Daniel C. Owen
Indianapolis,IN
Summary
To utilize my experience and education to move into the Director position of Public Safety at Ivy Tech Community College.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Interim Director Public Safety
Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis
03.2025 - Current
- Developed high-performing teams by providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Enhanced team collaboration through regular communication, goal setting, and performance evaluations.
- Established a culture of continuous improvement by fostering open communication channels and empowering employees to voice their ideas.
- Cultivated a positive work environment that fostered employee engagement, increased retention rates, and boosted overall team morale.
Assistant Director of Public Safety
Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana
11.2024 - 03.2025
- Conducted regular safety drills to ensure preparedness in case of emergency situations at school premises.
- Fostered a positive school culture by promoting open communication among staff members and celebrating successes together as a team.
- Oversaw project management, ensuring timely completion within budget constraints.
- Developed and maintained strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
- Trained personnel in equipment maintenance and enforced participation in exercises focused on developing key skills.
Public Safety Specialist
Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, Indiana
10.2017 - 11.2024
- Conduct various trainings to include CPR and First Aid
- Manage and control parts of the Security I-Drive
- Hire and train/onboard new Public Safety officers
- Organize and assign shift locations as needed
- Collaborate with security contractor company about public safety needs on campus, including replacement of security officers who no longer meet Ivy Tech requirements
- Maintain and update the crime log
- Facilitate communication between public safety officers, staff, students, and other individuals who may have been involved in incidents
- Assist with S2 system related to panic devices, door schedules, and fob creation and access
- Represent PSEP Lead and Department at meetings and events as needed
- Created opening and closing procedures for the Lawrence campus and other buildings in the service area
- Improve efficiency in department by moving from paper to electronic documentation
- Assign, supervise, and audit monthly inspection checks of all buildings in the Indianapolis Service Area completed by public safety officers
- Complete and manage work orders as needed
- Monitor and review daily public safety officer activity logs
- Fill in gaps in the schedule to ensure adequate coverage on campus by working extra shifts as needed
- Experience initiating alerts in IvyAlert
- Conduct training sessions with the Public Safety staff
- Represent PSEP in the RFP process in reviewing and selecting an outside security contractor
- Collaborate with the PSEP VP and PSEP Lead on selecting/upgrading to a new Video Management System (VMS) (high dollar project) for the Indianapolis service area
- Implementation of new Video Management System (VMS) across buildings on the main Indianapolis campus
- Work with vendors on expanding the numbers of door access controls that we have in our service area
- Partner with PSEP Lead to create a BERT (Building Emergency Response Team) to increase safety and efficiency in emergency situations
- Represent PSEP during New Student Orientation, discussing departmental features that assist students
- Create emergency evacuation plans, including maps of rooms and buildings on campus
- Maintain inventory of emergency management equipment across campus to include AED units, call boxes, first aid kits, Motorola radios, and panic buttons
- Created 'Be On the Lookout' (BOLO) Binders for distribution at all security posts
- Overseeing the reconstruction and reorganization of the Public Safety storage room in the North Meridian Center
Public Safety Officer
Ivy Tech Community College
11.2013 - 10.2017
- Function independently as a public safety officer as well as part of the Ivy Tech Public Safety team
- Monitor closed circuit security camera systems and intrusion detection systems
- Serve as a public safety officer at various campus locations as needed
- Collaborate with Indianapolis Metro Police Department Officers on responding to on-campus incidents
- Filing of incident reports as well as assist faculty, staff, and students complete and submit incident reports
- Dispatch officers to various service locations to complete different tasks
- Many times, works alone thus necessitating the skills of independent and expedient decision making
- Liaison for numerous outside service agencies to address on-campus issues (elevator service, security alarms, utility companies, EMS, etc.)
- Communicate with leadership and fellow public safety officers about issues occurring on campus
- Offer positive customer service by displaying a friendly and approachable attitude to those needing directions, a room unlocked, etc
- Patrol, both on foot and by vehicle, campus buildings and grounds to ensure safety and security of faculty, staff, students, and community members on campus
- Enforce policies and procedures set forth by Ivy Tech Community College and local law enforcement agencies
- Provide public safety services at events both on- and off-campus including commencement, events hosted in the C4 building, etc
- De-escalate tense situations to resolve conflicts
- Completed Campus Protection Officer Course in June 2015
- Completed Pepper Spray Training in July 2016
Education
High School Diploma -
Terre Haute South High School
Terre Haute, IN05.2000
Skills
- OSHA 30 Certified
- CPR & First Aid Certified
- De-escalation Training/Instructor
- Personnel management
- Developing Business Continuity Plans
- New employee onboarding
- Surveillance and access control systems management
- Title IX knowledge
- Clery Act knowledge
- Diversity engagement
- Investigative skills
- Collaboration
- Incident report writing
- Maxient system management
- Supervisory skills
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft Outlook
- Mental Health First Aid Training
- Customer Service
- Public Safety Drills
- SOP implementation
- Relationship building
- Conflict management
- Interpersonal skills
- Access Control system reconstruction
- Post Orders and SOPs implementation
- Stair Carry Chair selection
- Staff development
- Partnerships and alliances
- Time management
- Camera angles
- Risk management
Additional Information
Willing to seek additional education/training, if preferred, in the role.
Timeline
Interim Director Public Safety
Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis
03.2025 - Current
Assistant Director of Public Safety
Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis
11.2024 - 03.2025
Public Safety Specialist
Ivy Tech Community College
10.2017 - 11.2024
Public Safety Officer
Ivy Tech Community College
11.2013 - 10.2017
High School Diploma -
Terre Haute South High School
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