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United States

Golden, Colorado, United States

Investigated suspected Welfare Fraud, Intentional Program Violations (IPVs), and State and Federal human service program fraud by gathering, identifying, and maintaining evidence for prosecution and implementing disqualification penalties resulting in monetary savings to the county. o Closed 250+ investigations that uncovered over $900K in fraudulent activity. o Decreased pending investigations by over 70% during tenure.o Restructured the system for conducting investigative home visits by eliminating paper dossiers, handheld recorders, and manual note taking in binders to optimize use of cell phones to capture all relevant information with electronic dossiers, recording apps and photo evidence.o Constructed an employee training guide in OneNote to establish standard operating procedures for organizing investigative documents to improve consistency and information access.• Executed investigative home visits, strategically gathering essential evidence employing differing interviewing methods to elicit valuable insights, including extracting information from relatives, neighbors, employers, and landlords.• Prepared administrative hearing packets with detailed evidence, comprehensive summaries, and conclusions for District Attorney (DA) case filings and offered expert witness testimony during administrative or judicial proceedings.o Credited with researching, interpreting, and implementing Colorado Revised Statutes, Federal laws, and state regulations to ensure accurate and up-to-date compliance.

Golden, Colorado

Exposed welfare fraud through methodical and meticulous investigative techniques, including gathering, analyzing, preserving, presenting, and defending evidence.o Established over 115 claims within one year, totaling recovery or savings of over $2M. • Computed welfare program overpayment investigation by conducting manual calculations of income and expenses.

Golden, Colorado, United States

Delivered outstanding customer service by gathering data through comprehensive research and investigation while delivering information on valuable community resources.o Maintaining an accuracy rate that exceeded 95%.• Calculated eligibility outcomes through a precise focus on details, informed analysis, and critical thinking.

Greater Denver Area

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Sports Management

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Sport And Fitness Administration/Management