Experience

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  Tom green county sheriff's office

  Dec 1993 - Sept 1997

  Deputy sheriff

  Patrol deputy for the sheriff's department. Compile detailed reports, issue citations and make arrests. Act as a bailiff for county courts and district courts as needed. Transport prisoners to medical facitilies or other correctional facitilies.

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  San angelo city marshal's office

  Sept 1997 - May 2007

  Chief deputy

  Senior level management postion. Second in command of the department. Assisted with the overall direction of investigations, detection and reduction and prevention operations of the department. Assisted in the development of guidelines, policies and procedures and internal regulations. Assisted in the overall direction of the activities of the staff to include: Scheduling, training, performance evaluation. Assisted in the recommendation personnel action to include hiring, implementation of corrective action and career development plans. Responded to internal and external inquiries and complaints. Assisted in the development, review, revision and implementation of legislation. Evaluated and prioritized complex system problems and used my communication skills to devise solutions to those problems. Show less

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  City of florence police department

  Jun 2007 - Jul 2010

  Chief of police

  Senior level management position. Department head for the police department. Responsible for the overall direction of investigations, detection and reduction and prevention operations of the police department. Oversaw the development of guidelines, policies and procedures and internal regulations. Oversaw the activities of the staff to include: Scheduling, training, performance evaluation. Recommended personnel action to include hiring, the implementation of corrective action and career development plans. Responded to internal and external inquiries and complaints. Assisted in the development, review, revision and implementation of legislation (I received the legislative initiative award from the Texas Police Chief's Association). Evaluated and prioritized complex system problems and used my communication skills to devise solutions to those problems. Oversaw the preparation of semi-month, monthly, bi-annual and annual reports to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Federal Bureau of Investigations and to the city council. Assist in the development, implementation and direction of the department's budget. Supervise 10 officers and one administrative assistant. Show less

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  Texas education agency

  Mar 2012 - Oct 2012

  Investigator

  Professional Integrity Investigator. Investigate teachers accused of violating criminal law or violating the teachers code of ethics. Typical investigations against educators involved white-collar crimes (e.g. fraud/embezzlement, crimes against property and computer crimes), sex crimes and crimes against persons. Organize and maintain case files and evidence. Use a case management system to document investigative findings (ABACUS). Provide testimony in conjunction with judicial proceedings. Review legal aspects of investigations and make recommendations of appropriate actions (e.g. recommend reprimands, suspensions or license revocations). Liaison between the investigations division and the ombudsman’s office. Assisted in special projects: I assisted the ombudsman’s office in reviewing citizens complaints against educators accused of violating Texas Administrative Code 249 (ethics). I was instrumental in developing the Senate Bill 9 Criminal History Compliance Certification Survey. I created the survey and compiled the data to determine which schools were in compliance with state law requiring schools to conduct background investigations on all school employees and contractors. Show less

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  Texas workforce commission

  Nov 2012 - Mar 2014

  Special investigator - team lead

  Investigate white-collar criminal offenses in violation of the Child Care Management System and the Texas Unemployment Insurance Act (TUCA). Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) by providing information, training and education concerning Unemployment Insurance (UI) Fraud to other governmental agencies (local, state and federal). Conduct audits regarding reporting requirements and fraud detection and prevention. Investigation of Fraud / Waste / Abuse. Research, analyze, and develop fraud investigation policies, and procedures. Investigate persons committing large-scale UI fraud. Investigate persons receiving UI while incarcerated. Investigate persons and companies committing fraud against the state subsidized child care program, CCMS. Reviewing and auditing unemployment insurance claims, benefit payments, wage records and other benefit payment data, including other program payments. Work closely with other state and federal agencies to investigate organized criminal fraud schemes related to state and federal subsidized programs. Use a case management system to document investigative activity. Travel to conduct and complete investigations. Assist with special projects (review and make recommendations for policy changes, review current software needs and make recommendations). The Special Investigations division acts as the Inspector General of the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC); we investigate TWC employees for misconduct (criminal violations and policy violations), TWC vendors and TWC contractors providing services to the TWC and on behalf of the TWC. Show less

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  The texas chapter of the association of inspectors general

  Jun 2013 - Jun 2017

  Board director

  The Texas Chapter of the Association of Inspectors General (Texas AIG) is a non-profit agency. The Texas Chapter of the AIG promotes education, training and inter-agency cooperation with the various Texas governmental Inspectors General and regulatory investigative agencies at the state, county and local level. We are affiliated with and sanctioned by the Association of Inspectors General. The Texas Chapter of the AIG strives to be instrumental in the reduction of governmental waste, abuse and fraud by providing quality training and facilitating unprecedented inter-agency cooperation within the governmental sphere. Show less

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  State bar of texas

  Mar 2014 - Oct 2016

  Senior investigator

  Investigate attorneys accused of ethics violations and crimes of moral turpitude. Interview witnesses, suspects and complainants, take written statements and write detailed reports. Collect evidence and maintain chain of custody. Assist state bar attorneys in preparing cases going before the discipline committee, district courts and the Texas Supreme Court. Review cases and determine if the cases have jurisdictional merit. Perform skip traces of persons essential to the investigative process.

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  Geico

  Nov 2016 - now

  Siu investigator

  Senior property and injury insurance fraud investigator. Conduct in-depth insurance fraud investigations perpetrated by customers, body shops, and medical professionals. Interview witnesses, customers and vendors associated with the insurance industry. Compile detailed and accurate reports and present them to law enforcement and or the underwriting department. Provide product support for the underwriting, claims and damage assessment teams.