Internships and Work Experience

Assisted with collecting and analyzing crime data to discover patterns and trends

Assisted with weekly CompStat presentations

Synthesized incoming criminal data to create regular briefing scrolls

Created and edited “Be on the Lookout” documents (BOLOS) for criminals in the Bryan College Station area

Created heat maps by crime type, such as sexual assault and car thefts

Contacted other agencies to assist with employee background checks

Created background check documents to be filled in by investigators

Attended introductory sessions for investigations, holding facility , evidence, victims advocacy, dispatch, and forensics

Attended self-defense training sessions for civilian employees

Participated in a civilian ride-along experience with a patrol officer

Created an online training system for Citizens Fire Academy

Helped with the advertisement of current outreach programs

Coordinated program outcome research after community programs

Ordered public outreach merchandise for advertising campaigns

Attended public outreach programs to schools, nursing homes, and public facilities

Participated in a civilian ride-along experience with a local Fire Station

Assisted with summer camp presentations and drills at Sam Houston State University

Rotated between civil, court, and criminal divisions to learn more about the breadth of the service and perform assigned tasks

Civil Division

• Logged case expenditures

• Analyzed medical, transport, and jail bills for inconsistencies

• Worked with Civil Transport to complete prisoner movement packets and organize travel for airlifts and ground movements

• Attended property seizures in the greater Houston area

• Conducted annual inventory of seized houses, cars, and jewelry in coordination with other agencies, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

• Helped facilitate the in-house auction of a seized vessel

Criminal Division

• Reorganized old case files

• Met with current task force members from other agencies to perform introductory interviews

• Assisted with target research and matching

Court Division

• Assisted with court supervision in civil cases, such as Medicare Fraud cases

• Observed criminal cases from start to finish

• Trailed Marshals throughout court times

• Assisted with Court Security Officer regular testing

• Observed judicial security officer coordination with federal judges

Conducted homeland security research for a four-part introductory series

Analyzed nonprofit evaluation research to help form an expert review panel to evaluate a new set of performance measures

Performed literature searches on small to mid-size nonprofit performance measurements, national security threats, and current events

Prepared materials for class