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Buffalo, Ny, Us

Greater Seattle Area

• Plan and coordinate multi office compliance team inspections to ensure compliance with federal regulations related to firearm and explosive sales. Inspections often involve 10 federal investigators and last up to a month.• Identify trends among regulated industry members to ensure regulatory compliance and identify criminal activity committed against industry members.• Identify and refer criminal activity that goes beyond regulatory violations and creates a significant danger to the… Show more • Plan and coordinate multi office compliance team inspections to ensure compliance with federal regulations related to firearm and explosive sales. Inspections often involve 10 federal investigators and last up to a month.• Identify trends among regulated industry members to ensure regulatory compliance and identify criminal activity committed against industry members.• Identify and refer criminal activity that goes beyond regulatory violations and creates a significant danger to the public.• Plan and implement training seminars for industry members. Teach operational risk and fraud risk management techniques to industry members. Guide industry members on implementing process changes to significantly reduce risk. These techniques have significantly reduced retail and internal theft occurrences.• Analyze metrics to identify industry members at high risk for regulatory non-compliance. Show less

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Plan, direct, supervise, and coordinate ATF's industry operations programs and personnel throughout a two-state region. Designated region includes all of Alaska and the western half of Washington State.• Serve as expert advisor to the director of industry operations (DIO) for Seattle Field Office Group II (IO).• Certify Timecards for all IOIs under my supervision. Approve Leave requests and ensure the approved leave will not negatively impact the operational capabilities of the… Show more • Plan, direct, supervise, and coordinate ATF's industry operations programs and personnel throughout a two-state region. Designated region includes all of Alaska and the western half of Washington State.• Serve as expert advisor to the director of industry operations (DIO) for Seattle Field Office Group II (IO).• Certify Timecards for all IOIs under my supervision. Approve Leave requests and ensure the approved leave will not negatively impact the operational capabilities of the group.• Review and approve Compliance and Application Inspections for Firearms licensees and Explosive Licensees/Permittees.• Prepare and conduct Warning Conferences with licensees found to be in violation of federal firearms regulations. Show less

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Coordinate responses from the field division in response to headquarters directives and taskings. I then provide headquarters components with detailed reports based on each specific tasking.• Lead contact for the Public Transportation Program in the Seattle Field Division. I am responsible for developing a monthly budget for all employees in the Seattle Field Division who commute to work using public transit. I monitor monthly use of public transit and appropriately fund the program.•… Show more • Coordinate responses from the field division in response to headquarters directives and taskings. I then provide headquarters components with detailed reports based on each specific tasking.• Lead contact for the Public Transportation Program in the Seattle Field Division. I am responsible for developing a monthly budget for all employees in the Seattle Field Division who commute to work using public transit. I monitor monthly use of public transit and appropriately fund the program.• Justice Talent management System (JTMS) Training Coordinator for the Seattle Field Division. I am responsible for coordinating numerous types of training and updating employee training records to indicate completion of training. I also run reports and provide supervisors and management with records to determine employee compliance with mandatory training.• Backup Coordinator for the Confidential Informant Master Registry and Reporting System (CIMRRS). I am responsible for reviewing and approving documents provided by Special Agents related to the activation and use of confidential informants.• Manage the vehicle fleet in the Seattle Field Office. I work with ATF Officials and local department of licensing officials to ensure that all vehicles are properly licensed in accordance with local policy. I also ensure that each field office within the division are apportioned the appropriate amount of vehicles and type of vehicles that suite the needs of the offices. Show less

Seattle, Wa

• Adjudicate applications for immigration benefits. • Investigate fraudulent applications for immigration benefits and identify trends common among applicants that indicate systemic fraud.• Respond to congressional inquiries and provide congresspersons with complex analysis of immigration issues affecting their constituents.• Plan and Spearhead the largest naturalization ceremony in the Northwest. The ceremony required coordination with Seattle Center staff, local politicians and… Show more • Adjudicate applications for immigration benefits. • Investigate fraudulent applications for immigration benefits and identify trends common among applicants that indicate systemic fraud.• Respond to congressional inquiries and provide congresspersons with complex analysis of immigration issues affecting their constituents.• Plan and Spearhead the largest naturalization ceremony in the Northwest. The ceremony required coordination with Seattle Center staff, local politicians and numerous event managers. The event was attended by thousands of people and televised live. Show less

Seattle, Wa

• Lead and supervise a staff of 11 law enforcement agents. I reviewed the performance of agents under my supervision and helped employees increase their level of performance through training, guidance and mentoring. I assisted agents in determining legal sufficiency of charging documents for complex criminal and civil immigration enforcement actions.• Analyze data from a wide variety of operational and administrative programs to develop trends, patterns, profiles, and estimates. I used this… Show more • Lead and supervise a staff of 11 law enforcement agents. I reviewed the performance of agents under my supervision and helped employees increase their level of performance through training, guidance and mentoring. I assisted agents in determining legal sufficiency of charging documents for complex criminal and civil immigration enforcement actions.• Analyze data from a wide variety of operational and administrative programs to develop trends, patterns, profiles, and estimates. I used this information to identify quantitative and qualitative productivity standards, measures of performance and reporting procedures, and resource utilization effectiveness and efficiency. These programs included, but were not limited to, the Criminal Alien Program, the Violent Criminal Alien Section, contracted detention, and detainee transportation. • Performed numerous administrative projects, such as updating budget data on spreadsheets, preparing routine budget requests, preparing requests for personnel action, providing orientation to new employees, coordinating office moves and telephone service requirements, office procedures and control systems in support of program evaluations. Systems used to monitor these activities included Concur travel, WebTA, and contracted credit card websites.• Coordinate and monitore a variety of mission support projects, including records management, monitoring usage of government motor vehicles, and collecting and analyzing information related to workflow.• Identify and recommend solutions to administrative problems and provided advice to both subordinate staff and senior management on established methods and procedures. I also made agreements and commitments at meetings, both in person and telephonic, with internal and external stakeholders in to further the agency's mission. Show less

Seattle, Wa

• Investigate criminal activity related to Immigration and Nationality Act.• Initiate civil immigration proceedings and prepared complex finished reports and charging documents against criminals found to be a threat to the community.• Gather and analyze intelligence through numerous sources, including criminal justice databases, news sources, interviews and interrogations.• Perform liaison functions with outside organizations, including administrative support organizations, law… Show more • Investigate criminal activity related to Immigration and Nationality Act.• Initiate civil immigration proceedings and prepared complex finished reports and charging documents against criminals found to be a threat to the community.• Gather and analyze intelligence through numerous sources, including criminal justice databases, news sources, interviews and interrogations.• Perform liaison functions with outside organizations, including administrative support organizations, law enforcement agencies, prisons and jails. I provided these partner organizations with our agency's needs and established harmonious working relationships. Show less

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Masters Of Business Administration

Bachelor'S Degree, Mass Communication/Media Studies, 3.4

Graduated with honors in Mass Communications/Journalism