Office Training

Luis Perez

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Address: ***** ***** ***** *****

City: Boca Raton

State: FL

Zip: 33498

Country: USA

Phone: 561-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $100,000

Willing to Relocate

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LUIS F. PEREZ

10540 Maple Chase Drive

Boca Raton, FL 33498 561-***-****

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LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY PROFESSIONAL

DEA special agent and criminal investigator with 23 years of law enforcement experience. Extremely

motivated and results-driven professional. Solution-oriented and versatile management professional

with extensive experience in strategic environments. Documented success in the implementation of

improved programs, training/cross-training of personnel, and increasing productivity thorough

innovation and adherence to quality standards. Skilled communicator accustomed to cross-functional

coordination and procedural documentation. Proven ability to work successfully with diverse

individuals to achieve corporate goals and meet targets on time and within budget. Active and

Current Top Secret SCI Security Clearance.

Professional Profile

Manage personnel effectively concentrating on high quality standards, timeliness and

safety. Demonstrated management abilities in multiple operations segments.

Implemented multiple investigative programs. Supervised large numbers of personnel and

held responsibility for millions of dollars in government property. Instrumental in the seizure of

hundreds of millions of dollars of illegal drugs, other contraband and cash.

Interacted with co-workers, supervisors and subordinates dynamically while working within

a range of responsible capacities, including deployment to combat zones and hazardous

environments.

Provide inspirational team leadership and counseling to subordinates that increases morale

and raises performance and productivity levels. Fluent in English and Spanish; native speaker.

Briefed and advised senior officials including high ranking authority. Worked closely with

other Federal agencies and the security apparatus of allied nations. Experienced in Federal Grand

Jury testimony, and working with the US Attorney`s Office in Federal criminal trial preparation

and trial testimony.

KEY COMPETENCIES

Strategic Planning Interagency Coordination Information Analysis Security and Safety

Tactical Operations Investigations Staff Management Emergency Management

Problem Resolution Motivation/Evaluation of Personnel Team Leadership

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION - Washington, DC

SPECIAL AGENT, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR 1989 - PRESENT

* Currently serving as Assistant Regional Director (Supervisory Special Agent/Criminal

Investigator/GS-15) for DEA`s Bogota Country Office at the US Embassy, Bogota. As ARD, involved

in and responsible for day-to-day security policies implementation for the office and personnel in

an inherently high-threat foreign environment. Colombia is plagued by Marxist insurgency

movements, heavily armed narcotics trafficking groups, and other security threats, such as

kidnappings, weapons smuggling, and extortions. Average hours per week: 50.

* Supervise 30 Special Agents and Intelligence Research Specialists, including three first-

line supervisors.

* Ensure proper training, funding (Congressionally-appropriated funds budget of $500,000 to

$750,000 per fiscal year), administering, and vetting approximately 75 Colombian National Police

DIJIN (FBI equivalent) and 50 DIRAN (DEA equivalent) Sensitive Investigations Unit (SIU) police

officers, operating in Bogota, Medellin, Cali, Cucuta, and Pasto, Colombia.

* Serve as second-level advisor to the Ambassador on all matters involving bi-lateral

counter-narcotics and drug-related money laundering issues involving the US mission in Colombia.

* Liaison with Colombian National Police and Colombian Armed Forces at the General/Admiral

Officer and Colonel level and Fiscalia General de la Nacion (Attorney General`s Office) at the

national prosecutors level.

* Liaison with other US Embassy sections at the deputy or agency head levels, and with third

country Drug Liaison Officers including those from the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Germany,

France, Argentina, Mexico, Israel, Belgium, Australia, Chile and Ecuador.

* Spearheaded implementation of DEA`s new lowest-available airfare travel policy in the

office, resulting in a savings of approximately $35,000 in fiscal year 2011.

* Manage sensitive investigative projects at the Bogota Country Office targeting official

narco-corruption in the Andean Region Area of Responsibility at the highest possible levels.

* Served in Miami, Chile; Tampa, the Special Operations Division and West Palm Beach. Made

significant contributions over a two year period to Operation Cornerstone in the 1990`s which

resulted in the dismantling of a Cali Cartel cell in Miami.

* Principal case agent on several significant investigations resulting in the seizure of

several million dollars in assets and the arrests of several significant violators in Miami Group

4 before being recalled to Operator Cornerstone due to success working with special agents from

DEA`s OCDETF partner agency in this investigation.

* Spearheaded an investigation in the Santiago Country Office which resulted in the arrest

of a Linear Target in Chile, a second Linear target in Panama, and the beginning of DEA`s

contribution to Operation Panama Express/Privateer. Served as case agent on DEA side of operation.

* Indicted Consolidated Priority Operation Target (CPOT) Joaquin Mario VALENCIA-Trujillo for

Title 21 violations. Briefed the DEA Chief of Operations, Director ONDCP, and multi-agency

audiences on several occasions on this operation.

* Selected to work at the Special Operations Division as a Staff Coordinator in the

Caribbean/Latin American Section. Took Operation Privateer/Panama Express to the next level in

Operation Pegasus II.

* Worked with DEA Bogota, DEA Houston, DEA Miami, DEA Chicago, and NSIC personnel,

Coordinated the investigative effort which for the first time identified domestic cells in

addition to maritime smuggling in this operation. DEA domestic offices seized several million

dollars in assets, together with several hundred kilos of cocaine. Operation Pegasus II resulted

in the arrest of the top four fugitive members of Operation Privateer/Panama Express organization:

two in Colombia, one in Mexico, and the fourth voluntarily surrendered in Colombia.

* Worked with DEA Bogota and DEA Merida, Orchestrated an investigative effort which resulted

in the recruitment of a source of information now a CS for DEA Miami and DEA New York, one of the.

Government`s principal witnesses against Diego Fernando Murillo-Bejarano of the Autodefensas

Unidas de Colombia.

Prior Positions with DEA

* August 2007-May 2010: Resident Agent in Charge, DEA West Palm Beach Resident Office. DEA`s

senior representative in Palm Beach County, Florida. Supervised approximately 30 Special Agents,

including two first line supervisors, Task Force Police Officers from seven different police

departments, administrative personnel and Intelligence Research Specialists.

* Maintained liaison and working relationships with more than 30 other Federal, state, and

local law enforcement agencies.

* Led the office in investigating a prosecuting several major international drug and money-

laundering investigations during his tenure, and supervised the establishment of the office`s

telecommunications intercept facility. Office successfully passed a major headquarters inspection

during tenure.

* August 2004-August 2007: Group Supervisor (first line supervisor), Miami Field Division.

Supervised 11 Special Agents and one admin. Led enforcement group in investigating and prosecuting

several international and multi-jurisdictional Federal drug investigations over a three year

period, to include Operation Twin Oceans, which resulted in the arrest of Colombian CPOT Pablo

Rayo Montano, lieutenants Domingo and Omar Micolta Hurtado, the dismantling of his organization,

and the seizure of over $90 million in assets in the U.S., Colombia, Panama, Mexico, and Brazil.

* August 2001-August 2004: Staff Coordinator, DEA Special Operations Division, Chantilly,

Virginia. Coordinated several major multi-jurisdictional and international investigations, with

emphasis on telecommunications exploitation, targeting major drug traffickers in South America and

the US.

* Received a Quality Step Increase award for outstanding performance in coordinating the

United States` effort in prosecuting and dismantling the Colombian Norte del Valle Cartel, the

Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia, and the indictment, arrest, and extradition of Carlos Felipe Toro

Sanchez, alias, Felipe Montoya, and the dismantling of his organization in Colombia and South

Florida.

* October 1998-August 2001: Special Agent, Tampa District Office; spearheaded a major

investigation which eventually became an operation (PANAMA EXPRESS) which to date has yielded over

600 tons of cocaine seized on the high seas.

* January 1997-October 1998: Special Agent; DEA Santiago, Chile Country Office; liaison with

Carabineros de Chile Police and Policia Nacional de Investigaciones; conducted several high-

profile bilateral investigations, one of which led to Operation Panama Express in Tampa, Florida,

which developed into a multi-agency Federally funded Strike Force responsible for interdicting

over 600 tons of cocaine on the high seas from February 2000 until the present. Worked closely

with other US Embassy sections.

* January 1990-January 1997: Special Agent, DEA Miami Field Division; significantly involved

in the international investigation which led to the downfall of the Cali Cartel. Worked at Miami

Int'l Airport; became familiar with airport operations and security procedures.

* July 1989-January 1990: Special Agent, Jacksonville Resident Office; office of hire;

junior agent assigned to assist senior investigators.

Additional Employment

US Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs ~ Jacksonville, FL

Landscaping ~ San Antonio, TX

MILITARY SERVICE

NAVAL OFFICER - NAS Cecil Field and NAS Jacksonville, FL

UNITED STATES NAVY AND US NAVAL RESERVE 1984 - 1997

* Lieutenant Commander (O-4); Personnel Officer, Attack Squadron 12 and Strike Fighter

Squadron 87 (NAS Cecil); Operations Officer, Commander, Task Force 168 (CTF-168), Naval Air

Reserves Intelligence (NAS Jacksonville), HUMINT, POW De-briefer and Interrogator, and Merchant

Vessel Photography Program Officer for the Office of Naval Intelligence.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science ~ University of Texas - San Antonio, TX

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Aviation Officer Candidate School

Basic Water Survival Training, Basic Aircrew Survival Training

Basic Land Survival Training

Basic Intelligence Training Course

Field Interrogator Training Course

DEA Basic Agent Training Academy

Tactics Course; Pistol, Rifle - Colt Sub-machinegun, and M-16, Shotgun Remington 870, 12 gauge

Law Enforcement Defensive Driving and Felony-Stop/Containment Driving

Arrest Techniques

Physical Surveillance Techniques

Human Source Identification, Recruitment, Management, and Development

Evidence Handling and Processing

Court Case Preparation and Court Testimony

Personnel Recovery Training

SOFTWARE SKILLS

MS Word MS Excel MS PowerPoint MS Access Email/Internet

AWARDS/RECOGNTION

Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer Award, US Attorney`s Office, Southern District of Florida

Quality Step Increase, DEA Special Operations Division

Military Meritorious Unit Commendation, Expert Rating in Pistol and Rifle

South Florida High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Recognition Award

AFFILIATIONS

Association of Former Federal Narcotics Agents

Federal Law Enforcement Officers` Association

Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America

Former Scoutmaster for son`s Troop in Boca Raton, Florida

Former coach for son`s flag football team, Boca Raton, Florida

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