Austin Berrier

Experience

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  Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets

  Aug 1990 - May 1993

  Cadet

  Military Cadet

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  Central Intelligence Agency

  May 1991 - Sept 1992

  Intern

  Internship in public-facing office dealing with procurement and contracts. Assisted permanent staff with clerical duties and contract preparation. Represented employer at trade shows and private sector gatherings concerning government contracts.

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  United States Marine Corps

  May 1993 - May 1997

  Military Police

  Assigned to Security Company, HMX-1 (Marine One). Duties included law enforcement and security functions in relation to Executive Branch assets, both CONUS and OCONUS.

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  Bedford County Sheriff's Office

  Jun 1998 - Jan 2003

  Patrol Deputy

  I performed duties of a Deputy assigned to patrol division such as; answering calls for service, proactive enforcement, traffic and DUI enforcement and accident investigation. Additionally, I served on the Lake Patrol and Tactical Response Team.

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  Homeland Security Investigations

  Jan 2003 - now

  Special Agent

  I am currently assigned to the Cyber Crimes division of our Phoenix, Arizona field office. I focus primarily on Child Sexual Abuse And Exploitation investigations. Prior to my current assignment I have worked in the programmatic areas of: gang enforcement, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) violations as well as traditional cross-border smuggling of contraband such as narcotics, firearms and stolen vehicles.

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  INTERPOL

  Mar 2024 - now

  Chair

  Violent and Serious Crimes Against Children Sub-Group, Specialist’s Group on Crimes Against Children (SGCAC)