221B Partners works with clients across a range of industries to help them solve problems by providing information and intelligence to support their decision-making processes. Whether a client is considering a complex business transaction or potential partnership, interested in augmenting its legal strategy, or facing internal or external business risks including fraud, competition, unfair market practices, or virtual or actual threats to their brand integrity or employees, 221B Partners can help. We design and implement custom, legal and ethical research strategies to support successful resolutions and outcomes.

Oversaw a team of analysts dedicated to open source intelligence collection and analysis. Supported complex investigations, threat investigations and security assessments for a variety of Fortune 500 companies, non-profit organizations, government entities, academic institutions, private clients and family offices. • Conducted public records research and open source intelligence analysis (OSINT) utilizing publicly available information, internet, social media, deep and dark web sources, commercial investigative and threat monitoring platforms (Babel Street, Liferaft Navigator, ONTIC) and third-party databases (Accurint, idiCORE, Lexis, TLO, Westlaw) to support threat investigations, due diligence investigations, internal investigations and security risk assessments with actionable intelligence to help mitigate risk from physical threats, financial loss and brand or personal reputational harm. • Served as lead investigator for threat cases by gathering specific, relevant information relevant to behavioral threat assessments to directly support forensic psychologists, client threat assessment teams and other stakeholders. Collaborates to develop response and mitigation strategies. Trained in the use of the WAVR-21 for workplace violence risk assessment.• Applied technology to investigative and OSINT research and findings with link analysis (Maltego), mapping/GIS and other data visualization to provide clients with a deeper understanding of issues of importance.

• Provided investigative support to a wide variety of clients in the public and private sectors.• Managed a team of analysts focused on one of the firm's largest due diligence clients.• Conducted open-source investigations on persons of interest and possible threat actors for a variety of client types and emerging situations.Hillard Heintze is one of the leading security risk management firms in the world. We are trusted around the globe to deliver innovative, prevention-oriented advisory solutions that help our clients improve performance and outcomes in protecting what matters: their people, performance, interests and reputation. Since our inception in 2004, more than 85 Fortune-ranked enterprises, 575 U.S. and international brands, and 150 of the world’s most affluent families have gained insight, assurance and confidence through our services – and are better managing security risk. Based in the United States with corporate headquarters in Chicago, we support clients across the globe through five practices: Security Risk Management, Threat and Violence Risk Management, Private Client and Family Office Services, Investigations and Law Enforcement Consulting.

Promoted from Background Investigator to Case Manager, and finally Operations Manager. Oversaw a team of background and field investigators nationwide and acted as liaison between clients, attorneys and investigations staff. Managed and maintained ecosystem of IT and related systems and provided direct user and customer support for staff and clients. • Hired, trained and managed field investigators, background investigators and administrative staff.• Managed and conducted background and surveillance investigations for corporate and insurance clients. • Designed and implemented streamlined reporting format to increase efficiency and turnaround.

Learned numerous investigative techniques including surveillance, interviewing, background investigation and skip-tracing.(Acquired by Sedgwick CMS)