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Ryan Ebbert

Ryan Ebbert

Law Enforcement, Security And Operations Professional
Byford,WA

Summary

Resourceful and dedicated with motivational leadership, training and employee supervision experience. Over a decade of experience in security, corrections and law enforcement across multiple countries including the United States and Australia. Seeking to leverage strong leadership and problem-solving skills in transitioning to a role in security business operations, bringing a unique perspective to enhance organisational efficiency and success.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
10
10
Certifications

Work History

Security and Use of Force Cooridinator

Department of Justice
02.2026 - Current
  • Lead security governance and oversight within a complex, high-risk custodial environment, coordinating Use of Force reviews, conducting investigations, and strengthening compliance, accountability, risk management, and emergency preparedness to drive continuous operational improvement.

Senior Business Analyst

Western Australia Police Force
06.2025 - 02.2026
  • Lead business analysis for the transition from the Firearms Act 1973 to the Firearms Act 2024, ensuring operational, compliance and regulatory requirements are captured and translated into implementable solutions.
  • Partner with senior leadership, policy writers, legal advisors and operational policing staff to gather requirements, resolve gaps and align reform outcomes with community safety objectives.
  • Conduct impact assessments on licensing compliance and enforcement practices to guide executive decision-making.
  • Identified, tracked and mitigated risks associated with reform implementation, ensuring business practices met legal and probity standards.

Firearms Probity Officer

Western Australia Police Force
01.2025 - 06.2025
  • Contributes to the effective and efficient processing of persons seeking firearms licenses by ensuring licenses are issued to fit and proper persons in line with firearm legislation.
  • Accesses and contributes to identifying relevant information and/or systems to provide support based on comprehensive research and analysis and determines reliability, relevance and credibility of information obtained.
  • Participates in, and contributes to, the gathering, processing and analysis of information collected through various agency capabilities and functions to collect information of value in relation to revocation files
  • Reviews files and provides advice based on information identified through the Western Australia Police Force systems to create actionable information for police officers in support of firearm probity investigations and seizures.
  • Conducts criteria and criminal record checks in accordance with regulations and recommends appropriate action.
  • Maintains a contemporary and comprehensive knowledge of current and emerging developments, in firearm probity to support and improve frontline operational outcomes.
  • Identifies areas of improvements around the gathering of relevant information and provides advice to management regarding process improvements to ensure they remain contemporary and relevant.
  • Collates and prepares relevant documentation in support of complex investigations and seizures to convey actionable information in a constructed and concise format.
  • Identifies any potential risk to officer safety and community safety, in relation to the integrity of a person becoming a firearms licence holder and/or firearm seizures

Licensing Investigations Officer, Firearms

Western Australia Police Force
12.2023 - 08.2024
  • Investigates and reviews Firearms License Holders medical and mental fitness to properly hold a firearms license
  • Liaise with local police stations to seize and secure firearms that are deemed to be in possession of an unfit and proper person.
  • Analyze reports received by medical practitioners relating to the medical fitness to hold of license holders.
  • Processes the revocations of firearms licenses.
  • Prepared and submitted detailed reports regarding assignments and ongoing investigations.
  • Gathered, organized and input warnings, alerts and further information into digital nationwide database.
  • Maintained database systems to track and analyze operational data.

Licensing Support Officer, Firearms

Western Australia Police Force
09.2023 - 12.2023
  • Receives and responds to phone and counter inquiries and provides information and advice relating to licensing enquiries to internal and external customers.
  • Provides advice and information to internal and external customers on police licensing matters/policies and procedures based on set procedures and guidelines.
  • Enters data into relevant WA Police Force systems/registers/databases and ensure the accuracy of records. Utilises WA Police Force systems for tracking of data and records.
  • Receives, receipts and reconciles monies collected in accordance with the Financial Management Act 2006
  • Makes telephone calls relating to licensing matters to members of the public including those of a sensitive and confidential nature.

Sergeant - Jail Operations

Hamilton County Sheriff's Office
10.2022 - 07.2023
  • Team Leader of the Sheriff's Emergency Response Team (SERT).
  • Mobile Field Force team leader (civil unrest response/riot).
  • Recruitment officer for Jail Division.
  • Facilitate Taser training for fellow officers, yearly recertification and all new hires.
  • Coordinate scheduled training for SERT (Sheriff's Emergency Response Team).
  • Conduct employee performance reviews of Jail Deputies.
  • Develop monthly Jail schedule
  • Maintained custody and control of approximately 350 inmates housed in the entire facility.
  • Searched building and grounds, living quarters and work areas for contraband.
  • Established positive working relationships and maintained boundaries with resident offenders.
  • Received and inspected mail, property and funds from visitors on behalf of designated inmates.
  • Built solid relationships with staff and residents to keep institution safe and secure.
  • Created and maintained arrest files on inmates processed through jail.
  • As member of SERT, coordinate and conduct high risk transport of high profile inmates.
  • Authored incident reports for management on violations and discrepancies.

Jail Deputy

Hamilton County Sheriff's Office
04.2017 - 10.2022
  • Utilized weapons, handcuffs and physical force to maintain discipline and order among inmates
  • Received and processed inmates into custody of institution by searching inmates and taking charge of personal property.
  • Drove passenger vehicles and trucks to transport inmates to other institutions, courtrooms, hospitals and work sites.
  • Guarded facility entrances to screen visitors, using x-rays and body scanner devices.
  • Examined incoming and outgoing mail to detect contraband.
  • Conducted pat downs and strip searches of inmates and visitors to prevent contraband from entering facility.
  • As a member of SERT (Sheriff's Emergency Response Team), conduct routine cell shakedowns and security checks.

Corrections Officer

Lake County Juvenile Court
09.2015 - 10.2016
  • Maintained safety and security of staff and public by applying defensive techniques and physical restraints.
  • Reduced crimes and other hazardous activity through close observation and situational awareness.
  • Effectively interacted with staff, offenders, visitors and public to maintain security within facility.
  • Streamlined operational efficiencies by effectively maintaining daily shift activity logs.

Policy Writer

Rockwell Automation
06.2013 - 06.2015
  • Screened vendors and contractors before granting access to restricted areas.
  • Monitored surveillance cameras to investigate loss, fraud, theft and abuse by employees or visitors.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice

Lake Erie College
Painesville, OH
05.2013

Skills

Operational Leadership

Criminal law and procedure

Weapons training

Safety and security

Emergency Response

Written Communication

Decision-Making

Operational Support

Critical Thinking

Strategic planning

Accomplishments

  • Captain Award 2023 - Awarded by the Jail Captain (Jail Commander)
  • Hamilton County Sheriff's Office 2022 Employee of the Year, Jail division.
  • Appointed as team leader for the Sheriff's Emergency Response Team (SERT) as of December 2021.

Certification

FBI LEEDA - Supervisory Leadership Institute

Referees

  • Matthew Hyde - Current Operational Leadership manager, State of Indiana, USA. Former supervisor at Hamilton County Sheriff's Office - Sergeant & Special Emergency Response Commander - +1 317 552 8298 (mhyde89@gmail.com)
  • More available upon request

Timeline

Security and Use of Force Cooridinator

Department of Justice
02.2026 - Current

Senior Business Analyst

Western Australia Police Force
06.2025 - 02.2026

Firearms Probity Officer

Western Australia Police Force
01.2025 - 06.2025

Licensing Investigations Officer, Firearms

Western Australia Police Force
12.2023 - 08.2024

Licensing Support Officer, Firearms

Western Australia Police Force
09.2023 - 12.2023

FBI LEEDA - Supervisory Leadership Institute

06-2023

Sergeant - Jail Operations

Hamilton County Sheriff's Office
10.2022 - 07.2023

Primary Instructor - Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board

10-2022

TJA Use of Force training & Hostage Rescue training

09-2022

Enhanced Diversionary Device Instructor - Liberty Dynamic

03-2022

Taser Instructor - Axon

11-2021

Certified Jail Officer - American Jail Association

08-2021

Certified Field Training Officer - Public Agency Training Council

01-2021

Riot Shield and Riot Baton Instructor - Safariland/Defense Technologies

11-2020

Department of Homeland Security - Armed Prisoner Flight Transport

10-2020

Indiana Law Enforcement Academy - Jail Officer

04-2018

Jail Deputy

Hamilton County Sheriff's Office
04.2017 - 10.2022

Corrections Officer

Lake County Juvenile Court
09.2015 - 10.2016

Policy Writer

Rockwell Automation
06.2013 - 06.2015

Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice

Lake Erie College
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