Derek Kanuck
York
Summary
Experienced in conducting criminal investigations with strong critical thinking and decisive judgement. Committed to upholding legal standards while building trust with individuals and communities.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Police Officer
West Earl Twp. Police Department
01.2026 - Current
- Perform daily patrol operations
- Responded to reports of automobile accidents and criminal activity, calling for additional support as necessary.
- Responded to emergency calls to provide assistance to citizens in need.
- Built excellent rapport and working relationship with community to build trust and improve upon communication.
Police Officer
New Holland Police Department
01.2022 - 12.2025
- Officer in Charge (OIC) for platoon
- Review and approve reports, criminal complaints and citations.
- Manage daily equipment sign-in and sign out
- Assist with writing new department policies
- Perform daily patrol opertations
- Perform live-scan fingerprinting
- Submitted applications and obtained two grants (accreditation grant and body-worn camera grant) for the department, totaling over $278,000
Police Officer
Lancaster City Police Department
07.2014 - 01.2022
- Performed daily patrol operations
- Held training spot in the Criminal Investigative Division (CID) detective unit for 3 month
- Member of Lancaster county auto theft task force
- Conducted preliminary investigations at scenes of major crimes.
- Apprehended offenders and conducted interviews and interrogations.
Test Welder
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products
04.2010 - 07.2014
- Observed and dimension tolerance tests to evaluate weld quality and conformance to specifications.
- Inspected welds for accuracy and conformance to specifications.
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
- Prepared welding equipment to perform advanced welding work.
- Completed welding projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, and shielded metal arc equipment.
Education
Act 120 Course Work
Reading Police Academy
Reading, PA11-2014
High School Diploma -
Ephrata Senior High School
Ephrata, PA05-1997
Associate of Science - Welding Technology
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, PA05-1999
Skills
Decisive
Attention to detail
Assertiveness
Critical thinking
Knowledge of the law
Community awareness
Certification
Act 120- MOPETC #43399
ENRADD
V-Spec
Intoxilyzer 9000- operator and maintenance
Intelligence Liason Officer, LIO
Timeline
Police Officer
West Earl Twp. Police Department
01.2026 - Current
Police Officer
New Holland Police Department
01.2022 - 12.2025
Police Officer
Lancaster City Police Department
07.2014 - 01.2022
Test Welder
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products
04.2010 - 07.2014
Act 120 Course Work
Reading Police Academy
High School Diploma -
Ephrata Senior High School
Associate of Science - Welding Technology
Pennsylvania College of Technology