BCSO Recognizes Manager Mike Wimberly, Retires After 36 Years of Service to Brevard County

By  //  May 14, 2016

FLEET MAINTENANCE MANAGER

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Sheriff Wayne Ivey, right, wished a very happy retirement to a longtime Brevard County Sheriff’s Office family member – Manager Mike Wimberly. (BCSO Image)

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Earlier this week we wished a very happy retirement to a longtime Brevard County Sheriff’s Office family member, Manager Mike Wimberly.

Mike has had an incredible career with our agency and leaves behind a legacy of professionalism and valued public service.

Wimberly was hired as Fleet Maintenance Manager in January 1997, after 16 years of working and supervising Brevard County’s Fleet.

During his 20 years with the BCSO, Mike has managed the fleet operations for nearly 1500 employees.

In 2000, Mike attended and graduated from the nighttime Eastern Florida State Law Enforcement Academy and obtained his law enforcement certification. Mike has since volunteered thousands of hours as a Reserve Deputy over and beyond his daily Fleet Management responsibilities.

Mike’s son Andrew proudly presented his father’s retirement credentials at his retirement ceremony as Andrew is following in his father’s public service footsteps.

Andrew was hired by our agency in 2011 and currently serves as a Corrections Deputy.

Throughout his career, Mike has received a tremendous amount of accolades and letters of commendation from both within and outside of our agency. He is not only a great Manager and Law Enforcement Officer, but is a great friend to all as well!

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Please join me in congratulating Mike for his incredible service and commitment to our agency, and also in wishing him a very relaxing, fun and well-deserved retirement!

We wish Mike the absolute best in the next chapter of his life and greatly appreciate his leadership and dedication!

Well done Mike!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey has been a law enforcement officer for over three decades. Sheriff Ivey is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and has a Bachelor’s Degree from Daytona State College in Management and Supervision. Sheriff Ivey’s background in law enforcement is inclusive of Management, Criminal Investigations, Narcotics, Patrol Services, Public Integrity Investigations, and Corrections.

Sheriff Wayne Ivey

Prior to being elected in 2012, Sheriff Ivey served the citizens of the State of Florida as a Resident Agent in Charge for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. As a member of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Sheriff Ivey developed and created the country’s first ever statewide Task Force on Identity Theft.

That same year the Task Force was named one of the top five most innovative programs in the country by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and investigated approximately 44 million dollars in fraud cases. Additionally, as a member of FDLE, Sheriff Ivey created the Child Abduction Response Team (C.A.R.T) that re-defined the way Child Abduction cases are conducted throughout the country today.

Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey has been a law enforcement officer for over three decades. Sheriff Ivey is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and has a Bachelor’s Degree from Daytona State College in Management and Supervision. Sheriff Ivey’s background in law enforcement is inclusive of Management, Criminal Investigations, Narcotics, Patrol Services, Public Integrity Investigations, and Corrections.

The program was later selected as the most innovative program in the country by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and is now used as a nationwide model in the response and investigation of child abductions.

Sheriff Ivey has testified before the United States Congress on law enforcement related matters and has extensive experience in the area of Public Integrity Investigations. Sheriff Ivey was honored as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Special Agent of the Year (1996) and was also recognized by the Commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for his Outstanding Contributions to Criminal Justice. In August of 2011 Sheriff Ivey was honored by the National Organization of Victims Advocacy for his work at the national level as an advocate of victim’s rights and protection.

Sheriff Ivey speaks regularly on topics such as Identity Theft, Crime in America, Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, and Self Defense through Mental Preparedness. Sheriff Ivey firmly believes that Crime Prevention and Education are vital to reduce our crime rate and protect our community.