Brian Cody
Rosemount
Summary
Professional with comprehensive experience in law enforcement, consistently ensuring public safety and effective community policing. Strong focus on collaboration and achieving results through teamwork. Skilled in conflict resolution, crisis management, and maintaining public order. Adaptable and reliable, always ready to respond to evolving situations.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Criminal Investigator
Department of Veterans Affairs Police Department
Minneapolis, MN
09.2024 - Current
- Investigates crimes which cannot be resolved through the initial efforts of the reporting officer's preliminary investigation.
- Researches, interviews, observes, conducts stakeout operations, and executes investigative techniques.
- Coordinates and conducts joint investigations relating to alleged or suspected violations of criminal laws with other federal and state agencies.
- Collects sufficient evidence to support a court case against a criminal, and explains to the jury the significance of evidence as it relates to proof that a crime was committed.
- Confers with the U.S. Attorney's office or other outside law enforcement agencies as appropriate, to dispose of or to proceed with a case.
- Leads or assists in the conduct of administrative investigations of alleged administrative misconduct, patient abuse, and other improprieties.
- Coordinates and/or participate in a taskforce or other team to conduct highly complex, difficult and sensitive criminal, civil and administrative investigations.
- Collects/compiles data that includes criminal trends, performance metrics, and quality assurance for all functions of Police Service.
- Mentored new officers on best practices in criminal investigation, fostering professional development within the team.
Police Sergeant
Department of Veterans Affairs Police Department
Minneapolis, MN
12.2021 - 09.2024
- Leads a team of Police Officers and other administrative staff.
- Directs day-to-day lead policing operations and non-lead policing assignments.
- Assigns, distributes, reviews, approves, and disapproves employees' assignments.
- Ensures work assignments are distributed and performed promptly by employees.
- Assist patients, members, visitors, and employees who require direction and/or physical assistance.
- Observe all activity occurring on VA property and is constantly alert to acts of suspicious nature which may result in theft, burglary, pilferage, assault, or other serious crimes.
- Respond to reports of crime or crime-in-progress, conducts a crime-scene assessment, and intervenes to abort the criminal act or to investigate and initiate actions.
- Conduct investigations, apprehensions, or detention of individuals suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the US.
- Is prepared to testify in Courts of Law as arresting officer or witness.
- Control traffic and enforces parking rules and issue traffic warning citations and federal traffic violations notices when necessary.
- Apprehend, restrain or arrest persons when necessary using a minimum amount of physical force and weapon employment.
- Provide leadership in protecting Veterans, volunteers, employees, and others on VA property.
- Coordinates and conducts joint investigations relating to alleged or suspected violations of criminal laws with other federal and state agencies.
- Collects sufficient evidence to support a court case against a criminal, and explains to the jury the significance of evidence as it relates to proof that a crime was committed.
- Researches, interviews, observes, conducts stakeout operations, and executes investigative techniques.
- Coordinated and/or participated in a taskforce or other team to conduct highly complex, difficult and sensitive criminal, civil and administrative investigations.
- Collected data that includes criminal trends, performance metrics, and quality assurance for all functions of Police Service.
- Firearms Instructor- instructs and teaches marksmanship, instructs and runs drills for firearms ranges, maintains safety standards for all range operations.
- Active Threat Instructor- Provides Active Threat Instruction and drills for VA hospital staff members, sets up and runs ATF drills for officers, maintains safety standards for all ATR drills with staff and officers.
- Processes all United States District Court Violations Notices (USDCVNs) and ships to the Central Violations Bureau (CVB) for processing, maintains all copies and logs of all USDCVNs processed through the CVB.
- Evidence Custodian- maintains and processes all evidence collected and deposited by officers into the evidence room.
Police Officer
Department of Veterans Affairs Police Department
Minneapolis, MN
10.2016 - 12.2021
- Enforced federal laws and regulations to maintain safety within Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fort Snelling National Cemetery and other VA facilities.
- Conducted thorough investigations of incidents, ensuring accurate documentation and response protocols.
- Respond to reports of crime or crime-in-progress, conducts a crime-scene assessment, and intervenes to abort the criminal act or to investigate and initiate actions.
- Apprehend, restrain or arrest persons when necessary using a minimum amount of physical force and weapon employment.
- Conducted routine walking and driving patrols throughout the Veterans Affairs properties.
- Firearms Instructor- instructs and teaches marksmanship, instructs and runs drills for firearms ranges, maintains safety standards for all range operations.
- Active Threat Instructor- Provides Active Threat Instruction and drills for VA hospital staff members, sets up and runs ATF drills for officers, maintains safety standards for all ATR drills with staff and officers.
- Evidence Custodian- maintains and processes all evidence collected and deposited by officers into the evidence room.
Security Assistant
Department of Veterans Affairs Police Department
Minneapolis, MN
10.2015 - 10.2016
- Fingerprinting employees, students, contractors, and volunteers for employment or training in the hospital.
- Verifying identification for employees, students, contractors and volunteers for government identification cards.
- Printing and issuing government identification cards for employees, contractors, students, and volunteers.
- Issuing out employee vehicle stickers.
- Serves as the primary contact for employees, contractors and affiliates as it applies to providing physical access to VA controlled space using a Physical Access Control System.
- Driving to remote clinics throughout the state fingerprinting, printing and issuing government identification cards to employees on site.
- Managing and maintaining records associated with employee parking.
- Serves as PIV manager/sponsor/registrar and issuer.
Corporal
United States Marine Corps
Camp Pendleton, CA
01.2005 - 08.2009
- Conducted security assessments of 7 Iraqi Police stations; assisted in the development of security plans and advised over 90 police officers on fixed site security.
- Assisted in the development of mobile security plans including development of alternative routes which resulted in safer conditions for numerous Marines.
- Communicated effectively with over 100 Iraqi Army soldiers which resulted in a more tactically sound and cohesive organization.
- Administered company affairs through completing documents, reports, regulations and procedures utilizing Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Rifle and Pistol marksmanship instructor for the regiment.
- Conducted analyses to identify unit issues and develops/implements remedial actions for Iraqi Police Logistical units.
- Mentored junior Marines, fostering skill development and operational competency.
- Provided definitive technical advice and assistance to senior authorities in Iraqi Police Stations regarding establishment of a comprehensive security program that does not unduly hamper command/activity operations.
- Provided logistical and security program oversight of the implementation processes at the Iraqi Police Stations.
Education
Bachelor's degree - Criminal Justice
Southern New Hampshire University
Hooksett, NH12-2020
High school diploma or equivalent -
Rosemount High School
Rosemount, MN06-2004
Skills
- Crisis intervention and deescalation
- Patience and empathy
- Investigative research
- Firearms proficiency
- Criminal law
- Crime scene analysis
- Evidence processing
- Interviewing witnesses
- Report writing
- First aid training
Accomplishments
- Recipient of the nationwide Sergeant of the Year Award for 2023 for the Department of Veterans Affairs Police.
Certification
- Marine Corps Recruit Training January 2005
- VA Basic Police Officer Course February 2017
- Minnesota Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) April 2017
- Firearms Instructor Course August 2018
- Long Gun Instructor Course August 2018
- Active Threat Instructor Course November 2018
- Advanced Training on Financial Exploitation of Older Adults (Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Class) September 2022
- Basic Financial Crimes Investigations (Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Class) October 2022
- Basic Narcotics Investigations (Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Class) December 2022
- Advanced Financial Crimes Investigations (Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Class) February 2024
- Death and Missing Persons Investigative Conference (Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Class) April 2024
- Sexual Assault Investigations (Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Class) September 2024.
- ICAC and Human Trafficking Conference (Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Class) December 2024.
- Death and Missing Persons Investigative Conference (Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Class) April 2026.
Language skills
English Spoken: Advanced | Written: Advanced | Read: Advanced
Timeline
Criminal Investigator
Department of Veterans Affairs Police Department
09.2024 - Current
Police Sergeant
Department of Veterans Affairs Police Department
12.2021 - 09.2024
Police Officer
Department of Veterans Affairs Police Department
10.2016 - 12.2021
Security Assistant
Department of Veterans Affairs Police Department
10.2015 - 10.2016
Corporal
United States Marine Corps
01.2005 - 08.2009
Bachelor's degree - Criminal Justice
Southern New Hampshire University
High school diploma or equivalent -
Rosemount High School