Chief Inspector Sharee Cumming
Flagstone,Qld
Summary
Dynamic leader with 34 years experience at the Queensland Police Service, excelling in leading people, managing systems and processes, decision-making and problem-solving.
Proven experience in command during and following critical incidents as police forward commander or supporting specialist tactical officers. Performed command and coordination roles in State Disaster Coordination Centre and State Police Operations Centre for natural disaster response.
Successfully developed and implemented leadership programs, enhancing operational capability and efficiency and fostering collaboration across agencies.
Recognised for maintaining high professional standards while driving continuous improvement initiatives in complex environments.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
AIPM Visiting Fellow
Australian Institute of Police Management
01.2024 - Current
- Develop and facilitate frontline and executive leadership programs to police, emergency services and public safety agencies nationally and internationally
- Utilised own operational and corporate knowledge, experience and expertise to lend gravitas and credibility to leadership program curriculum and content delivery
- Support contemporary learning methodologies by engaging with sector learning institutions to benchmark leadership program curriculum
Manager, QPS Leadership Centre
Queensland Police Service
01.2021 - 01.2024
- Manage the design, delivery and assessment of Leadership Centre programs, including education related projects
- Develop and maintain appropriate strategies, plans, policing and procedures that support educational activities and curriculum development
- Manage the functions and resources of the Leadership Centre to ensure efficiency and effectiveness consistent with strategic objectives
- Develop and implement strategies to enable continuous improvement in the performance of a work unit or functional area
- Consult, liaise and network with appropriate Service, government and non-government organisations, to ensure the achievement of effective educational outcomes
- Coordinate or conduct investigations regarding issues of performance and conduct of work units and employees of the Service
- Maintain a work environment committed to professional standards, ethical practices and discipline
Manager, Operational Policy and Improvement
Queensland Police Service
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Research, develop, implement and evaluate appropriate strategies, plans, policies and procedures that enhance corporate and operational activities
- Prepare and present complex submissions and provide high quality advice in relation to operational and corporate issues
- Ensure the conduct of regular evaluation and review processes for the purposes of governance, risk management and continuous improvement
- Consult, negotiate and collaborate both within the Service and with other government and non-government organisations to ensure the achievement of improves Service outcomes
- Manage the functions and resources to ensure efficiency and effectiveness consistent with strategic organisational and operational policing objectives
- Coordinate or conduct investigations regarding issues of performance and conduct of work units and employees of the Service
- Maintain a work environment committed to professional standards, ethical practice and discipline.
Country Patrol and Support Services Inspector
Queensland Police Service
11.2016 - 01.2019
- Overviewed 9 Police Stations and 12 Support Sections within Darling Downs District
- Provide quality leadership and manage the functions and resources of an assigned area of responsibility to ensure efficiency and effectiveness consistent with strategic organisational and operational policing objectives
- Develop and implement strategies and undertake projects to enable continuous improvement in the performance of a work unit or functional area
- Provide high quality advice on operational and organisational issues
- Develop and implement appropriate strategies, plans, and procedures that support operational activities
- Consult, liaise and network with appropriate Service, government and non-government organisations to ensure the achievement of effective policing outcomes
- Coordinate or conduct investigations regarding issues of performance and conduct of work units and employees of the Service
- Maintain a work environment committed to professional standards, ethical practices and discipline
Regional Operations Inspector
Queensland Police Service
05.2015 - 11.2016
- Overview and manage regional operations on behalf of Assistant Commissioner, Southern Region
- Provide quality leadership and manage the functions and resources of regional operations to ensure efficiency and effectiveness consistent with strategic organisational and operational policing objectives
- Develop and implement strategies and undertake projects to enable continuous improvement in the performance of regional operations and support districts to achieve operational objectives
- Provide high quality advice on operational and organisational issues
- Develop and implement appropriate strategics, plans and procedures that support operational activities
- Consult, liaise and network with appropriate Service, government and non-government organisations to ensure the achievement of effective policing outcomes
- Coordinate or conduct investigations regarding issues of performance and conduct of work units and employees of the Service
- Maintain a work environment committed to professional standards, ethical practices and discipline
Education
Multi-Agency Gold Incident Command - Command, Critical Thinking, Decision-Making
UK College of Policing
Ryton, England12-2024
Police Forward Command Skills Enhancement - Police Forward Command, C3, Multi-Agency Response
ANZCTC
Melbourne, VIC08-2022
AFAC Strategic Command Program - C3 Multi-Agency Response, Strategic Thinking
Australian Institute of Police Management
Manly, NSW04-2022
Master of Leadership And Management - Leadership, Management And Command
Charles Sturt University
Sydney, NSW08-2021
Graduate Certificate in Applied Management - Leadership And Management
Australian Institute of Police Management
Manly, NSW05-2016
Skills
- Leading people (teams)
- Command, control and coordination
- Decision-making
- Calm under pressure
- Organisational skills
- Problem-solving
- Teamwork and collaboration
Timeline
AIPM Visiting Fellow
Australian Institute of Police Management
01.2024 - Current
Manager, QPS Leadership Centre
Queensland Police Service
01.2021 - 01.2024
Manager, Operational Policy and Improvement
Queensland Police Service
01.2019 - 01.2021
Country Patrol and Support Services Inspector
Queensland Police Service
11.2016 - 01.2019
Regional Operations Inspector
Queensland Police Service
05.2015 - 11.2016
Multi-Agency Gold Incident Command - Command, Critical Thinking, Decision-Making
UK College of Policing
Police Forward Command Skills Enhancement - Police Forward Command, C3, Multi-Agency Response
ANZCTC
AFAC Strategic Command Program - C3 Multi-Agency Response, Strategic Thinking
Australian Institute of Police Management
Master of Leadership And Management - Leadership, Management And Command
Charles Sturt University
Graduate Certificate in Applied Management - Leadership And Management
Australian Institute of Police Management