INVESTIGATIVE EXPERIENCE:
STATE OF NEW JERSEY: COMMISSION OF INVESTIGATION, Trenton, NJ
Special Agent/Investigator, October 2000 - Present
Conduct investigations into members of organized criminal activity, corruption and fraud;
gather intelligence of organized criminal members and associates; engage in the use of undercover
investigative techniques; use of electronic and physical surveillance of subjects of investigations;
make recommendations to the Legislature and Governor of the State of New Jersey; testify in judicial
proceedings and public hearings, empowered to act as peace officer in the State of New Jersey and
authorized to make arrests, apprehend and bring to justice those in violation of the criminal code of
the State of New Jersey.
Specialized Training:
NJ State Investigators Police Academy - Sea Girt, NJ - April 2001
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) - April 2001
Division of Criminal Justice, Trenton, NJ:
Financial Investigative Analysis
Advanced Investigative Analysis
Methods of Instruction (Certified Instructor)
Interview and Interrogation
Homeland Security: Office of Domestic Preparedness:
Weapons of Mass Destruction
HazMat Awareness & Operations
First Responder
Radiological Response
NJ Office of Counter-Terrorism: Flying While Armed
OFFICE OF THE NEW YORK STATE INSPECTOR GENERAL, New York, NY Senior Investigator, Governmental Affairs Unit, January 2000 - October 2000 Investigated allegations of corruption, fraud and abuse by state officials and employees; engaged in undercover investigations; conducted criminal investigations into credit card fraud, signature fraud, time fraud abuse, impersonation and computer criminal activity.
CIVILIAN COMPLAINT REVIEW BOARD, New York, NY Investigator I, November 1998 - January 2000 Investigated allegations of force, abuse of authority, discourtesy and offensive language against members of the New York City Police Department; interviewed complainants, witnesses and subject police officers; prepared complex reports based on findings of investigations and submitted same to the New York City Police Commissioner; made recommendations for disciplinary action, testified at Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings.
EGER HEALTH CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER, Staten Island, NY Adult Day Care Coordinator, September 1991 - August 1997 Investigated allegations of elder abuse and neglect; supervised all day-to-day operations; prepared payroll, budget and reviewed employee performance evaluations; interviewed potential clients and staff.
INVESTIGATIVE INTERNSHIPS: RICHMOND COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE, Staten Island, NY Intern, Special Investigations Unit for Police Corruption, June 1998-September 1998
DEPARTMENT OF INVESTIGATION, New York, NY Intern, Welfare Fraud Unit, September 1997-December 1997
EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, Platteville, WI Master of Science degree (MS) in Criminal Justice, with distinction, (2003)
MARIST COLLEGE, Poughkeepsie, NY Master of Public Administration (MPA), Expected: Fall 2004
ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, Staten Island, NY Bachelor of Science degree (BS) in Criminal Justice, cum laude, (1995)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE, DIVISION OF SOCIAL SCIENCES Adjunct Instructor, Spring 2004 Course: Forensic Science
KAPLAN COLLEGE, SCHOOL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE Online Adjunct Professor, November 2003 - Present Courses: White Collar Crime Criminal Investigation
CANYON COLLEGE, SCHOOL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE & CRIMINOLOGY Online Instructor Courses: Social Policy & Courts Issues in Public Management (Master’s Level)