Public Safety Information Technology (PSIT)

Meet Psit Manager brian dabel

Office of the Chief – Administrative Services Division

PSIT Manager Brian Dabel began his career with the Sacramento Public Safety IT Division in 1992. Brian has held the positions of Applications Developer, IT Supervisor, and IT Manager. As the IT Manager, Brian leads an Applications Development team, a Systems Engineering team, a HelpDesk and Desktop support team and a mobile computing team. These teams implement and maintain leading edge computer systems for the Sacramento Police Department.

Brian has been responsible for several enterprise-wide IT projects throughout his career. These projects include being the technical project lead for the Police Records Management System replacement project, managed the Police Computer Aided Dispatch System replacement project and was a technical team member for the first Police Department Mobile Data Computer System. Brian was the project manager for the Police Next Generation (NextGen) Mobile Data Computer, Digital In-Car Camera and Body Worn Camera projects.

Brian created the Information Technology Sustainment Team for the Police Department. This team supports the system upgrades and training requirements for the Police Computer Aided Dispatch system, Records Management System and Mobile Data Computer System.

Brian was a founding member of the Versa West Users group which consists of West Coast Police agencies that utilize the same Computer Aided Dispatch, Mobile Data computer and Records Management system software. The users group collaborates on ideas and change requests, shares information on best practices and provides user training to its members.

Brian holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in Management Information Systems from California State University, Sacramento.