Expert Details
Homicide Investigation, Police-related Shooting, Suspicious Death, Murder, In-custody Death, Homicide, Police management and policy
ID: 725724
Florida, USA
Expert has recently received a Doctoral degree from Barry University and is currently the Chief of Police.
As the second in command for 5 years and currently the Chief of Police since 2012, Expert provides the knowledge, skill, and ability to opine on all aspects of police management and direction., as well as police policy issues.
He has testified in State prosecution in hundreds of murder cases while employed by Miami P.D.He has been a hired expert witness in several cases involving death related cases in Miami and Chicago.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2011 | Degree: BS | Subject: Criminology & Public Administration | Institution: Barry & Grantham Universities |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2005 to 2012 | Employer: West Miami Police Department | Title: Captain | Department: |
Responsibilities:Second in command, responsible for the day-to-day operations as well as complex investigations. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2002 to 2008 | Employer: Self Employed | Title: Investigator | Department: |
Responsibilities:This Polygraph & Investigative firm was formed upon retirement from Miami PD and investigated hundreds of cases, both criminal & civil as well as conducting polygraph examinations in both the public and private sectors. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1980 to 2004 | Employer: City of Miami Police Department | Title: Police Officer - Homicide Detective | Department: Homicide |
Responsibilities:Of the 24 years with Miami PD, 23 of them were spent in the Homicide Unit as both a Homicide Detective and Detective Sergenat. Thousands of death cases from Serial Killers to natural deaths were investigated during his tenure. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2012 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Chief of Police | Department: Administration |
Responsibilities:Department Director - police department adminstration |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1980 to 2002 | Agency: Miami Police Dept. | Role: Homicide Detective Sergeant | Description: Assigned for 22 years as a Homicide Detective & Detective Sergeant |
| Years: 2005 to Present | Agency: West Miami Police Department | Role: Captain & Chief of Police | Description: Police Chief-Department Director |
| Years: 1997 to 2000 | Agency: F.B.I. & D.E.A. | Role: Investigator | Description: Detached from Miami PD to the FBI and DEA as part of a narcotics/murder investigation for several years. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| THE AMERICAN POLYGRAPH ASSOCIATION, FLORIDA POLYGRAPH ASSOCIATION, National Polygraph Association, American Association of Police Polygraphists, The American College of Forensic Examiners, American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators, The National Association of Legal Investigator, South Florida Investigators Association, Florida Association of Licensed Investigators, Florida Association for the Treat of Sexual Abusers, Association for the Treat of Sexual Abusers, The American College of Forensic Examiners, World Association of Detectives, Association of Christian Investigators, National Association of Investigative Specialist, Miami Dade County Police Benevolent Association, Miami Fraternal Association of Police, International Association of Chief of Police Florida Police Chiefs Association Miami-Dade County Police Chiefs Association Alpha Chi - National College Honor Scholarship Society Sigma Tau Delta - International English Honor Society Pi Gamma Mu - International Society of Social Sciences Delta Epsilon Iota - Academic Honor Society |
| Professional Appointments |
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| 2012 - Chief of Police |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Authored fictional novel about a Miami Homicide Detective, Serial Killer article published in Journal of American Polygraph Association & Police Magazine. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| He has been classified as a 'Polygraph Expert' in Miami Federal Immigration court in 2006. He has testified at hundreds of state and federal trials involving death related cases as well as police officer related shootings and in-custody deaths. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Dozens of in service training seminars during his tenure with Miami PD |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| He is 100% fluent in both English & Spanish and was certified as an expert translator in Miami-Dade court in the mid 1990's. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
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| Spanish | 100% efficient in both English and Spanish. |