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Fort Mccoy, Wisconsin

Senior/Supervisory Special Agent (Team Chief) responsible for providing meaningful and timely guidance, training, and mentorship to case agents. Interprets policies, procedures, and instructions from higher headquarters on investigative matters and operations. Conducts operational oversight reviews to ensure compliance with existing laws, rules, and regulations governing investigative and administrative laws, and provides necessary training.Leads and manages a multi-disciplinary team comprised of five Special Agents. Plans, develops strategies, and executes the investigation of complex felony investigations independently. Coordinates investigations and information sharing with other criminal investigators and worldwide law enforcement agencies. Leads and conducts complex and difficult criminal investigations that may involve senior members of the Department of Defense.Plans and develops strategies for the investigation of and training in sensitive and complex felony crimes with an Army nexus. Investigates and oversees the gathering and development of extremely sensitive evidence, technical and/or administrative facts, and criminal intelligence relating to all phases of investigations. Receives, reviews, and interprets vital criminal intelligence to plan and conduct large scale raids or searches, and conducts undercover or surveillance operations. Executes search warrants, Federal Grand Jury and DoD Inspector General Subpoenas.Reviews and prepares interim or final investigative reports and crime prevention surveys detailing results of investigative activity, as well as prepares reports identifying cause or causes and expert recommendations. Reviews and evaluates case reports to ensure investigative facts are accurate, and conducts inspections of cases for thoroughness and quality work. Provides in-progress reports and formal briefings to senior management officials on investigations.

Fort Campbell, Kentucky, United States

Supervisory Special Agent (Team Chief) responsible for providing meaningful and timely guidance, training, and mentorship to case agents. Interprets policies, procedures, and instructions from higher headquarters on investigative matters and operations. Conducts operational oversight reviews to ensure compliance with existing laws, rules, and regulations governing investigative and administrative laws, and provides necessary training.Leads and manages a multi-disciplinary team comprised of six Special Agents. Plans, develops strategies, and executes the investigation of complex felony investigations independently. Coordinates investigations and information sharing with other criminal investigators and worldwide law enforcement agencies. Leads and conducts complex and difficult criminal investigations that may involve senior members of the Department of Defense.Plans and develops strategies for the investigation of and training in sensitive and complex felony crimes with an Army nexus. Investigates and oversees the gathering and development of extremely sensitive evidence, technical and/or administrative facts, and criminal intelligence relating to all phases of investigations. Receives, reviews, and interprets vital criminal intelligence to plan and conduct large scale raids or searches, and conducts undercover or surveillance operations. Executes search warrants, Federal Grand Jury and DoD Inspector General Subpoenas.Reviews and prepares interim or final investigative reports and crime prevention surveys detailing results of investigative activity, as well as prepares reports identifying cause or causes and expert recommendations. Reviews and evaluates case reports to ensure investigative facts are accurate, and conducts inspections of cases for thoroughness and quality work. Provides in-progress reports and formal briefings to senior management officials on investigations.

Fort Campbell, Kentucky, United States

Supervised, trained, and mentored a team of 17 Investigators who conduct professional felony level investigations of drug related crimes, in which the US Army has an interest, as well as other law enforcement duties required. Established probable cause through interviews of suspects and witnesses conduct searches of persons and locations for the identification and collection of physical evidence, conduct covert surveillance, and make physical arrests of identified suspects. Reviewed, corrected, and prepared detailed reports, and present assist in briefing their investigative findings and evidence to the prosecuting attorney, and subsequently testify in criminal court proceedings. This Drug suppression Team covers an area that includes the entire state of Tennessee, and parts of Kentucky, Illinois and Indiana. This team is consistently recognized as the most productive drug suppression team in the entire U.S. Army CID Command.

Fort Belvoir, Va

Responsible for providing executive-level protection for the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during daily operations within the National Capitol Region (NCR) and on their worldwide travels, including those to and within combat zones. Executes protective services operations in a manner ensuring the safety of the CJCS and VCJCS from physical harm or embarrassment.

Fort Campbell, Ky

Conducted felony criminal investigations concerning fraud,larcenies of government and private property, murder, undetermined death, suicide, child abuse/assault, sexual assault, use/possession/distribution of controlled substances, and terrorism. Conducted joint and collateral investigations with other Federal criminal investigators and worldwide law enforcement agencies such as Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI), and other Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. Prepared statements, Agent's Investigation Reports, Criminal Information Reports, Initial Reports, and Final Reports. Conducted crime scene examinations utilizing various investigative techniques to include: identification and collection of evidence, collecting latent fingerprints, utilizing alternate light sources to locate trace evidence, utilizing casting materials to collect latent shoe and tire impressions, photography, and preparing sketches. Interviewed victims and witnesses and interrogated suspects and subjects to obtain the facts in an investigation. Collected handwriting standards and exemplars and collected major case fingerprints and mug-shot photographs. Collected and analyzed criminal intelligence information. Submitted evidence to crime laboratory and coordinated with laboratory personnel to assure proper examination of submitted evidence. Attended autopsies and coordinated with medical examiners and pathologists. Conducted records checks of suspects and subjects. Conducted raids, searches and arrests. Conducted physical and photographic line-ups to identify subjects. Prepared Reward and Wanted Posters. Coordinated with prosecutors such as Office of Staff Judge Advocate (SJA), US Magistrate, US Attorney's Office, and District Attorneys. Testified in court.

Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan

Conducted felony criminal investigations with little to no supervision in a deployed environment, victim and witness interviews, and interrogation of suspects; examined and processed crime scenes; examination of records and documents; identified, collected, protected and secured the integrity of evidence through a legal chain of custody, laboratory examinations and judicial jurisprudence; managed and utilized confidential informants; prepared investigative reports; searched vehicles, premises or persons; surveillance; maintained liaison with Commanders, the Staff Judge Advocate and presented executive level briefings. Planned, directed, and conducted investigations on possession and use of controlled substances; larcenies of Government or private property; signing or making false official statements. Photographed, fingerprinted, and detained suspects or conducted apprehensions and recommended measures to protect the installation from criminal acts. Conducted Executive level protections missions for senior Department of Defense and Department of the Army Personnel throughout Afghanistan. Responsible for accountability and maintenance of approximately $100,000 worth of investigative equipment and other office supplies. Additional duties included Force Protection/Anti-Terrorism Officer, Criminal Intelligence Coordinator, Unit Armorer, Alternate IMO and Alternate Motor Sergeant.

Fort Campbell, Ky

Supervised and conducted felony level counter narcotic investigations in which the US Army has an interest. Supervised and conducted felony level counter narcotic joint and collateral investigations with other Federal criminal investigators and worldwide law enforcement agencies such as Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), and other Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. Prepared statements, Agent's Investigation Reports, Criminal Information Reports, Initial Reports, and Final Reports. Planned, supervised and conducted covert surveillance operations. Planned, supervised and conducted high-risk covert controlled narcotic purchase operations. Planned, supervised and conducted through pre and post operational risk assessment briefings. Supervised and conducted crime scene examinations utilizing various investigative techniques to which include but are not limited to: identification and collection of evidence, collecting latent fingerprints, utilizing alternate light sources to locate trace evidence, photography, and preparing sketches. Supervised and conducted interviews of victims and witnesses, interrogations of suspects and subjects to obtain the facts of an investigation.

Henderson, Ky

Conducted routine traffic and patrol operations and investigated numerous misdemeanor and felony level crimes to include domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, and narcotics possession and distribution. Performed additional traffic and patrol operations as a certified Bicycle Patrol officer. Supported Community Oriented Policing through positive public interaction at community events.

Fort Gordon, Ga

Conducted intelligence operations based on Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) information in order to support critical intelligence requirements in deployed and garrison environments.Signals intelligence (SIGINT) is defined as:A category of intelligence comprising either individually or in combination all communications intelligence, electronic intelligence, and foreign instrumentation signals intelligence, however transmitted.Intelligence derived from communications, electronic, and foreign instrumentation signals.This is closely linked to foreign instrumentation such as telemetry or radio navigation. Being a broad field, SIGINT has many sub-disciplines. The two main ones are communications intelligence (COMINT) and electronic intelligence (ELINT). There are, however, some techniques that can apply to either branch, as well as to assist FISINT or MASINT.

Education record

Master Of Arts - Ma, Theology/Theological Studies, 4.0

Graduated with Distinction

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology

Associate'S Of Applied Science, Intelligence Operations Studies

Graduated with Honors.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy

Member of the WKU Mock Trial team. Resident Assistant with Housing and Residence Life. WKU Police Explorer.