Captain Franz Schoening began his career as a police officer in 1997 and has been with the Portland Police Bureau since 2002. Captain Schoening is assigned to the Portland Police Bureau's Training Division, overseeing training and policy development. Captain Schoening has been involved in public order policing since 2008, including as a supervisor on the Bureau's public order unit, as a supervisor in the Bureau's Mounted Unit, and as part of the Bureau's Incident Management Team during public order events. Captain Schoening served as the Portland Police Bureau's public order unit team commander during the more than 100 days of civil unrest in Portland during the summer of 2020. Captain Schoening is a public order instructor and an instructor for public order less lethal munitions. Captain Schoening assisted with the development of the National Tactical Officers Association Public Order Standards. Captain Schoening also assisted the National Institute of Justice - Special Technical Committee in developing standards for protective equipment for public order units and is a member of the Department of Homeland Security's First Responder Resource Group.