I started my law enforcement career in 1995 and since November of 1998, I have served with the Murfreesboro Police Department. Since 2006 I have served with the criminal investigation division as a general detective, gang investigator, and in the violent crimes unit. Since 2022 I have served as the lieutenant over the violent crime’s unit, special victims’ unit, and the forensic service unit. I have a bachelor's and master's degree from Middle Tennessee State University, and I am currently working on my doctorate at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

In addition to my formal education, I am a trilogy recipient of the FBI-LEEDA leadership programs and has attended numerous courses in death and homicide investigations, intelligence-led policing, criminal investigative analysis, problem-oriented policing, gang investigations, crime scene operations, major case management, and managing investigation units. I have also completed the Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Instructor Development course. In addition to teaching here at MTSU I am an adjunct instructor with the University of Tennessee Law Enforcement Innovation Center in Oak Ridge and was previously an adjunct instructor with Tennessee State University's Criminal Justice Department.

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