WS - C, K-3 - Workforce Solutions Proposal

WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS A Solutions and Investigations Company Jon Thomas is the owner of Workforce Solutions and currently serves as the Chief of Police of a small law enforcement agency in Central Iowa. Jon’s formal education includes a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Central College in Pella, Iowa as well as being a certified peace officer through the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy in Johnston, Iowa. Jon has attended numerous other professional development trainings throughout his career and is certified instructor by the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy as a Firearms Instructor, Rifle Instructor, Use of Force Instructor, Less Lethal – Chemical Munition & Distraction Device Instructor, Defensive Tactics Instructor, and a Precision Driving Instructor. Additional certifications include serving Active Shooter Instructor, a Vehicle Close Quarter Encounter Instructor, De-Escalation, Implicit Bias, and a Force Science Use of Force Specialist. Jon is a frequent guest instructor at the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy for both the basic academy classes as well as instructor level classes. In addition to his experience as a police officer and Chief of Police, Jon served as a labor representative between cities, counties, and private companies and a national labor organization representing the employees of these entities. This position provided an extensive experience in conflict resolution, employer / employee mediation, labor negotiations, and data analysis relating to budgeting, scheduling, and employee workforce needs. Jon has a successful grant writing background and successfully secured over $300,000 in funding in the last two years for the agencies he has served. Through the implementation of these grant programs, Jon has assisted over 20 law enforcement agencies across the State and trained over 50 officers for these agencies. In January 2020, Jon launched Workforce Solutions after discovering a need for consulting services ranging from internal workplace investigations, use of force reviews, litigation mitigation as well as labor negotiations. In addition to Jon’s expertise, Workforce Solutions has several associates with a wide variety of experience and certifications to meet our client’s wide variety of needs. As an example, Workforce Solutions has other police and fire chiefs to assist our clients, attorney’s specializing in a variety of areas, as well as accountants and forensic computer experts. Whatever the needs of our client, Workforce Solutions has an established network of experts to meet our client’s needs. Letters of recommendation and references are available upon request.