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Established/launched operational methodologies with numerous built-in safeguards to ensure errors do not reoccur and no one would be released with outstanding warrant.\n", "location": "Dallas, TX", "title": "Acting Field Office Director - Dallas Field Office", "startedOn": {"month": 2, "year": 2014}, "companyUrn": "urn:li:fs_salesCompany:533534"}, {"posId": 763681679, "current": false, "endedOn": {"year": 2013}, "companyName": "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)", "description": "Served as ICE Deputy Director\u00e2\u0080\u0099s team lead on all ERO matters, while also increasing experience and understanding of ICE\u00e2\u0080\u0099s other operational programs.\n\nDeveloped networks across organizational boundaries; built alliances and leveraged strategic relationships while representing ICE. Reviewed all policy and operational issues at national level and assisted in preparing/writing materials for operational issues for high-level/senior classified official briefings. 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Proactively met with each sheriff, numerous elected officials, non-governmental organizations, and public across state, as well as attended open public forums to influence stakeholders to implement use of program in advance of statewide activation.\n-> Built coalitions with multiple interest groups; convinced six sheriffs to voluntarily begin early activation process that demonstrated benefits and served as force multiplier in counties where ERO had not yet established Criminal Alien Program.\n-> As result of early activation, ERO Seattle Field Office Command Center had more than 1,000 SC bio-metric matches in nine-months, allowing appropriate enforcement action to be determined for each case.\n-> Early implementation of SC has allowed ICE to remove additional dangerous criminals from local communities, reducing potential for crime and supporting ICE\u00e2\u0080\u0099s goals and mission of maintaining public safety.\n", "location": "Seattle, WA", "title": "Assistant Field Office Director | Enforcement Operations", "startedOn": {"month": 12, "year": 2010}, "companyUrn": "urn:li:fs_salesCompany:533534"}, {"posId": 763682509, "new": false, "current": false, "endedOn": {"month": 12, "year": 2010}, "companyName": "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)", "description": "Managed 30 government staff and 300 contractors at Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma, WA. 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