MARK SEPE
** ******** ******* . ********, ***** Island 02920
*******@***.***
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Wal-Mart, Westerly, RI
Loss Prevention Manager
Oversee the Security and Loss Prevention of the Westerly location.
Execute loss prevention initiatives and safety programs within the store.
. Promote national Loss Prevention and safety policies at store
level.
. Monitor and review Price change, scanninig exception, and other
financial reports to moniotor shrink.
. Conduct store level investigations for accidents and theft.
. Provide training for store management and new employees.
. Assist in district High Shrink reviews and inventory adjustment
reviews
. Execute merchandising policy with department managers.
U.S. Security Associates, Inc, Cranston, Rhode Island 2008 to 2012
Operations Manager New England Office
Manages the Rhode Island, Southern Massachusetts Office and its 400
employees. Uses skills and experience acquired from past police and
military experience to promote security in the Rhode Island industry.
Clients include, hospitals, jewelry industry, insurance sector, power
plants, and chemical company.
. Conduct new site evaluations and prepare Post Orders and Safety
manual as needed.
. Implements training for new officers and maintains the training and
qualifications of security officers at client sites.
. Participates in customer management process by utilizing client
surveys, feedbacks, site visits, meetings, and phone calls.
. Monitor P/L and A/R and define ways to control cost.
. Ensure all work schedules are properly completed prior to work week.
. Conduct meetings and seminars in front of large groups.
. ISO Trained Auditor-ensuring compliance with company policies.
. Coordinate sales efforts with national sales team.
. Proficient in Microsoft office products.
Lincoln Technical Institute, Lincoln, Rhode Island 2007 to 2008
Lead Instructor-Criminal Justice
Execute instructional strategies to implement a standards-based
curriculum for all requisite courses within the Criminal Justice Program
of this prominent technical school. Scope of course offerings is
comprehensive and includes studies in criminal law, corrections, juvenile
justice, terrorism, management, and customer service.
. Source and integrate curriculum-support materials into creative lesson
plans to reinforce course content and to respond effectively to the
diverse learning styles of students in heterogeneously grouped
classrooms.
. Employ classroom-management strategies that are centered on creating
and maintaining a positive, supportive environment that is aligned
with students' varying cognitive ability and motivational levels.
. Utilize traditional assessment techniques to evaluate academic
performance including tests, quizzes, special project assignments, and
oral presentations.
. Maintain a strong focus on individual accountability to ensure that
students meet or exceed individual academic performance objectives
within the mandates of the school's curriculum framework.
. Partner with career services personnel and prospective employers
within the criminal justice community to collaborate on the
development of the specific curriculum-design strategies needed to
improve post-graduation placement outcomes.
D'Oliveira and Associates Law Firm, East Providence, Rhode Island
2006 to 2007
Investigator
Leveraged investigative capabilities and tactical field expertise to
garner relevant information for the direct support of personal injury
case-development initiatives for this well-established law firm.
. Conducted preliminary interviews with prospective plaintiffs to assess
the scope and merit of potential cases and advised accident victims on
viable alternatives to litigation.
. Photographed accident scenes associated with pending and prospective
cases and responded to special requests and investigative directives
from the firm's legal team regarding specific evidentiary details.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Office of Victim Assistance,
Boston, Massachusetts 2003 to 2005
Victim Specialist
Facilitated the delivery of assistance and notification services for
victims of crimes under investigation by the FBI in a territory that
included all of Maine and New Hampshire and selected areas of
Massachusetts.
. Notified victims of significant case events and directed individuals
to supportive services including state crime victims' compensation
programs, rape crisis centers, homicide bereavement support groups,
immigration centers, housing services, mental health counseling
centers, legal-support services, and special services for child
victims.
. As the first full-time victim specialist within the Boston office,
pioneered the development and expansion of a training program for 300
special agents.
. Conducted comprehensive risk assessments and executed crisis
intervention plans in response to the special needs of victims with an
emphasis on improving outcomes by identifying and procuring supportive
and assistive resources and by coordinating collaborative activities
with other federal agencies throughout the duration of investigations.
. Apprised victims of pending case-related events including information
related to suspect arrests, release hearing schedules, case referrals
to state or local authorities, and case closures.
. Selected to serve on the Victim Assistance Rapid Deployment Team with
responsibilities centered on supporting response efforts to large-
scale federal crimes including incidents with mass casualties.
. Completed requisite training to earn Incident Command System (ICS)
Crisis Management Certification.
Cranston Police Department, Cranston, Rhode Island 1987 to 2001
Forensic Detective (1997 to 2001)
Promoted to detective and given a broad range of responsibilities that
centered on ensuring the expeditious and proper collection,
documentation, recovery, preservation and processing of physical crime-
scene evidence in accordance with chain-of-custody protocols and the
legal requirements of crime-scene investigations.
. Utilized state-of-the-art forensic evidence collection techniques,
photographic/imaging techniques, chemical enhancement/laboratory
processing techniques, latent print image transmission techniques, and
blood/DNA evidence identification techniques to facilitate crime-scene
investigations at all levels of complexity including homicides, fatal
accident reconstructions, violent assaults, and larcenies.
. Maintained hard-copy and computer-based disposition records to manage
inventories of property, evidence and weapons.
. Complied with mandated print-classification processes by forwarding data
for entry into FBI computer databases.
Patrolman (1987 to 1997)
. Supervised, instructed and evaluated new police recruits across all
tactical law-enforcement functions while serving as the department's
field training officer (1994-1996).
. Responded to dispatch calls and conducted investigations of the
specific details associated with suspicious activities and crimes
including domestic disturbances, accidents, illegal entries,
larcenies, assaults, and homicides.
EDUCATION
Master of Science Degree, Criminal Justice, Anna Maria College, Paxton,
Massachusetts 2001
Associate in Science Degree, Aircrew Operations, Community College of the
Air Force, Atlanta, Georgia 2000
Bachelor of Science Degree, Criminal Justice, Roger Williams College,
Bristol, Rhode Island 1998
MILITARY SERVICE
Aircrew Loadmaster, Rhode Island Air National Guard 1981 to 2003
. Served in a supervisory role to coordinate the safe loading of
passengers and cargo on Hercules C-130 aircraft. Range of
responsibilities during tenure included the implementation of training
initiatives to instruct section personnel on airdrop, hazardous
material handling, and loading procedures. Served as a mentor for new
airmen