DALE K. BREARCLIFFE
P.O. Box 2925
Livermore, CA 94551
925-449-0626

daleb@digital-bear.com

[Education] [Current Experience] [Prior Experience] [Organizations]


EDUCATION

Bachelors of Science in Computer Science, California State University, Hayward, California, 1983.


CURRENT EXPERIENCE

April, 1997 to Present
Digital Bear Consulting, Livermore, California

President


PRIOR EXPERIENCE

November, 1993 to April, 1997
Livermore Police Department, Livermore, California

Information Systems Administrator

  • System and Data Base Administrator for a law enforcement records system on a General Automation minicomputer, including hardware/software trouble shooting and system performance adjustments.
  • Systems administrator for a Windows NT 4.0 server.
  • Integration of LAN with minicomputer.
  • Created department's web site and maintained it as the webmaster.
  • Created and installed a multimedia touch screen public information system (Kiosk)
  • Responsible for all aspects of in-house developed, Pick Systems based Records Management software including: Specifications, analysis, coding, debugging, user documentation and maintenance.
  • Provided information systems security management.
  • Budget and contract preparation.
  • Trained personnel in the use of computer systems and crime analysis information.
  • Managed and supervised a four member unit with an objective to provide high quality information system products and timely crime analysis.
  • Researched, compiled and analyzed a variety of data from police crime reports and intelligence information.
  • Presented information to the public through the news media, City Council meetings and public meetings.
  • Disseminated forecasts to operational divisions to assist with resource allocation and planning.

February, 1984 to October, 1993
Livermore Police Department, Livermore, California

Crime Analyst

  • Planned, created, documented and maintained a law enforcement records management system on a Pick Systems minicomputer.
  • Researched, compiled and analyzed a variety of data from police crime reports and intelligence information.
  • Disseminated forecasts to operational divisions to assist with resource allocation and planning.
  • Developed new methodologies in the analysis and forecasting of the temporal aspects of crimes occurring at imprecisely known times. (As presented in the book Crime Analysis: From First Report to Final Arrest . Montclair, CA: Alpha Publishing. ISBN 0-9634773-0-7)

February, 1983 to May, 1996
Livermore Police Department, Livermore, California

Reserve Police Officer

  • General enforcement of city, county and state laws.
  • Investigated crimes.
  • Prepared reports for criminal prosecution.
  • Intelligence Coordinator for SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics) team.


PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA)

Silicon Valley Web Guild (Association of Internet Professionals)