• Over 30 years of experience successfully conducting criminal investigations.
• Dynamic leadership abilities, critical to implementing highly effective training strategies for team members.
• Demonstrated capability to utilize a strong attention to detail to solve various types of criminal cases.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English; limited proficiency in French and Arabic.
• Top Secret Clearance.

US Department of State (USAID-OIG) 2003-2015

Foreign Service Officer / Criminal Investigator

• Leveraged strong law enforcement and investigative skills to successfully conduct criminal investigations throughout various countries in Latin America, Israel, Palestine and Africa.
• Maintained utmost level of confidentiality throughout all daily operations.
• Performed detailed national / international investigations on contract fraud, bribery, conflicts of interest and embezzlement.
• Conducted in depth training for team members, contractors and subcontractors focusing heavily on fraud awareness.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2002-2003

Federal Air Marshal

• Utilized top notch law enforcement skills to respond to domestic and foreign incidents.
• Maintained adherence to all regulations and laws throughout day to day operations.
• Conducted in depth inspections and assessments.

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (Prior IRS Inspection Service) 1987-2002

Special Agent / Criminal Investigator

• Performed in depth investigations regarding various issues, including fraud, extortion, bribery, theft and taxpayer abuses.
• Conducted thorough investigations of external corruption / interference attempts.
• Methodically performed background investigations for prospective IRS employees.
• Utilized Spanish linguistic capabilities to conduct thorough training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; focused heavily on basic communication and cultural differences.

Internal Revenue Service 1984-1987

Revenue Officer

• Leveraged excellent communication and linguistic skills to conduct in depth interviews of tax payers / representatives, key to increasing collection of delinquent taxes.
• Maintained quality control throughout all daily operations; reviewed data to identify / resolve discrepancies.
• Conducted seizures and sales of real estate / personal property after lien rights had been determined; successfully determined ownership of property rights seized under a levy.

Puerto Rico Department of Justice Special Investigations Bureau 1980-1984

(Negociado Investigationes Especiales - NIE)

• Responsible for conducting criminal investigations in various areas, including murders, drugs, theft and kidnapping.
• Conducted in depth research to solve criminal cases and verify background information for prospective employees.

Bachelor Degree in Sociology, Minor in Criminal Justice, University of Puerto Rico; 1980

High School Diploma, Sotero Figueroa, San Juan, Puerto Rico; 1980