SERAPH Legal – Liability – Security

Profile

Investigative Experience

Key Results:

POROS INTERNATIONAL, LLC.  (Delaware &Maryland) – Assistant Managing Director, International Security Consultant

·         Provides international security consulting and intelligence advisory services.

·         Conduct analytical research, training, vulnerability threat assessments, and business intelligence services. 

Honeywell Defense and Space Logistics – Program Manager 2; Subject Matter Expert of Threat Assessments

·         Served as an on-call subject matter expert for threat

assessments. Conducted vulnerability threat assessments and then researched and presented the analysis, strategies, and techniques to eliminate/manage threats.

G4S Compliance and Investigations – Investigator

·         Conducted covert surveillance within the District of

Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and New York to determine the presence of fraud in assigned cases.

·         Successfully completed casework; updated personal

information, etc. Utilized various investigative, techniques, composed reports, and researched court records.

Experience

Key Results:

Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, DC – Police Officer

Conducted overall Law Enforcement Duties in Uniformed Patrol Division which include:

·         Make arrests when in the presence of a Reserve

Patrol Officer Level I or a career sworn member;

·         Assist in traffic and/or crowd control at special

events and details;

·         Prepare Department reports;

·         Issue notices of infraction for parking violations

while on-duty at an authorized detail or event;

·         Assist investigative personnel in investigative

activities

·         Appear before courts and administrative

tribunals as a sworn officer;

·         Carry and utilize Department-issued OC spray

and an ASP baton in accordance with Department policy and applicable law;

Experience

Key Results:

Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Department – Deputy Sheriff

·      Conducted overall Law Enforcement Duties in

Uniformed Patrol Division

·      Site scene characterization and exploitation, evidence

preservation process including using  proven techniques to photograph, collect, and document evidence.

Experience

Key Results:

United States Secret Service, Washington Field Office Washington, DC- Student Volunteer Service ( Intern)

·      The program offers many advantages, including

career exploration

·      Exposure to new and emerging occupations,

technologies, academic credit for the work performed

·      Work experience that may be considered relevant

upon application  for permanent employment

Academic Experience

Key Results:

Peirce College – Criminal Justice Lead

? Provide subject matter expertise and administrative support to assist and advise the Criminal Justice program bachelors launch for Fall 2014.

? Interface and communicate with stakeholders; prepare various project deliverables to meet requirements/expectations.

·      Act as Course Coordinator for multiple Criminal

Justice Adjunct  faculty

·      Conduct faculty observations and provide feedback

to ensure quality assurance and adherence to policy and procedure

·      Develop and coordinate key stakeholder involvement

from both regional and national levels; Advisory Committee, guest lecturers, and informational sessions to the entire college and Philadelphia communities.

·      Coordinate experiential learning opportunities for

Criminal Justice students with key stakeholders

Experience

Key Results:

ECPI University  – Criminal Justice Department Head

•    Assisted in implementing and continuously improving the student retention program.

•    Continuously evaluated and updated programs to ensure they met or exceeded market demands.

•    Hired and trained instructors and support staff.

•    Participated and supported the professional growth and development goals of faculty and staff.

•    Conducted regular performance evaluations of department personnel.

•    Monitored and evaluated satisfactory academic progress of all the students in the program.

•    Assisted with scheduling of courses, students, faculty, and facilities.

•     Instructed Criminal Justice courses within the classroom and online.

Emergency Management Experience

Key Results:

Systems Plus Inc.- Emergency Management Regional Coordinator

·         Supported the emergency management mission

of the Army National Guard with the development and implementation of Army Emergency Management Program.

·         Served as a subject matter expert; developed,

monitored, and executed a strategy to promulgate policy, guidance, training materials, community preparedness resources, to 14 State Army National Guard Commands in Midwest and Northeast Regions

·         Conducted all-hazard risk management process to

supplement emergency operations plans; developed, reviewed, edited, and advised-on multiple jurisdiction’s emergency operations plans and emergency action plans.

·         Coordinated and participated in assessment process

to determine status of emergency management programs; produced improvement plans identifying program deficiencies and providing recommendations.

Experience

Key Results:

East Central Pennsylvania Task Force – Luzerne County, EMA- Counterterrorism Planning Specialist

·         Trained civilian responder on tactics, techniques and

procedures using CBRN detection equipment, sample collection, mitigation/remediation, characterization and site exploitation, decontamination, and emergency response training to various response agencies.

·         Conducted site scene characterization and

exploitation, evidence preservation process including using FBI taught techniques to photograph, collect, and document evidence.

·         Competed Department of Homeland Security’s

OPVAL MGT- 336 Threat Assessment Course

·         Created situational reports, ICS documents and

common operating pictures; managed and operated multiple computer-based information and communication tools during Hurricane Irene and Lee Response.

·         Quasi-Managed Luzerne County Emergency

Management Agency Emergency Operations Center during response to 2011 floods.

·         Coordinated preparedness requirements; managed

individual training and team training programs; reformed the training concept within the team by effectively implementing interagency focused training plans while exercising team’s mission essential tasks.

·         Assisted in Planning HSEEP compliant exercises;

created exercise objectives, scenarios, situation manuals, controller and evaluator handbooks, player handbooks, exercise plans, and corrective action plans; utilized HSEEP toolkit including National Exercise Schedule (NEXS) and Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS.gov).

Military Experience

Key Results:

Education and Credentials

Publications and Books Forthcoming

Keynote Speaking Conferences

Press Interviews

Committee and Council Membership Roles

Key Results:

Professional  Memberships

United States Navy – Intelligence Specialist, Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4; Honorable Discharge

Analyzed intelligence information; identified and

produced intelligence from raw information, assembled and analyzed multi-source operational intelligence, and presented intelligence briefings.

Capella University; Minneapolis, Minnesota

Doctoral Learner; Doctorate of Public Safety & Criminal Justice; expected 2016

American Military University – Charles Town, WV

Master of Arts; Strategic Intelligence with a concentration in Terrorism Studies,

August 2009; Earned a cumulative GPA of 3.6 on a 4.0 scale.

George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia

Bachelors of Arts; Individualized Studies; Special Education Administration, August 2004; Earned a cumulative GPA of 3.1 on a 4.0 scale. Dean’s List

Leadership Wilkes-Barre; Core Program Graduate

·         Develop leadership skills internally while acquainting within Northeastern Pennsylvania

OPVAL TVA MGT 336 – Threat Assessments

E-449 – Incident Command System (ICS) Curricula (Train-the-Trainer)
Certified to instruct Emergency Management Institute ICS curricula; ICS 100, ICS 200, ICS 300, and ICS 400.

ISO 27001 – standard defining an Information Security Management System

International Association of Emergency Managers

Bulletin Vol.29.No.4. April 2012. Is Terrorism a Threat to the US?

Taylor & Francis, LLC and CRC Press

Threat Assessment and Risk Management (book forthcoming)

Gov Sec DC – 2014, Washington, DC                                                                                      The Forgotten Domestic Terrorist

Gov Sec DC – 2013, Washington, DC                                                                                      Narcoterrorism; The Mind of the Attacker

Gov Sec West – 2012; Dallas, Texas                            

Handling Anxiety During an Emergency

Gov Sec DC 2012, Washington, DC

Narcoterrorism; The Mind of the Attacker

Center for Strategic Analysis – 2008, Las Vegas, Nevada

Law Enforcement, Gangs and Terrorism

Citizens Voice

Times Leader

WTOP

FED Ed TV

Peirce Connection Blogs

ASIS Investigative Standards Technical Committee Member

·         ISO Standard international education and adoption

Gov Sec DC Council Member

·         Peer reviewer, moderator, and presenter

Gov Sec West Council Member

·         Peer reviewer, moderator, and presenter

International Association for Counterterrorism & Security Professionals                                   

Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Infragard – National Capital Members Alliance                        

International Association of Emergency Managers                                                                               

ASIS

Naval Institute

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences    

Letter of Appreciation for Gap Analysis and Emergency Management Working Group coordination and facilitation presented by LTC Spyros Pappas (Indiana Army National Guard)