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TITLE: Assistant Professor
DEPARTMENT: Justice, Law and Security
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ATTENDED & DEGREES EARNED:
M.A., with distinction
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (I.U.P.) (1997)
B.S. – University of Pittsburgh (1966)
Master Police Instructor – F.B.I. (1996)
Graduate: – F.B.I. Academy Instructor/Specialization Courses (1976-2000)
Police Training Instructor
National Crime & Information Center (NCIC) Investigative Assistance
Violent Crime Scene Management
Interview & Interrogation
Criminal Sexual Victimization
Instructor Development
Organized Crime & Arson
Evidence Response Team Leadership
Auto-Theft Investigations
Undercover Operations Management
Construction Equipment Theft
International Team Leader Training
Police Training & National Academy Coordinator Management
Media Relations
Special Agent Selection Board
Graduate: – F.B.I. Academy , New Agent Training, Quantico, VA (1975)
Graduate: – F.B.I. National Academy, 194th Session, Quantico, VA (1998)
Certified Cultural Diversity Instructor – U.S. Department of Justice – U.S. Attorney's Office (1998)
Certified Community Oriented Policing Instructor
U.S. Department of Justice – U.S. Attorney's Office (1997)
PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATION:
Professional Profile
• Assistant Professor at La Roche College in the Department of Justice, Law, & Security. Subject matter expert and consultant to private industry in the fields of intermodal transportation security, identity theft, and asset protection.
• Former Chief Executive Officer of the Pennsylvania Safety & Security Institute (PSSI).
• Supervisory Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Retired).
• Former elementary school teacher.
SCHOLARLY AWARDS:
Academic Honors And Awards
• M.A. – I.U.P. – Cumulative QPA of 4.00
Law Enforcement Honors and Awards
• Recipient of 11 letters of commendation from Directors of the F.B.I. for statistical accomplishments and investigative expertise.
• One letter of commendation for valor, regarding actions taken during a bank robbery attempt.
• Four-time recipient of the Allegheny County-Variety Club – Exceptional Law Enforcement Officer Achievement Award.
RECENT PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:
• “Identity Theft Awareness & Protection” (October, 2007). Presentation made at La Roche College to students, faculty, staff, and members of general public.
• “Identity Theft – The Insidious Crime” (February, 2005). Presentation made as featured speaker, Pre-Paid Legal Associates-Regional Seminar.
• “Crime Prevention as a Solution to School Violence in the United States” (May, 2001). Paper presented at the World Conference – International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners, Antwerp, Belgium.
• “Community Oriented Policing and Its' Positive Effects on Community Relations.” (July, 2000). Presentation made to representatives of the Latin American – Law Enforcement Executive Development – Annual Seminar, FBI Academy, Quantico, VA.
• “Community Oriented Policing and Crime Prevention Philosophies.” (October, 1999). Presentation made to International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners – Annual Conference – Pittsburgh, PA.
JOINED LA ROCHE: August, 2006
College Service
• Faculty Adviser to La Roche Chapter Delta Lambda Rho (National Criminal Justice Club), 2006-present
• Member of La Roche College Campus Relocation Committee – Present
Courses Taught
• Crime Scene and Forensics
• Criminal Investigation and Interview
• Police and Society
• International Justice
• Special Topics
• Interview & Interrogation
• Police Report Writing and Oral Presentation
• Enterprise & Transnational Crime
• Criminalistics
• Intelligence Analysis & Presentation
HOMETOWN: Pittsburgh, PA
CONSULTING
• Former CEO of PSSI , (2002-2006) a Pennsylvania-based security corporation specializing in transportation, corporate security, consulting and training. Responsible for company's vision, long range plans, relations with state and federal security executives, development of national security initiatives in the rail and trucking industries, partnership programs, management of the maritime programs, drills, and exercises. Simultaneously directed two senior officers along with many subcontractors and multiple client programs.
• Director of Security, 2008 Three Rivers Regatta
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
• Pittsburgh Chapter – Former Agents Society
• Member I.U.P. Chapter – Alpha Phi Sigma (National Criminal Justice Honor Society)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PRIVATE SECURITY FIELDS
CEO – Pennsylvania Safety & Security Institute, Inc. (PSSI), 2002-2006.
• Created the nation's first rail security initiative for “short-line” and regional railroads.
• Created the nation's first “over-the-road” security initiative for small and mid-size trucking companies.
• Shaped and recommended the concept of four Homeland Security Training Institutes:
• Intermodal Transportation
• Safe-Schools
• Hospitality, Travel & Tourism
• Municipal Government
• Developed and supervised the maritime security training programs of mandated companies covered by the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002.
• Scenario author and exercise director for quarterly security training drills and annual maritime security exercises for client companies covered by the aforementioned federal law.
Supervisory and Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1975-2000
• International Training and Foreign Police Assistance
- Supervised all facets of training initiatives for law enforcement entities of other countries, from design through implementation while adhering to fiscal guidelines.
- International team leader and instructor for multi-agency training at the International Law Enforcement Training Academy, Budapest , Hungary .
- Liaison with the U.S. Department of State – Antiterrorism Assistance Unit regarding international training initiatives.
• Investigation of Violent Crime/Major Offenders
- Participated in two “sting operations” through the FBI's Detroit , MI division. These “sting operations” were joint ventures with the Michigan State Police which resulted in the arrest and conviction of approximately 225 persons and the recovery of approximately $1.2 million dollars of stolen property.
- Through the Pittsburgh Division of the FBI, coordinated and led the Greater Pittsburgh Auto-Theft Task Force. Initiating two FBI “sting operations” which resulted in the arrest and conviction of approximately 200 persons and the recovery of approximately $2 million dollars of stolen property.
• Tactical Operations
- Team member of the FBI's Pittsburgh Division Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team specializing in high-risk arrests, barricaded subjects and dignitary protection operations. Team member during the arrest of a “FBI Ten-Most Wanted” fugitive in Western Pennsylvania.
- Team member on a multi-division SWAT operation at the Atlanta, GA Federal penitentiary. The penitentiary was over taken by inmates with both staff and guards taken as hostages.
• Specialized Skills
- FBI Pittsburgh Evidence Response Team (ERT) leader. Responsible for all aspects of a ten member team whose purpose was to collect, identify, and preserve evidence for prosecution.
- ERT leader during the recovery and identification of 132 “souls” lost during the crash of U.S. Airways Flight 427 outside of Greater Pittsburgh International Airport.
- ERT member of a multi-division team sent to investigate the international terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia in which 19 military personnel were killed and 372 injured.
• Teaching Law Enforcement Personnel
- Police training coordinator for the Pittsburgh Division of the FBI. Responsible for the design, instruction, and record retention of all courses taught by instructors of FBI Pittsburgh.
- National Academy Coordinator for Pittsburgh division of the FBI. Responsible for selecting new candidates to attend the 11-week national academy leadership class at the FBI Academy, Quantico, VA. Coordinated all social functions for all members of the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Academy as well as the West Virginia chapter.
- Certified “Master Police Instructor”; the FBI's highest instructor certification. Instructed several thousand police officers in subjects ranging from crime scene management to criminal sexual victimization.
- Instructed cadets and in-service personnel in various criminal justice subjects at the following institutions:
• International Law Enforcement Training Academy, Budapest, Hungary
• Ukrainian National Police Training Academy, Kiev
• Ukrainian Regional Police Training Academy, Odessa
• Belarus National Police Training Academy, Minsk
• Pacific Rim Training – Manila, Philippines
• Pennsylvania State Police Training Academy
• West Virginia State Police Training Academy
• Allegheny County (PA) Police Training Academy
• City of Pittsburgh Police Training Academy
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