Alex Drinan Email & Phone Number

Woburn, Ma, Us

New York, Ny

Supervise a team of analysts in the collection, processing, and dissemination of actionable law enforcement intelligence, primarily involving the identification of illicit mailings subject to federal criminal investigation.Assemble datasets on analyst metrics using MS Access queries and create business intelligence reports for supervisors and managers that present the data as actionable insights for key performance indicators using pivot tables, charts, and MicroStrategy dashboards.Extract relevant data from an enterprise data warehouse and internal law enforcement systems using SQL queries through SSMS and Teradata SQL Assistant to create intelligence products in support of criminal investigations and performance reports for managers. Manage software development projects using adapted Agile methodologies, including drafting user stories with input from customers, overseeing bi-weekly sprints for a team of programmers, running Scrum meetings, coordinating testing and product owner acceptance, and approving deployment of iterative releases.Designed the user interface and wrote the user guide for a new national software platform that provides analytical and intelligence support for the agency’s investigations. Co-developed and facilitated a week-long accredited training course for analysts, facilitated the analysis portion of the basic narcotics investigations training for Inspectors, and served as subject matter expert for the advanced narcotics investigations course (in development).

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Used SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence to design recurring and ad hoc forfeiture reports used by Headquarters and Field Office management for policy development and program administration.Key contributor to Lean Six Sigma study on the agency’s administrative forfeiture process. Personally identified and implemented specific changes that reduced variance in processing times by 52%.Provided on the job training and supervision to new Asset Forfeiture Unit employees and contractors and delivered training presentations to Field Office personnel.Designed and built Microsoft SharePoint website for the Asset Forfeiture Unit to provide program information and statistics, training and resource material, case process tracking, project management, and document storage for Inspectors, Analysts, and program management.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Served as Contracting Officer Representative on USPS contracts with Forfeiture Support Associates and Miller Advertising Agency. Responsibilities included reviewing and certifying invoices for payment, drafting justifications for contract modifications, tracking available funding and maintaining contract files.Managed the U.S. Postal Inspection Service Asset Forfeiture Fund. Duties included the review, approval and tracking of requests for funding, monitoring of all deposit and payment transactions from the seized asset holding fund, overseeing the monthly reconciliation of internal tracking with accounting ledgers and providing monthly status reports of fund activity.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Oversaw the asset forfeiture lifecycle for the Newark, New York, Boston, Houston, and Fort Worth Divisions. Areas of responsibility included probable cause development and approval, compliance with CAFRA deadlines, processing of claims and petitions, administrative forfeiture declaration, equitable sharing, and property disposal.Contributed to the development and facilitation of the US Postal Inspection Service Advanced Asset Forfeiture Training for General Analysts course, and provided continued training to Analysts and Inspectors through prepared web-based presentations.Served as the agency’s Consolidated Assets Tracking System (CATS) User Group Representative 2008-2009. Liaised with other agency representatives and DOJ Asset Forfeiture Management Staff to provide input on enhancements to the CATS software in support of the asset forfeiture program’s policies and procedures.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Reviewed forfeiture files submitted by Field Office personnel for completeness and resolved any issues.Drafted statements of probable cause for administrative forfeiture.Entered seizure, custody, disposal, and other forfeiture related information into CATS.Coordinated equitable sharing of forfeited assets with other agencies in joint investigations.

Tewksbury, Ma

Used data-mining and link analysis software along with external databases to gather information and identify patterns of insurance fraud within the company’s claim data.Provided analytical and intelligence support to field supervisors and investigators nationwide in the form of written reports, link charts, and/or spreadsheets.Conducted policyholder rate-evasion fraud investigations through public record searches, phone interviews, and field visits when necessary.