Training Assistant

Joseph Caputo

*** ******** ******, ****** ******, NY 10308

718-***-**** (Res.) ? 917-***-**** (Mob.) ? ****@*******.***

Professional Experience

New York City Department of Investigation, NY, NY

Inspector General Division / Public Assistance & Grants Unit

Deputy Inspector General

May, 1999 to Present

Overview: Management professional with strong interpersonal, writing and

technical skills developed during more than 25 years of experience

conducting and supervising criminal investigations involving corruption,

misconduct or other illegal, unethical or improper activities by officials,

employees, contractors or other persons or organizations which receive

funds from or through one or more City agencies or are regulated by one or

more City agencies.

Duties include the office-wide supervision, logistics, and implementation

of tactical field operations employing covert physical and electronic

surveillance, undercover operatives, and intelligence gathering surveys.

Key qualifications include:

Criminal Investigations Supervision

Interview & Interrogation Specialist

Case Planner & Strategist

Technical Services Unit Development

Technical Equipment Implementation

Computer Issues Consultant

State Certified Peace Officer

Certified Firearms Instructor

Special Assignments Coordinator

Equipment Procurement Specialist

Responsibilities: Supervise all investigative functions performed by a

staff of front line investigators. Oversee and conduct confidential and

sensitive investigations into misconduct, corruption, illegal or unethical

practices by city officials. Manage investigations into allegations of

contractor and vendor fraud.

Office-wide supervision, logistics, and implementation of tactical field

operations employing covert physical and electronic surveillance and

undercover operatives.

Manage the Special Investigations and Technical Services Unit.

Recommend and propose justifications for procuring state-of-the-art

technical equipment.

Principal contributor of technical support for the development and

production of multimedia case progress presentations to internal executive

staff and state and federal prosecutors.

Office-wide troubleshooter for computer and technical issues that may arise

during active investigations.

Since July 1991, status as an armed New York State certified Peace Officer.

Provide firearms and related tactical training as an agency certified

Firearms Instructor.

Special Assistant to the Inspector General, January, 1996 to May, 1999

Assistant Inspector General, May, 1989 to January, 1996

Confidential Investigator, June, 1985 to May, 1989

Accomplishments

DOI Major Investigation award following three major investigations

involving the fraudulent issuance of public assistance funds valued at over

one-quarter of one million dollars.

Assisted in the investigation of three City computer clerks who

fraudulently distributed over two million dollars in public assistance

benefits to sixty-two recipients who were not entitled to the funds.

Provided assistance in the investigation and subsequent arrest of ninety

individuals, including several former and present City employees, for the

theft of over one million dollars of public assistance funds.

In 2009 awarded outstanding performance on a major investigation involving

the embezzlement of government funds by managers and supervisors from the

NYC Administration for Children's Services who conspired with officers of

for-profit and not-for profit vendors doing business with the City.

Education

john jay college of criminal justice, new york, ny

Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice - June, 1985

Specialized training

The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation, Reid College

Questioned Documents, U.S. Secret Service

Undercover Training, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms

New York State Peace Officer Training, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Firearms Training- Qualified with .38 Cal. Special, & .9mm Glock Semi-

Automatic, NYPD

Entry Tactics- NYPD Emergency Services Unit & Yonkers Police Special

Operations Division

Certified Armorer, Glock, Inc.

Watson Intelligence Analysis Software Training, Harlequin, Inc.

NYS Municipal Police Training Council Certified Instructor (MPTC), Methods

of Instruction, NYPD Academy

NYS Municipal PTC Firearms Instructor, Rockland County Police & Public

Safety Academy

Cybercop- Data Recovery and Acquisition, National White Collar Crime Center

(NW3C)

Certified E-Justice operator

Additional Skills

Serve as an instructor on electronic surveillance techniques and

applications;

Proficient in business software applications including Microsoft Word,

Excel, Visio and PowerPoint;

Serve as office-wide instructor for special computer databases and software

applications, technical equipment, and various office policies and

procedures as needed.

Proficiency in law enforcement specialized software including PenLink,

Lexis Nexis and Accurint

Experience accessing and analyzing confidential public assistance records

maintained in the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability

Assistance (OTDA) Welfare Management System (WMS).

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