Joseph Hornyak
Emerson, New Jersey 07630
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Supervised and conducted complex investigations of major crimes in the Tri-state area including security and public safety, financial crimes, trademark infringements, identity fraud, public misconduct, drug investigations and violent crimes against the public; Testified numerous times in State and Federal Court; Obtained FBI background clearance (with polygraph); Responsible for developing budgets, the allocation of personnel and physical resources; Expanded training opportunities for employees to enhance professional development; Reduced overtime costs and secured new sources of revenue; Improved physical security and enhanced technological infrastructure; Developed working partnerships with federal, state and local agencies as well as community leaders; Increased diversity within the organization to more accurately represent the State's residents. CORE COMPETENCIES
- Crisis Preparedness - Case Coordination
- Critical Incident Planning - Strategic Planning
- Threat Assessment - Training/ Education
- Risk Management - Candidate Selection
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Bergen County Sheriff’s Office, Hackensack, New Jersey 2014-2018 Administrative Undersheriff
Responsible for the following administrative functions of a 600-member agency:
-Recruitment of new staff: officers and civilian - Internal Affairs Investigations
-Allocation of forfeiture assets - Community Outreach programs
-Budget preparation (82 million) - Capital Bond projects
-Updated Physical Security - Technology Development Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, Hackensack, NJ 1988-2014 Captain of Detectives
Supervised and conducted investigations in the following specialized units: Homicide/Cold Case, Major Crimes/Police Shootings, Fatal Accident, White Collar/Fraud Unit, Computer Crimes, Public Corruption, Polygraph, Narcotics, Arson, Property & Evidence, Special Victims/Megan’s Law. Created Child Abduction Team. Administrative Areas:
• Developed and implemented departmental strategic goals, policies and procedures
• Revised in-service training program and employee performance evaluation system
• Recruit and conduct interviews of prospective new hires
• Draft, review and issue agency press releases to media outlets in the Tri-state area
• Liaison to corporate partners regarding critical incidents in public locations: Active shooter situations and areas of criticality
Wicklander and Zulawski, Inc. Chicago, Ill. 1986-1988 Security Consultant-Polygraph examiner/behavioral analysis interviewer; conducted numerous investigations for private sector corporations and government entities EDUCATION
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania: Edinboro, Pennsylvania 1984 Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice
Reid College- Chicago, IL. 1986
• Private Post Graduate Institution
• Postgraduate studies in Detection of Deception
CONTINUING EDUCATION
F.B.I. National Academy Graduate: 208th Session, Quantico, Virginia 2002 West Point Command & Leadership Program 2005
Certified Public Managers Program (CPM) Fairleigh Dickenson University 2000 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- F.B.I. National Academy Association -LEEDA/ FBI
- American Association of Police Polygraphists -American Polygraph Association
- New Jersey Homicide Investigators Association -National Assoc. of Fire Investigators AREAS OF INTEREST
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Certified Official for Football, Baseball, Basketball; Cycling