UOPD named its new chief today, ending the three-month search. Matthew Carmichael received the position after serving as the chief of police at UC Davis since 2011, according to the UOPD website.

Carmichael’s resume includes expertise in mass shootings and “active shooter training/preparedness,” filling a void in UOPD experience with shootings.

Andre Le Duc, assistant vice president of UO’s Risk Management, was in charge of hiring Carmichael, the Emerald reported.

“Chief Carmichael has proven experience leading a major campus department through change,” Le Duc said in the announcement by UOPD.

Le Duc said Carmichael stood out from the other candidates from his time at UC Davis.

Carmichael was hired by UC Davis police in November 2011 shortly after a group of student protesters were pepper sprayed by UC Davis police, making national news.

Carmichael helped rebuild the UC Davis police department and regain the communities trust, according to Le Duc, which made him stand out from the other candidates for the new UO police chief.

Carmichael visited the UO campus on July 15 to hold a public forum and meet with the search committee.

The committee of 13 comprised of faculty, undergrad and grad students, UOPD staff members, UO administrators and Eugene Police Department Chief Pete Kerns, The Emerald published on May 19.

“My family and I are beyond excited to join the UO community in Eugene,” Carmichael said in a quote on the UOPD website. “With a relatively new police department, the university has a great opportunity to become a national leader in campus safety and policing, and it’s an honor for me to participate in that effort.”

Chief Carmichael off to University of Oregon Police Department! pic.twitter.com/kL8q2mBiEz

— UC Davis Police (@PoliceUc) August 31, 2016