President of Insight Investigation Services, LLC, a Chicago Private Investigation Agency.Licensed Attorney; Licensed Illinois Private Investigator; Certified Inspector General upon training and examination by Association of Inspectors General.Former Deputy Inspector General of the Office of Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor. Previously served as Special Investigation Projects Manager for the Chgo. Board of Education Office of Inspector General.Number of interviews conducted over professional career: More than 35,000. My skill set includes: Public Policy and Legislative Affairs; misconduct investigation; legal analysis; procurement review; compliance investigation, case management; financial crimes investigation; contract, document, and data analysis; interviewing; deception detection; report writing and presentation; and information technology management. Previously worked for 24 years as a reporter / editor with the Chicago Sun-Times, where a number of my investigations resulted in the quick resignations of public officials following disclosure of their illegal or unethical conduct. Former adjunct faculty teaching classes in reporting, media ethics, and First Amendment law at Columbia College Chicago and Northwestern University Medill Graduate School of Journalism. BA - Psychology from De Paul University, and Juris Doctor from John Marshall Law School. Former - Director of Public Policy and Legislative Affairs at Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA-Chicago).COPA's mission is to:* Provide a just and efficient means to fairly and timely conduct investigations within our jurisdiction;* Determine whether allegations of police misconduct are well-founded;* Identify and address patterns of police misconduct; and* Make policy recommendations to improve the Chicago Police Department, thereby reducing incidents of police misconduct.