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Proposal for a Police Department Staffing Needs Assessment San Leandro, CA Matrix Consulting Group Page 7 RICHARD BRADY PRESIDENT, MATRIX CONSULTING GROUP Richard Brady founded Matrix Consulting Group in 2002 and our Canadian firm, MCG Consulting Solutions in 2017. He leads our Public Safety Practice which includes law enforcement and justice studies. He has served as the Project Manager or Lead Analyst on hundreds of public safety studies in his 40 year career. His subject matter expertise includes police staffing and deployment, management effectiveness, and governance and transparency. Prior to his founding of these two firms, he served for over 20 years as a practice leader in two other firms, including Maximus. Experience Highlights Austin, TX: Richard lead a consulting team to assist the APD recreate its approach to community policing to involve everyone, not just those with specialty assignments. While the study supported the addition of staff, the study also found that there were significant opportunities to support community policing in leadership, policies, recruitment, training, supervision, and use of data. Columbus, OH: Richard led this recent project that identified the need for new positions, but more importantly, identified a number of areas which would improve the quality of service and integrity, including: • Steps to improve upon building trust in the community. • Changes to use of force policies and biased policing. • Increase training on de-escalation and procedural justice. • Increase the use of civilians in the field and in administration. There was a ‘disconnect’ between the policies and management. Ossining, NY: Richard led this just-completed engagement evaluating opportunities to reform policing consistent with 21st Century Policing concepts. Key recommendations included: • Improve the functioning, transparency and objectivity of the Citizen / Police Complaint Review Board. • Work with other agencies to create a mental health response unit. • Expand training in the areas of racism, bias, de-escalation. Role on This Engagement: Richard will serve as a project executive and advisor. He will be involved in all project stages, including on-site interviews and review meetings. He will lead product design and quality control. Relevant Clients: MB ON AB CA CA TX TX MO OH NY NY VA NC NC AZ WA OR Winnipeg Kawartha Lakes Edmonton Los Angeles San Francisco Austin Fort Worth Kansas City Columbus Ossining Albany Richmond Raleigh Asheville Phoenix Tacoma Portland Years of Consulting: 40 Education: BA, California State University, East Bay. PhD, Oxford University, U.K. Notable Accomplishments: Ohio Commission on Juvenile Justice Massachusetts Governor’s Committee on Local Government Professional Association: Association of Local Government Auditors International City-County Management Association