Darin Bayles
Darin has been in law enforcement since 1993 serving at the Williamson County Constable's Officer prior to serving over 25 years at the Round Rock Police Department. He has worked patrol, SWAT, motors, and FTO. He promoted to sergeant in 2007 and went to CID in 2008 where he supervised general crimes, domestic crimes and major crimes for nearly 12 years. He promoted to lieutenant in 2019 and was assigned to patrol, special operations and is now a lieutenant in CID. He is a graduate of the Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas and has experience instructing, mentoring, coaching, interviewing and leading officers and command staff. His specialties are leadership, supervision, technology projects and coaching officers for promotions and professional growth.
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Tim Travis
Tim is a retired lieutenant with a demonstrated history of working in the law enforcement industry. He is skilled in Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, Field Training, Patrol, and Emergency Operations. He is a strong military and protective services professional with a bachelor's degree focused on Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration from American Military University and Master of Science in Leadership from Sam Houston State University. Tim is also a retired 1SG from the Texas National Guard with multiple deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan. he served in Counterintelligence, Infantry, Artillery and additional skill identifiers of instructor, small group leader, German linguist and Drill SGT.
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Kim Rendon
Kim is an experienced communications specialist and trainer for police dispatch operations. She has trained and supervised dispatchers and call takers for a 911 call center for over 15 years. She is currently the assistant director for a Communications Center in central Texas which is a PSAP for over 120,000 people. She has been instrumental in improving standards for dispatch staff and creating a team environment for centers. She is an experienced sign language interpreter and has used sign language since she was a young girl to communicate with a family member. She is a TCOLE instructor and frequently instructs dispatch operations and Interacting with the Hard of Hearing for law enforcement.
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Sylvia Bernal
Sylvia Bernal has worked in crime scene investigation since 2010. She holds a Bachelor of Art degree in Forensic Science from St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. Sylvia is recognized by the International Association of Identification (IAI) as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and holds her Intermediate Certification through the Texas Association of Property and Evidence Inventory Technicians (T.A.P.E.I.T). Sylvia is a member of the IAI, Texas Division IAI, and International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts (IABPA). She is currently a Crime Scene Specialist and Latent Print Examiner in the Austin area with prior experience working in a Property and Evidence Room. Sylvia has specialized training and knowledge in various fields of crime scene investigation, including crime scene processing, bloodstain pattern analysis, shooting reconstruction, crime scene photography, crime scene reconstruction, and collection and packaging of evidence. She is a basic Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) instructor and has taught several courses in crime scene investigation.
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Chris Bakas
Chris began his career with the Albuquerque Police Department in 1990. Over the course of a 23-year career, Chris served in specialized units such as the Domestic Abuse Response Team, Gang Unit, Narcotics, and Professional Standards. Chris was Director of the Family Advocacy Center (FAC), a team of fourteen non-profit agencies to providing services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
After retirement at the rank of Commander, Chris worked for the Professional Standards Division of the Denver Sheriff Department before joining the Round Rock Police Department first as CALEA Manager and currently as Support Services Division Manager.
Chris holds a bachelor's in criminal justice and a master's in public administration. He is also a past board member of several domestic violence and sexual assault non-profit organizations. He currently serves as a board member for the New Mexico Chapter of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association and volunteers with a local animal rescue organization.
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Scott Cheshire
Scott has been in law enforcement for 32 years. He worked for Lake Havasu PD in Arizona for 22 years assigned to patrol, 10 years in white collar crime, 3 years in narcotics and retired in 2013. He relocated to Central Texas where he currently works as the Forensics Manager for the Round Rock Police Department supervising crime scene and evidence. He has extensive experience with accreditation, crime scene auditing, managing, photography and evidence recovery and processing. Scott attended the National Fire Academy for Arson investigation and has a bachelors in science from Northern Arizona University.