1. STEVEN E. OSMERS
6690 Bell Bluff Avenue San Diego, California 92119
619-253-4303 / steven.osmers@cox.net
EDUCATION
University of California at San Diego / Extension, San Diego, California 09/2016
ABA-Approved Paralegal Certificate
Miramar College, Santa Rosa College, MiraCosta College, Southwestern College, Grossmont College,
California
General Education and Law Enforcement specific courses.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
First Transit America / Metropolitan Transit System, San Diego, California 12/2014 – Present
Commercial Bus Operator
 Operator of a commercial public transportation bus on fixed routes.
 Responsible for the timely and safe delivery of public transportation passengers to their destinations and
for customer service issues that arise on the bus while operating it.
La Mesa Police Department, La Mesa, California 04/2002 – 09/2012
Police Sergeant
 Supervisor responsible for overseeing 6 - 15 officers during a Patrol or Special Operations shift.
 As a Patrol Sergeant, performed simultaneously as the Watch Commander / Acting Lieutenant (ranking
officer on duty) more than 50% of the time. (Worked many Patrol Watch assignments during
“graveyard - shift”, non-business hours). Responsible for all police operations during those times.
 Initial on-scene Incident Commander at hundreds of major incident scenes as the first responder
supervisor. Supervised care of victims and witnesses, containment of the scenes and apprehension of
offenders. Acted as the liaison with other police agencies when allied police agencies were involved.
 Performed other related duties as assigned (Field Training Coordinator, Reserve Program Coordinator).
 Administrative Sergeant - supervised units within the Services Division: Training Unit, Communications
Unit, Community Resources Unit, School Resource Officer Unit, Background Investigations Unit,
Hiring and Recruiting Unit.
La Mesa Police Department, La Mesa, California 10/1993 – 04/2002
Police Officer / Master Officer
 Uniformed officer responsible for law enforcement activities in La Mesa.
 Enforced laws, investigated crimes, interviewed victims and witnesses, made arrests, wrote reports,
testified in court, and worked with the general public to address quality of life issues on an on-going
basis.
 After promotion to Master Officer, performed the additional responsibilities of training new officers, as
well as working as the Acting Sergeant when a regular Patrol Sergeant was not available.
SKILLS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
 Proficient in Microsoft Word.
 A+ grade earned in the Computers for the Legal Professional course in the UCSD Paralegal Program.
 Examples of my written police reports were used in a La Mesa PD training binder to train new officers.
 La Mesa Police Department Meritorious Conduct Medal recipient (2010).
 San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Unit Citation recipient (2010).
 Trauma Intervention Program “Hero on Scene” Award recipient (2010).
 Los Angeles County Sheriff Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute graduate (2009).