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Arizona, United States

• Investigate cases of neglect, self-neglect, abuse, financial exploitation, and other criminal cases involving vulnerable adults.• Assess, evaluate, documents, and provide referral of appropriate services for the most complex cases involving vulnerable adults.• Conduct time sensitive interviews with victims, witnesses, and suspects. • Writes various assessments and summaries regarding the case.• Analyze a variety of complex documents, such as medical, legal, and financial documents. • Conduct joint investigations with Attorney General’s Office, local law enforcement, FBI, IRS, and state licensing boards.• Lead trainer and mentor for new investigators assigned to the unit.• Conduct employee investigations for allegations of misconduct and ethical violations.

Arizona, United States

• Evaluate information to determine credibility related to fraudulent activity. • Detect and pursue action against fraudulent activities on the part of insureds or claimants.• Interview insureds or claimants who are suspected of committing insurance fraud.• Work closely with local, state, and federal law enforcement to prosecute those suspected of committing insurance fraud.• Work independently and manage a highly intensive caseload working within designated time constraints.• Research and analyze data to identify current insurance fraud trends.• Communicate and collaborate with other departments within the organization• Conduct field work and evidence collection to further prove or disprove elements of fraudulent activity.

Arizona, United States

In my previous role as Police Detective- Repeat Offender Unit, I:• Functioned effectively as an Investigator in the Repeat Offender Unit (ROP) and conducted investigations on complex criminal cases, particularly felony theft crimes committed by repeat convicted felons. • Lead investigations on property crimes, including but not limited to burglary, organized retail theft, fraud, identity theft, financial crimes, auto theft, and trafficking in stolen property.• Participated in surveilling active criminals, and closely surveilling suspects to gather the evidence needed to assist with investigations.• Conducted thousands of interviews and interrogations, drafted and executed hundreds of search warrants, worked closely with the prosecution and other agencies, and managed cases of a critical nature. • Developed and implemented an efficient system to track Repeat Offenders within our city, including implementing an electronic Record Management System that was shared among all police employees.• Collaborated effectively with other ROP unit members in carrying out the unit’s primary responsibility, full-time and primary surveillance activities.• Conduct employee investigations for allegations of misconduct• Trained hundreds of officers on how the ROP unit can assist with their investigations, best ways to have a successful prosecution, and how to put a large case together for Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, among various other training topics.• Participated on oral board interviews for new hire officers within the City of Scottsdale.

In my previous role as Police Detective- Burglary Unit, I:• Operated as an Investigator in the Burglary Unit in charge of managing and acting as the lead investigator on felony crimes such as burglary, organized retail theft (fostered relationships with Organized Retail Crime Association, ORCA, including Loss Prevention personnel at numerous retail establishments), fraud, etc.• Served as the point of contact for citizens/victims and facilitated open communication lines; provided investigation updates, listened to concerns, and addressed them.• Lead investigator on all cases assigned with the responsibility of directing the investigation towards the identification and arrest of a suspect, developing collaborations with the Maricopa County Attorney’s office, and providing closure for the victims.• Assigned nearly 1,000 cases annually and concurrently worked on 30 or more cases and/or projects at a time and assured cases were closed and resolved in a timely manner by using case management tracking tools.• Conducted follow-up investigations, presented cases to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office for charging, and assisted in prosecution when needed.• Field Training Detective responsible for coaching, training, and developing new detectives and was their first line of supervision including report audits. • Presented and demonstrated crime prevention methods to thousands of citizens.

In my previous role as Police Detective- Gang Investigation, I:• Served as an Investigator in the Gang Investigation Unit responsible for investigating gang-related crimes, and also functioned as the secondary detective to other person crimes detectives.• Conducted interrogations by reaching out to get victims’ and suspects’ statements to aid the progress of investigations. Statements received often led to the apprehension of culprits.• Investigated and processed crime scenes for evidence to be used in prosecution and accurately documented information through written reports in preparation for testimony.• Acted as a liaison with agencies by establishing and sustaining relationships within jurisdictional prevue while participating in the task force and interagency events.• Investigated a wide range of cases, including robberies, home invasions, sexual assaults, child abuse, aggravated assaults, and homicide, amongst others.

In my previous role as Police Officer, I:• Enforced federal, state, and local laws when probable cause existed for an arrest or a violation of traffic code and initiated an investigation into any crime reported. • Responded to 911 calls and non-emergency calls for service when citizens required police services, deterred crime while on patrol, and responded to citizen requests through community policing.• Collaborated effectively with the City of Scottsdale Neighborhood Services and facilitated numerous presentations to citizens geared towards crime prevention.• Analyzed information to get the complete picture of situations and understand their severity, the conditions of the people involved, and the right action to take.• Found accurate and factual evidence that helped in solving several cases. Ensured that the evidence was well preserved and obtained in entirely legal ways.• Served as a certified Field Training Officer for new recruits and acted as their first line of supervision including report audits.

In my previous role as Police Aide, I:• Responded to 911 calls and non-emergency calls for service that did not include suspect contact, including traffic accidents, road hazards, delayed reported crimes such as burglaries, thefts, auto theft, etc. • Produced detailed, accurate, and grammatically correct written reports.• Initiated investigations and developed leads that were turned over to a Police Detective for further investigation.• Communicated with diverse groups of people both verbally and in writing.

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

In my previous role as Security Guard, I :• Ensured the overall safety and security of hotel guests, colleagues, and hotel premises.• Responded to reports of accidents or safety concerns and calls for medical assistance, including responding to all emergency situations on hotel grounds.• Conduct employee investigations related to policy violations and criminal acts.• Conducted regular foot patrols, departmental key control, and maintained and authored daily activity/incident reports, all while maintaining a professional, friendly, and engaging services.

Bachelor'S Degree, Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

Completed my Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice with a Minor in Sociology

Education record

Took all prerequisite classes prior to transferring to Northern Arizona University