Matthew James Chester
P.O. Box ****
Acworth, Georgia 30102
***************@*****.***
EDUCATION University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
1996
Chattanooga,
Tennessee
* Bachelor of Science; Criminal Justice - Law and the
Courts.
* Dean's List.
EMPLOYMENT Chester Investigations, LLC
2007-2014
Owner/Investigator
Acworth, Georgia
. Performed criminal, civil, and domestic investigations.
. Responsible for building business clientele.
. Built rapport with Attorney's and witnesses on a daily basis.
. Appointed by several counties to perform indigent defense
investigations.
. Managed all daily business operations.
. Performed investigations for Georgia law firms, businesses, and
individuals.
. Member Investigative and Security Professional Association of Georgia
(ISPAG) since 2007 (Elected Director in 2010).
Fulton County Public Defender
1998-2004
Defense Investigator Atlanta,
Georgia
* Lead Investigator in hundreds of major felony cases.
* Assigned to court rooms in The Fulton County Superior
Court.
* Locate and interview witnesses, alleged victims, and
defendants.
* Serve subpoenas for witnesses and production of
evidence.
* Member National Defender Investigator Association
(N.D.I.A.) 1998-2004.
* Attended Georgia Indigent Defense Council (G.I.D.C.)
training seminars.
* Responsible for implementing new case management system
for office.
Federal Defender Services of East Tennessee
Summer 1996
Defense Investigator (Internship)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
* Searched databases for State and Federal Codes and Court
decisions.
* Prepared and organized Federal criminal case discovery
files for defense.
* Located individuals using a variety of search
techniques.