Major Senzer began his career 24 years ago, patrolling the streets of Zone 6 in East Atlanta. It was during his time assigned as the beat officer for the Kirkwood neighborhood that he developed a passion for community policing and took pride in the relationships that he developed with the residents and business owners on his beat.  In 2000, he was assigned to the RED DOG Unit where he worked on a team dedicated to combatting street-level narcotics operations throughout the City.

 

In 2007, Senzer was transferred to the elite SWAT Team, where he spent the next several years responding to highly volatile calls and participating in security details for major events.  During this time, he was selected to attend the Hazardous Devices School directed by the FBI and became one of only a handful of certified bomb technicians in the region. Senzer also became a Georgia POST-certified instructor in three major disciplines (general, firearms, and defensive tactics) which led to the development of his second passion for teaching and mentoring other officers

 

In 2014, Senzer was promoted to the rank of lieutenant, and returned to patrol operations as a watch commander in Zone 5 in Midtown and Downtown.  In 2016, he was reassigned to the Police Academy to oversee the department’s Critical Incident Training Unit.   It was here that Senzer implemented the Tactical Field Operator (TFO) program which was designed to bridge the response gap between patrol and SWAT.  Senzer developed the TFO concept while participating in the Atlanta Police Leadership Institute’s Tier 4 program.  The TFO program provides select officers with 80 hours of enhanced tactical training as well as 16 hours per month of progressive training. Unlike SWAT, TFOs are assigned to the patrol division and are an integral part of every watch in every zone.  At any given time, TFOs in the field can provide a rapid response tailored to mitigate specific threats.  The TFO program has enabled the department to be best in class regarding its readiness to respond to terroristic and other life-threatening events

 

Promoted to the rank of major in April 2019, Senzer is currently the Zone 3 Commander in southeast Atlanta.

 

Major Senzer’s full bio is available here.

 

 

Councilmember Matzigkeit will be in touch soon regarding an opportunity to meet Major Senzer and to understand his public safety goals for  Zone 2