my home town police department.

On May 15, 1984, my dream had finally been fulfilled and I became a police officer (Unit # 253) with the City of Kenosha Police Department.  I was a patrolman with this department for 14 years.  If you are interested in finding out more information about the Kenosha Police Department, the uniform patch is the entrance to their departments web site.  

During my 14 years with the department,  I attended and graduated from several schools.  Each of these schools allowed me to receive state certification in the following specialty areas:

Continue on to learn more about my specialties within the department.