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Career History
2004 – Present
Nationally syndicated columnist
for North Star Writers Group, www.NorthStarNational.com and contributing editor for www.FamilySecurityMatters.org. Criminal Justice Author and Consultant, P.O. Box 1195, Pebble Beach, CA 93953-1195, (831) 920-7367. Wrote
Global Drug Enforcement: Practical Investigative Techniques, published by CRC Press (2004); Conspiracy Investigations:
Terrorism, Drugs and Gangs, published by Prentice Hall (2005); and Practical Criminal Evidence, also published
by Prentice Hall (2006). Consultant to attorneys and the law enforcement community on criminal and civil matters. Conduct
contract investigative, counter-drug and counter-terrorism training for police officers and criminal investigators world-wide.
Selected as “lead instructor” for U.S. Department of State sponsored 9-week “Preventing, Interdicting, and
Investigating Acts of Terrorism” course held in Islamabad, Pakistan 2005. Regularly scheduled guest lecturer for the
Defense Intelligence Agency on counter-terrorism issues. Guest speaker for the Defense Intelligence Agency and Department
of Law, U.S. Military Academy, West Point.
2001 – 2003
Supervisory Special Agent (GS-1811-14/7), Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA), United States Department of Justice, Los Angeles Field Division, Edward Roybal Federal Building,
20th Floor, 255 East Temple Street, Los Angeles, California 90012 , (213) 621-6700. Coordinator for the U.S. Department of
Justice Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces Program (OCDETF). Managed a substantial annual budget for use in OCDETF
designated criminal cases for the Los Angeles Division. Reviewed proposals, approved expenditures, and represented DEA in
committee decision making processes. Guest instructor at various national and international venues including the Defense Intelligence
Agency, International Law Enforcement Academy, Bangkok, Thailand, California Narcotics Officers Association and the International
Narcotics Interdiction Association.
1998 – 2001
Group Supervisor (GS-1811-14), Drug Enforcement Administration,
Enforcement Group 1, at the Santa Ana, California Resident Office, (714) 836-2892, which serves Orange County. Supervised
nine DEA Special Agents, three local law enforcement task force officers, and a secretary. Supervised the conduct of complex
drug enforcement investigations prosecuted in federal and state courts. Supervised DEA airport operations at Orange County/John
Wayne Airport.
1996 - 1998
Resident Agent-in-Charge (GS-1811-14), DEA Karachi, Pakistan Resident Office, Unit
62401, Box 122, APO AE 09814-2401, Tele: [92](21) 568-5170, Ext. 431. Supervised the conduct of international drug and criminal
investigations in Pakistan’s Sindh Province and seven Middle Eastern nations in which the United States is a party of
interest. Collected, analyzed, and disseminated drug intelligence with foreign drug liaison officers and the U.S. intelligence
Community. Was responsible for all drug enforcement matters concerning the United States, including liaison with Saudi Arabia,
Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Yemen, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Held TOP SECRET/SCI security clearance.
1994
- 1996
Assistant Attaché/DEA Special Agent, (GS-1811-13), Islamabad Country Office, U.S. Embassy Islamabad, Unit
62215, APO AE 09812-2215, [92](51) 826161 Ext. 2327. Conducted international drug and criminal investigations affecting the
United States. Was responsible for monitoring and facilitating all drug-related extradition matters for the United States.
Collected and disseminated drug intelligence to foreign drug liaison officers and the U.S. intelligence community. Participated
in the arrest of 1993 New York City World Trade Center bombing suspect Ramzi Ahmed Yousef, and later testified at his trial.
1991 - 1994
DEA Special Agent, Course Developer/Instructor, (GS-1811-13), DEA Office of Training (TRDA), FBI
Academy, P.O. Box 1475, Quantico, Virginia 22134-1475, (703) 632-5211. Taught drug enforcement subjects to basic and in-service
DEA Special Agents, Intelligence Research Specialists, police officers, foreign law enforcement officers, and employees of
the U.S. Intelligence Community. Developed lesson plans, researched, and wrote articles for professional publications such
as the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, and Police Chief magazines. Conducted international training seminars throughout the
world. Recognized as subject matter expert on drug conspiracy investigations, informant management, undercover operations
and smuggling. Certified tactical instructor.
1988 - 1991
DEA Special Agent, (GS-1811-13), Monterey Post-of-Duty,
2560 Garden Road, Monterey, California 93941-3182. Conducted drug enforcement operations as a senior Special Agent Task Force
member assigned to the DEA sponsored Monterey County Narcotic Enforcement Team.
1983 - 1988
DEA Special Agent/Back-up
Supervisor, (GS-1811-13), Los Angeles Field Division, Edward Roybal Federal Building, 20th Floor, 255 East Temple Street,
Los Angeles, California 90012, (213) 894-2650. Conducted complex drug conspiracy investigations, participated in surveillances,
wrote comprehensive reports of investigation, made arrests, and testified in judicial proceedings. Supervised group of Special
Agents in absence of Group Supervisor.
1981 - 1983
Police Officer, Pasadena Police Department, 207 N. Garfield
Avenue, Pasadena California 91103, (626) 405-4501. Assigned to the Patrol Division. Also worked special events including Rose
Bowl games and parades, the Super Bowl, Emmy Awards, and security for Movie and TV productions within the city. Awarded Advanced
Certificate from the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST).
1980 - 1981
Police
Officer, Salinas Police Department, 222 Lincoln Avenue, Salinas, California 93901, (831) 758-7321. Assigned to the Patrol
Division after graduating from the Central Coast Counties Police Academy, Gilroy, California.
1978
Part-time
faculty member, Administration of Justice Department, Monterey Peninsula College, 980 Fremont Blvd., Monterey, California
93942, (831) 646-4000. Instructed course on criminal investigation.
Military Experience
November 2010 – October 2011
Called to active duty to be the Officer in Charge of a Combatting Terrorism intelligence analyst team for the Special
Operations Command - Europe, Stuttgart, Germany.
May 2009 – August
2009
Called to active duty in support of Global War on Terror as a CID
Special Agent for the Expeditionary Fraud Field Office, Major Procurement Fraud Unit, 6301 Little River Turnpike, Suite 200,
Alexandria, VA 22312-5044, (703) 325-2273.
February 2009 – May 2009
Called to active duty to perform defense investigator duties for DoD’s
Office of Military Commissions - Defense, 1600 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B688, Washington, DC 20301-1600. Provided investigative
support for attorneys defending high value detainees held at the U.S. Naval base, Guantanamo, Cuba.
October 2001 - October 2002
Called
to active duty to support Operation Nobel Eagle in the Global War on Terrorism. CID Special Agent/Chief Warrant Officer 5/Staff
Officer at the Army Operations Center, Anti-Terrorism Operations and Intelligence Cell (ATOIC), The Pentagon, Washington,
DC (703) 695-5300. As an ATOIC Terrorism Warning Staff Officer, collected, analyzed, and disseminated highly
classified intelligence having a bearing on worldwide force protection and future terrorist actions directed against U.S.
government entities and the U.S. Army in particular. Conducted Force Protection assessments of major military installations
and off-site military sponsored events. Interacted daily with members of the U.S. Intelligence Community, and attended DIA
Counterterrorism Analysis Courses. Routinely briefed the top senior leadership of the U.S. Army and Department of Defense.
Regularly scheduled guest speaker at the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Joint Military Intelligence Training Center as
well as Homeland Defense conferences in the Washington, DC area.
1980 - Present
U.S. Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer 5/CID Special Agent, HQ., U.S.
Army Criminal Investigation Command (CID), 6010 6th Street, Attn: CIOP-RA, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5506, (703) 806-0269. USAR
Chief of Field Operations, HQ., 6th Military Police Group (CID), Fort Lewis, WA. Supervise and conduct felony criminal
investigations as well as Crime Prevention Surveys and Personal Security Missions for the Secretary of Defense, Secretary
of the Army, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, foreign dignitaries, and other high ranking U.S. Government officials
when on active duty. Subject Matter Expert/Associate Instructor for the U.S. Army Military Police School, Fort Leonard Wood,
Missouri. Possess DoD TOP SECRET/SCI security clearance.
1977 - 1980
U.S. Army active duty Chief Warrant Officer 2/CID Special Agent, Fort Ord District,
Fort Ord, California 93941. Criminal Intelligence Coordinator responsible for the collection, analysis, and dissemination
of criminal information to other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. Supervised the Drug
Suppression Team. Conducted Crime Prevention Surveys. Fort Ord is now closed.
1975 - 1977
SP5/CID Special Agent, Darmstadt, Germany Resident Agency, Second Region, USACIDC,
APO New York 09175. Conducted a wide-variety of criminal investigations of felony violations of the Uniform Code of Military
Justice (UCMJ). Performed duties as the Drug Suppression Coordinator. Also, personally investigated 26 death investigations
that involved all manner of death, including murder, homicide, suicide, accidental, natural and accidental. 1974 - 1975
PFC/Military Police Investigator (MPI), 61st Military Police Detachment,
Darmstadt Military Community, APO New York 09175. Conducted mostly misdemeanor and some felony violations of the UCMJ.
1972 - 1974
PV2/Military Policeman and MPI, Office of the Provost Marshal, 18th Airborne Corps and Fort
Bragg, Fort Bragg, North Carolina 28372. Conducted criminal investigations of misdemeanor and some felony violations of the
UCMJ. Education
1979
Master of Public
Administration in Justice Administration, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California.
1977
Bachelor
of Science in Sociology with dual minors in Psychology and Vocational Education, University of Maryland, European Division.
Partial List of Specialized Law Enforcement Training
Special Victims Unit Investigations (Rape,
sexual assault, and spousal abuse training)
Counselor/Graduate, FBI National Academy (160th Session)
DEA Special
Agent Basic Training
DEA Methods of Instructon School
DEA Clandestine Laboratory Investigations
DEA Conspiracy
Investigations School
DEA Street Gang Seminar
DEA Tactical Instructor School
Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs Training
DEA Financial Asset Removal School
DEA Supervisors Institute
Central Coast Counties Police Academy, Gilroy, CA
Traffic Accident Investigations
Chemical Agents Training
California Juvenile Street Gang Activity
Narcotic
Enforcement for Peace Officers Course
Laws of Arrest, Search and Seizure
Officer Survival
Arson and Fire Investigation
US Army Protective Services Training
Criminal Investigator Logistics Management
US Army Criminal Investigation
Course
US Army Military Police Investigation Course
US Army Military Police School
Publications
Nationally syndicated columnist for
North Star Writers Group, www.NorthStarNational.com. Contributing editor for www.FamilySecurityMatters.org.
Volume II, Part II, Chapter 11, The
Global Drug Trade and its Nexus to Terrorism, Countering Terrorism and Insurgency in the 21st Century: International Perspectives,
Praeger Security International/Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. (2007). Practical
Criminal Evidence, Prentice Hall (2006).
Conspiracy Investigations: Terrorism, Drugs and Gangs, Prentice
Hall (2005).
Global Drug Enforcement: Practical Investigative Techniques, CRC Press (2004).
U.S.
Sentencing Guidelines, Their Impact on Federal Drug Offenders, FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, May, 1995.
Drug Conspiracy Cases, FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, October, 1994.
Chapter on Drug Informants, Drug
Enforcement Handbook, pp. 11-17, U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, July 1994.
Drug
Informants - Motives, Methods, and Management, FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, September, 1993.
Food for
thought: Police Officers as College Instructors, The Police Chief, October, 1979. Professional Presentations
California
Federation of Republican Woman, Monterey, CA
Crystal Cruise Line
Monterey Bay Republican Women Federation, Carmel Valley, CA
. Department of Defense Executive Management Development and Training Program, sponsored
by The George Washington University’s Elliot School of International Affairs, Washington, DC.
Defense Intelligence Agency, Advanced Counter-Terrorism
Analyst Course, Washington, DC.
U.S. Department of Justice’s International Criminal Investigation Training Assistance Program, Hangu,
Pakistan.
Lead Instructor
for the U.S. Department of State, Antiterrorism Assistance Program 9-week “Preventing, Interdicting, and Investigating
Acts of Terrorism” course held in Islamabad, Pakistan, 2005.
Regional Counterdrug Training Academy, Meridian, MS.
United States Military Academy, Department of Law,
West Point, NY.
International
Law Enforcement Academy, Bangkok, Thailand.
International Narcotics Interdiction Association, Reno, NV.
California Narcotic Officers Association, Los Angeles, CA.
Affiliations
Counselor/Graduate, 160th Session of the FBI National Academy, Quantico, Virginia (Section 4, Winter, 1990).
Life
Member, Reserve Officers Association, Washington, DC.
Association of Former Federal Narcotics Agents
Police
Writers Association
Member of Standard & Poor's Vista Research's Society of Industry Leaders
Professional
Licenses
California Community College Teaching Credential for Police Science, valid for life.
California
Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Advanced Certificate.
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