Criminal Defense Specialist, CFI-FTER, CCIP
Licenses and Certifications
Texas Private Investigation Company Lic #A22998001
Texas Owner / Primary Company Representative Reg. #119613601
University of North Texas | PDI – Certificate of Professional Private Investigations
University of Washington – Certificate of Private Investigations
Private Investigator Certification – Academia Paulista de Investigacoes, Sao Paulo – Brazil – 1995
Certified Cyber Intelligence Professional (CCIP) – McAfee Institute – October 2017
Criminal Defense Specialist – The Component Method – CDITC – February 2018
Certified Forensic Interviewer – Forensic Testimonial Evidence Recovery (CFI-FTER) – CDITC (Criminal Defense Investigation Training Council) – April 2019
Languages
English, Portuguese
Associations
Member of the Texas Association of Licensed Investigators
Member of The Criminal Defense Investigation Training Council
Education – Training
Preventive Security Measures and Combat Shooting – Associacao Hebraica, Sao Paulo – Brazil – 1995
Security Agent Certification – Academia Paulista de Investigacoes, Sao Paulo – Brazil – 1995
Anti-Kidnapping Training – Bodyguard Shooting Academy, Sao Paulo – Brazil – 1996
Fire Prevention and Combat – Campo de Treinamento de Embu das Artes, Sao Paulo – Brazil – 1996
SWAT Tactics – National Intelligence Academy, Florida, USA – 1996
Police Special Operations: Combat Shooting, Defensive and Evasive Driving, Sniper, American Police System, Ballistic, Non-Lethal Force, Police Equipment, Rappelling, Executive Protection – Hollywood Police Department – Hollywood, FL – USA – 1996
Tactical Baton ASP – Hollywood Police Department – Hollywood, FL – USA – 1996
Chemical Agents, Distraction Devices and Non-Lethal Ammunition – Defense Technology of America – Florida, USA – 1996
Participation in Hostage Situation Drill 1996 organized as training for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The Simulation drill had multiple SWAT units from different counties and cities in Florida plus a Special Forces FBI unit.
Professional Investigation Seminar and Certified Training Course – LMI Investigations – October 2016
2016 Washington Association of Legal Investigators (WALI) Fall Conference Attendee – October 2016 (Sexual Assault Investigations, Process Service for PIs, Role of PI in Criminal Defense , Computer Intelligence / Data Searches)
Kirkland Police Department Citizens Academy – Class Schedule: Special Response Team, Hostage Negotiation Team, Firearms, PRISM Simulator, Investigations, Evidence, Traffic, DUI, Use of Force, Mock Crime Scenes and K-9 – Kirkland, WA – November 2017
Open Source & Dark Web Searches Seminar – Hetherington Group – Seattle, WA – May 2018
2018 Washington Association of Legal Investigators (WALI) Fall Conference Attendee – October 2018 (Federal Criminal Investigations, Search & Seizure Investigations, Forensic Searches of Electronic Devices and Crime Scenes and Investigations)
Kirkland Police Department – Ride Along Program – January 2019
Criminal Defense Investigations – PI Education – July 2020
National Seminar on the Development and Presentation of Mitigating Evidence in Capital Cases 2022 – National Habeas Assistance and Training Project – April 2022
Professional Development Training
Advanced Social Media Intelligence Gathering – McAfee Institute
Investigations on the Deep Web (TOR) – McAfee Institute
Social Media Forensics for Investigators – i-Sight
The Winter Method: A business focused approach to investigations – i-Sight
Detecting and Investigating Vendor Fraud – i-Sight
Ethical Investigation Interviews: The PEACE Model – i-Sight
Writing Effective Investigation Reports – i-Sight
Internal Investigations: Understanding Evidence Rules and Legal Elements – i-Sight
Workplace Investigations: Managing 5 Challenging Witnesses – i-Sight
Elicitation Techniques: How to Get the Information You Need in Investigation Interviews – i-Sight
Investigating Online: Conducting Pre-Interview Research – i-Sight
Social Media Investigations Methodologies – McAfee Institute
The Legal Fundamentals of Cyber Investigations – McAfee Institute
10 Leadership Strategies for Investigators – i-Sight
Avoiding Whistleblower Retaliation Claims – i-Sight
Corporate Security and Employee Privacy – i-Sight
The Technology Explosion and the Future of Investigations – i-Sight
Fight Fraud with Employee Fraud Training – i-Sight
Creating an Effective Investigation Strategy – i-Sight
How to Use Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) in Investigations – i-Sight
Best Practices for Conducting Sexual Harassment Investigations – i-Sight
Investigation Report Writing: A Nuts and Bolts Approach – i-Sight
Detecting and Preventing Payroll Fraud – i-Sight
Investigation Basics: The Initial Report and the Decision to Investigate – i-Sight
Investigating Misconduct: Reaching a Decision and Determining Root Causes – i-Sight
6 Keys to Preventing and Responding to Workplace Violence – i-Sight
Ethical Internet Investigations: Researching the Right Way – i-Sight
Investigative Interviewing Methodologies – McAfee Institute
Digital and Computer Forensics – McAfee Institute
Twitter Investigation Methodologies – McAfee Institute
Counterintelligence Methods – McAfee Institute
Introduction to Workers Compensation Surveillance Joel Dean – (Udemy)
Investigator Ethics for the PI, Consumer and Client Dean Beers – (Udemy)
Forensic Psychology Certificate Elmira Strange – (Udemy)
Online Classified Investigation and Intelligence Gathering – McAfee Institute
Auction Fraud Investigation Methodologies – McAfee Institute
Advanced eCommerce Investigations and Intelligence Gathering (AEI) – McAfee Institute
Learn How to Conduct Interrogation & Field Interviews – McAfee Institute
Investigative Interviews: Learning How to Connect – McAfee Institute
Investigative Interviews Investigations, Fact Gathering and Prep – McAfee Institute
Investigative Interviewing Wrapping up the Investigation – McAfee Institute
Basic Forensic Scene Photography Dean Beers – (Udemy)
Connecting the dots: Turning online and offline people information into actionable intelligence – Michael Bazzell (via Pipl Webinar)
Advanced Techniques for Better Social Media Capture – Justin Seitz (Hunchly)
Quick and Dirty Dark Web Investigations – Justin Seitz (Hunchly)
Viatical Fraud Scheme – TALI
Using Dark Web Information for Active Investigations – TALI
Conversational Judo – TALI
OSINT Live – Skopenow
Intelligence Gathering & Social Media – TALI
