Rick Myers
I
am
a
30-year
veteran
of
the
Los
Angeles
County
Sheriff's
Department
(LASD),
retired
in
March
2013.
The
various
assignments
held
gave
me
a
broad
spectrum
of
knowledge
at
various
levels
of
rank
and
responsibility,
from
patrol,
to
custody,
to
operations
and
risk
management,
to
managing
a
large
staff
of
information
technology
specialists.
I
understand
numerous
aspects
of
the
industry,
making
me
the
ideal
consulting
resource
and
subject
matter
expert
who
can
assist
with
business
analysis
and
creating
strategies
for
implementing
information
technologies
within
jails
or
corrections environments so as to identify and reduce risk and liability for any agency tasked with operating a jail.
I
have
extensive
jail
operations
experience,
performing
line
level
duties
as
a
deputy,
as
well
as
a
supervising
line
sergeant
and
a
sergeant
within
the
Custody
Headquarters
Operations.
I
am
experienced
with
the
knowledge
to
evaluate
and
recommend
technology
that
will
reduce
risk
and
liability
associated
with
operating
a
jail
or
corrections
facility.
As
another
assignment
during
my
career
I
was
selected
to
develop
the
Data
Analysis
Unit
within
a
newly
created
Custody
Support
Services
Section
within
the
LASD
Custody
Headquarters.
We
developed
tracking
systems
to
collect
and
analyze
information,
allowing
us
to
produce
meaningful
data
driven
risk
management
reports
instead
of
just
reporting
raw
numbers
that
only
showed
trends.
This
allowed
a
reduction
in
the
amount
of
financial
liabilities
associated
with
lawsuits,
and
also
allowed
LASD
increased
efficiencies
for
managing
the
jail
operations.
The
tracking
systems
and
risk
management
reports
provided
the
ability
to
maintain
a
safer
environment
for
both
inmates and staff. While at Custody Support Services, I also supervised the Risk Analysis and Standards and Compliance teams.
LASD's
average
daily
inmate
population
(ADIP)
ranged
from
15,000-22,000
inmates.
Inmates
are
housed
within
7
custody
facilities
ranging
in
capacities
of
1,500
to
5,200
inmates
in
each.
More
than
411,000
arrests
are
entered
into
the
Sheriff's
Department's
Consolidated
Booking
system
annually
by
more
than
50
local
police
agencies.
160,000
prisoners
are
remanded
into
the
custody
of
LASD
annually.
I
held
the
leadership
role
for
ensuring
that
the
Information
Technologies
required
to
run
such
a
massive
operation
was
properly
designed
and
implemented,
and
remained
operational
in
the
mission
critical
environment.
I
bring
a
unique
value
to
anyone
seeking
to
utilize
information
technology
in
a
jail
or
custody
environment.
Within
the
industry,
I
am
a
recognized
expert
at
bridging
the
gap
between
Technology
and
the
daily
hands-on
jail
operations
to
manage risk in a complex and ever-changing environment.
