Focus efforts on transitioning former 3 companies (SIU Management, Combined Investigators, and Collins & Tabor Investigators) to Ethos Risk Services, including clients, employees, contracts, and business programs. Manage QAQC of field and in-house investigations during the transition that involved close to 100 insurance clients and numerous employees, including design and implementation of new QAQC programs, metrics, and processes.☑ Established an Ethos Risk Services’ embedded SIU client, including major case management and a complementary SIU regulatory compliance program.☑ Created and delivered a SIU Operations Manager training program to support the new embedded programs, as well as a training program for new investigators and a Field Investigators Procedures Manual.

Held full P&L accountability for the entire organization (a multi-faceted company that includes SIU Case Management, Insurance Defense, Private Investigations, and outsourced, embedded Special Investigations Management operations, with services including field surveillance, scene and background investigations, claimant/witness interviews, and others). Directed a team of 165 SIU Case Managers, investigators, field operations managers, data analysts, and administrative professionals, overseeing all Operations, Finance, Human Resources, and Administration functions. Challenged to lead a turnaround for the company upon initial hire (acquired 50% of the company’s stock in 9/2006), as well as navigating it through a rapid decline due to the economic recession of 2008-2010.☑ Played key role in growing the overall company from a 7-figure total in 2010 to an 8-figure total in 2017, as well as achieving an average EBITDA of 14.7% from 2009 to 2017 (employee count grew from 75 to 165).☑ Expanded the company from 1 to 3 entities (sub-S corporation and 2 LLCs), along with growing the company’s footprint from 9 states to nationwide; increased the number of fraud filings by over 650% from 2013 to 2017.☑ Opened SIU Management in 2010 to handle embedded SIU programs, growing the company from a start-up to a 7-figure annual revenue total (including the opening and closing of ~2,500 investigations in the first full year of operation (up to 19,000 annually by 2017).☑ Managed a vendor panel of 48 private investigative companies for the company’s largest client, overseeing the vetting, selection, and tracking activities to ensure top-quality performance.☑ Created and implemented case management metrics that produced highly accurate quality measurements, and isolated top performance that became the company’s #1 marketing tool.

Brought on board to direct legal affairs and minimize risk of loss within a heavily regulated industry for an Environmental construction, remediation, and engineering company specializing in soil and groundwater remediation and landfill construction, with a 9-figure annual revenue total and 850 employees.Led a legal team of 3 attorneys, a paralegal, and 8 health & safety consultants, leveraging legal skills in a number of specialized disciplines. Directed all legal functions and matters across risk management, banking, construction, environmental, contract, employment, corporate, compliance, and acquisition activities.Managed insurance coverage matters and claims as the Risk Manager, conducting extensive due diligence on over 15 potential M&As.☑ Designed buy-out of the previous owner’s environmental liability at their request. Created a solid negotiating position for Handex based on in-depth research of ~110 sites; purchased an environmental insurance policy for all sites that extended the inception dates for the liability insurance back ~20 years. Closed the deal in 2002, resulting in a million-dollar payment price. Achieved a mid to high 6-figure net profit by 2004. Recognized by the Board of Directors for the financial upside of the buyout.☑ Directed litigation for ~40 lawsuits, including co-chairing a 9-day trial (based on contract disputes) that resulted in a 6-figure award in additional compensation. Additionally, protected the company in several patent matters.☑ Handled challenging employment situations effectively, as well as managing insurance coverage for over 800 employees and 400 vehicles (including off-road construction equipment).

Hired to direct the development of new, amended, and pending legislation. Oversaw fiscal impact studies, constitutional review of legislation, interim studies, and preparation for committee meetings. Managed a staff of 3.☑ Appointed by the Speaker’s Office to a team of attorneys who reviewed the Conference Committee Substitute Bills between the House and Senate during the last 2 weeks of the 1996 legislative session.☑ Led the 1996 staff revisions to the landmark 1995 Telecommunications Deregulation Act.

Served as the chief government regulator for the largest pari-mutuel regulatory operation in the U.S. Managed a team of 350 in 4 bureaus and oversaw the collection of a 9-figure total in annual tax revenues. ☑ Testified before a Congressional Subcommittee on Indian Gaming in Washington, D.C.

Assistant Florida Attorney General, Economic Crimes Division, Racketeering Section – Litigated complex RICO cases involving business fraud, real property, securities fraud, drug trafficking, and illegal bookmaking. Oversaw multiple successful seizures and forfeitures throughout tenure.