Michael Rudinski has over 30 years of experience in law enforcement, including 17 years as a school resource officer. He is currently the Training Director for the Hyattsville City Police Department, where he oversees training programs and instructs new recruits. Rudinski has received numerous awards for his community policing work and is considered an expert in areas like school safety, security systems, threat assessment, and gang intervention.
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PersonalProfile
Highly decorated and accomplished police management professional in the areas of
Law Enforcement and School Safety and Security. Areas of expertise include:
Consulting, training and implementation of Law Enforcement and Security
Programs for Schools.
The facilitation of Emergency Drills, evaluation of drills, and planning for
multi-hazard events.
Investigation Methodologies,report writing and problem solving.
More than 30 years of police service with 17 being assigned as a School Resource
Officer at the second largest schoolfacility in the State of Maryland. Adept
supervising and training personnel. Familiar with budget management, public
relations, security equipment selection and security program review. Able to liaison
with schoolmanagers, local, State and Federal law enforcement officials. Excellent
presentation and communication skills.
Achievements
Awards:
2014 Hyattsville City Police Department’s Officer of the year
2012 Hyattsville City Police Department Community Services Officer of the
Year
2012 Prince George’s County Police Chiefs Association Community
Services Officer of the Year
2010 Hyattsville City Police Department Community Services Officer of the
Year
2010 Prince George’s County Police Chiefs Association Community
Services Officer of the Year
2010 School Safety Advocacy Council Individual School Safety Award
2003 States Attorney Mr. Glenn Ivey, Commendation for Educating the
Public and SAO on gangs
2003 Hyattsville City Police Department Community Services Officer of the
Year
2001 National Association of School Resource Officers Exceptional Service
Award
2000 Hyattsville City Police Department Community Services Officer of the
Year
Employment/Assignment History
2016 to Present Training Director Hyattsville City Police Department
Areas of Expertise
Law Enforcement
School Safety and Security
Facility Security Systems
Threat Assessment
Threat Prepairdness
Juvenile Case Management
Investigations
Communication
Collaberation
Mediation
Supervision
Professional
Maryland Police General Instructor
Active Shooter Response
Citizen Response to Active Shooter
Verbal Defense and Influence
Gang Management in Schools
Raticalization of Youth
SRO Basic and Advanced
Fair and Impartial Policing
Personal Details
Michael S. Rudinski
15014 Narrows Lane
Bowie, MD 20716
Tel: 301-218-1612
Mob: 240-304-7488
Email:
michaelsrudinski@gmail.com
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Assigned full time as an Instructorat the Police Entry Level Program at Sykesville Maryland.
Responsible for the training of municipal police recruits and providing the education they need to
become certified Law Enforcement Officers.
Responsible for providing in-service and elective training and maintaining the certification of 36
Police Officers of the Hyattsville City Police Department. This requires the following:
Supervision of 11 Police Instructors
Writing and approval of Lesson Plans
Submission of certification requests to the State Training Commission
Oversight of an average of 1100 hours of training per fiscal quarter
Managing budget considerations as it applies to training
Managment of the agencies Field Training Program
Supervision of 9 Field Training Officers
Supervision of the Hyattsville City Police Departments Fire Arms Program
2012 to 2016 Supervisor
Community
Action Team
Hyattsville City Police Department
The Community Action Team Sergeant/ School Resource Officer is responsible,during the day,
for pro-actively preventing and deterring crime at Northern High School in the City of
Hyattsville. The CAT Sergeant/ School Resource Officer provides secondary law enforcement
presence to supplement Prince George’s County School Board Security. The CAT Sergeant
/SRO is the supervisorof the department’s Community Action Team. As such he/she is
responsible for the following:
Responds to community concerns raised by citizens through the Chief or Public
Information Officer.
Receives citizen phone calls and reads written correspondence to identify citizens'
concerns.
Evaluates and provides advice for community concerns raised by citizens or public
officials.
Assists/Coordinates with officers, Corporals, other Sergeants,and the Community Action
Team to resolve community concerns.
Refers citizen concerns to other County Departments and outside agencies,as
appropriate.
Follows up with citizens to identify whether issues have been resolved .
Acts as a mediator or liaison while responding to public concerns (e.g., hot spots,major
felonies).
Provides advice for crime prevention through environmental design (e.g., landscaping,
lighting, etc.).
Organizes/Assists with crime prevention programs (e.g., neighborhood watch).
Facilitates crime prevention programs.
Implements the SARA (Scanning, Analysis,Response and Assessment)model of
problem solving.
Supports patrol police officers with non-emergency calls (e.g., neighbordisputes,noise
complaints, dog violations).
Empowers the community to create self-sustainable solutions (e.g., creation of home
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owners associations,regular town hall meetings).
Participates in community meetings (e.g., communicating crime trends for a particular
neighborhood,responding to citizen questions and concerns).
Schedules/Attends quarterly community meetings to discuss "quality of life" topics.
Develops learning courses and seminars offered to the community (e.g., gang resistance
education, citizens' police academy).
Plans and coordinates community outreach events to reinforce bonds between citizens
and the department.
Creates action plans to resolve ongoing issues in the community.
Executes previously created action plans to resolve ongoing issues in the community.
Mediates conflicts between citizens (e.g., recurring neighbor disputes).
Assists Hyattsville Office of Code Compliance in code enforcement efforts
Evaluates community policing activities to ensure they are reported to appropriate
persons through the chain of command
Investigates availability of resources for persons with special needs (homeless persons,
mentally ill).
Manages neighborhood watch groups,and organizes neighborhood volunteers.
Maintains relationships with businesses in the community.
Coordinates with other Divisions (e.g., Patrol Services Division) in the Department to
develop plans for special enforcement activities .
Instructs subordinates to drive vehicles throughout the assigned area to observe activities
in the community.
Designs methods for Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), (e.g.,
environmental design, lighting enhancement, landscaping).
1999 to 2012 School Resource
Officer/ CAT
Corporal
Hyattsville City Police Department
Provide law enforcement and police services to the school,schoolgrounds and areas
adjacent to the school. Investigate allegations of criminal incidents per police department
policies and procedures. Enforce state and local laws and ordinances. Make appropriate
referrals to juvenile authorities or other governmental agencies.
Work to prevent juvenile delinquency through close contact and positive relationships
with students.In addition, the SRO shall develop crime prevention programs and conduct
security inspections to deter criminal or delinquent activities. The SRO monitors crime
statistics and work with local patrol officers and students togetherto design crime
prevention strategies
Establish and maintain a close partnership with schooladministrators in order to provide
for a safe schoolenvironment. Assist schoolofficials with their efforts to enforce Board
of Education policies and procedures.Ensure schooladministrator safety by being
present during schoolsearches which may involve weapons, controlled dangerous
substances orin such cases that, the student’s emotional state may present a risk to the
administrator. Assist schooladministrators in emergency crisis planning and building
security matters. Provide a course of training for schoolpersonnelin handling crisis
situations,which may arise at the school.
Be visible within the schoolcommunity. Attend and participate in schoolfunctions.
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SpecialAssignments
2003 to Present Gang Intervention Specialist Hyattsville City Police Department
2003 to 2007 ATF Regional Area Gang Hyattsville City Police Department
Enforcement Team
Other ProfessionalAccomplishments
2016- Appointed to the Advisory Board for the School Safety Advocacy Council.
August 2015- Requested to sit on a Suspension Reduction Committee for State
Delegate Mr. Alonzo Washington
2012 to Present- Serve the Department of Justice as a technical consultant and
subject matter expert in School Resourcing
2008-2012 - Participated on a Technical Working Group on School Safety, as a
schoolresource officer and gang expert for the Department of Justice.
May 2011- Dec 2011 - Requested to sit on Gang Policy Committee for Prince
George’s County Public Schools at the request of Dr. Diane Powell, Director of
the Department of Student Engagement and School Support.
June 2010-December 2010 - Member of Prince George’s County Gang
Reduction Committee, Chaired by The Honorable Judge C. Philip Nichols Jr.
2010 to Present- School Safety Consultant for DeMatha Catholic High School.
2008-2010- Wrote the Field Training Program for the Hyattsville City Police
Department.
2005 to Present- School Safety Consultant for Pallotti Catholic High School.
March 4, 2004- Represented the Hyattsville City Police Department and testified
in front of the Maryland House of Representatives,Judiciary Committee, in
Build working relationships with the school’s staff as well as with student and parent
groups.
Develop and implement classes in law-related education to support the educational
efforts of the faculty. Work closely with teachers in designing and presenting law-related
topics and the role of police in our society.
Work with guidance counselors and other student support staffto assist studentsand to
provide services to students involved in situations where referrals to service agencies are
necessary.Assist in conflict resolution efforts.
Initiate interaction with students in the classroomand general areas of the school
building. Promote the profession of police officer and be a positive role model. Increase
the visibility and accessibility of police to the schoolcommunity.
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support of new anti-gang laws, at the request of Maryland State Delegate Mr.
Victor Ramirez.
November 5, 2001 Assisted in developing curriculum for youth leadership.
Media
February 12, 2015- Article, Hyattsville Life and Times, Hyattsville police
officers work in schools to prevent gang activity
July 2014 - Zero Tolerance, A Documentary created byPadi Productions, for
the National Association of School Resource Officers. Interviewed as a
subject matter expert concerning the School to Prison Pipeline. Directed by:
Ms. Sara Gibbings.
March 2012, Article, Policeone.com, Managing gangs in schools:Prevention
strategies
November 2011 – Web-Video Presentation and Publication, on Managing
Gangs in Schools, for the National Law Enforcement and Corrections
Technology Center (NLECTC) and the School Safety Advocacy Council
(SSAC).
March 23, 2011- Article, Hyattsville Patch, Gangs One of Their Own
February 2010- Quoted in a book, How Evil Works, David Kupelian
March 25, 2005- Article, Harold-Mail.Com Martinsburg,WV, Area Police
Hear Lodown on MS-13 Gang
September 2003- Article, Washington Post,The Return of the Street Gang
Education
1995- MPCTC Comparative Compliance Police Academy Training, Prince George’s
Community College, Largo, MD.
1985- Act 120 Municipal Police Academy, Lackawanna Junior College, Scranton PA.
1984 -South Williamsport High School Diploma, South Williamsport PA.
ProfessionalDevelopment
2016 School Safety Advocacy Council converence,Orlando, Fl.
Citizen Brief on Radicalization Train the Trainer, 2015, Annapolis,MD
Fair and Impartial Policing Train the Trainer, 2015, Annapolis,MD
M.A.S.R.O Summer Conference, 2015, Annapolis, MD
Verbal Defense and Influence Train the Trainer, 2015, Hyattsville, MD
Citizen Response to Active Shooter Train the Trainer 2015, College Park,
MD
School Safety Advocacy Council AnnualConference 2015, Las Vegas, NV
National Association of School Resource Officers Annual Conference, 2014,
Palm Springs, CA
School Safety Advocacy Council AnnualConference 2014, Orlando, FL
School Safety Advocacy Council AnnualConference, 2013, Las Vegas, NV
School Safety Advocacy Council AnnualConference, 2012 Orlando, FL
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Juvenile Homicide Boot Camp Training, June 14th and 15th, 2012
School Safety Advocacy Council AnnualConference, 2011, Phoenix, AZ
International Latino Gang Investigators Association AnnualGang
Conference, Annapolis, MD August 23 -26, 2011
MAGLOCLEN Gang information sharing conference July 11-15, 2011
National Association of School Resource Officers Annual Conference, 2011
Orlando, FL
Latino Gangs Training Conference, Washington,DC, January 6, 2011
School Safety Advocacy Council AnnualConference, 2010, Orlando, FL
Multicultural Sensitivity, Hyattsville, MD-2010
NCTC export Street Gangs Course from August 09 - 11, 2010College Park,
Maryland
MAGLOCLEN Gang Conference- July 12- 16, 2010, Baltimore MD
GO-GO Gang Phenomenon Tuesday,April 6, 2010, Cheltenham, MD
MPCTC Certified Gang Instructor,August 22, 2009 MPTC # P14310
National Association of School Resource Officers Annual Conference, 2009
Baltimore, MD
MAGLOCLEN Gang Conference- July 12- 16, 2009, Baltimore Md.
ILGIA Annapolis Workshop-November 3- 5, 2008, Annapolis,Maryland
MAGLOCLEN Gang Conference- July 14- 17, 2008, Baltimore MD
National Association of School Resource Officers Annual Conference, 2008,
Phoenix, AZ
Second AnnualMid-Atlantic Regional Gang Investigators Network Gang
Conference-March 10-11, 2008, Annapolis, Maryland
National Association of School Resource Officers Annual Conference,
Orlando 2007, FL
MAGLOCLEN Gang Conference-Baltimore MD July 15-19, 2007
MAGLOCLEN Gang Conference- June 27- 30, 2006, Baltimore, Md.
National Association of School Resource Officers Annual Conference 2006,
Palm Springs, CA
Maryland Gang Summit- June 1, 2006, Columbia, Md.
National Association of School Resource Officers Supervisor Certification,
March 2006
National Association of School Resource Officers Annual Conference, 2005
Dallas, TX
National Association of School Resource Officers Annual Conference, 2004
Phoenix, AZ
School Juvenile Gang Training, College Park MD- 2004
National Association of School Resource Officers Annual Conference 2003,
Orlando, Fl
In-Service, Prince George’s County Public Schools-2003
National Association of School Resource Officers Practitioner Certification,
Hyattsville, MD 2003
National Association of School Resource Officers Advanced Training,
Greenbelt, MD-2002
Maryland Correctional Training Commission (MCTC) Gang Training
Seminar- November 4 -7, 2002, Palmer Park Md.
Maryland Association of School Resource Officers Conference- August 1st
2002, Greenbelt, MD
Commercial Crime Prevention, Baltimore County MD- 2002
Residential Crime Prevention, Baltimore County MD-2002
National Association of School Resource Officers Annual Conference 2002,
Palm Springs, CA
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1st Annual Maryland Association ofSchool Resource Officers Conference
2002.
National Association of School Resource Officers Annual Conference 2001,
Miami, FL
Maryland Community Crime Prevention Institute,School Safety and
Security- College Park, MD June 19th 2001
MARCPI Community Policing Academy- Hyattsville, MD-2000
National Association of School Resource Officers Basic Training-
Baltimore, MD 2000
Department of Justice COPS in Schools Program, Tampa Florida August 16-
19, 2000
FBI Hostage Negotiation Basic Training- Ocean City Maryland, 1999
Preventing School Violence- College Park, MD 1999
Hyattsville City Police Department, Child Abuse Training, Hyattsville
Maryland- 1999
High Risk-Dynamic Entry School- Riverdale, MD-1998
Prince George’s Municipal Academy, Basic Criminal Investigation, Largo,
MD- August 19-23, 1996
Quinlan Publishing Group, Preventing School Violence- Williamsport PA-
1989
Bureau of Narcotics Investigation,Drug Law Enforcement- Williamsport,
PA – 1989
Lycoming County Law Enforcement & Police Training Association-
Williamsport, PA Satanic Worship- 1989
Skills
Technical:
Computer use,repair and maintenance
Word
Outlook
Excel
Power Point
Photo Shop
Google Docs
G-mail
Internet
Social Networking
Interpersonal:
Expert Level in Communication Specialties
Non-Escalation
De-Escalation
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ProfessionalAssociations andMemberships Pastand
Present
School Safety Advocacy Council (Advisory Board Member)
Maryland Association of School Resource Officers (Past President)
National Association of School Resource Officers
Member of The National School Safety Advocacy Council
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #119 (Past President)
Laurel Lions Club
East Coast Gang Investigators Association
International Latino Gang Investigators Association
Mid Atlantic Gang Investigators Network
National Crime Prevention Council
References
Available Upon Request