Resume

• 2014

  DV Investigations

  Headquartered in Baltimore

  DV Investigations has the experience and reputation essential to providing clients with effective

  confidential and professional service. With a background in law enforcement

  David has an extensive history working in the public sector with criminal investigations

  documentation and reporting

  interviewing and testifying

  witness location and surveillance. David’s thoroughness

  integrity and diligence are fundamental in his work. Look to DV Investigations’ corporate and private sector services and attorney services to help you build your case from the ground up.

  Founder & Owner

  Baltimore

  Maryland Area

  DV Investigations

  Catonsville Campus

  Adjunct Professor

  Community College of Baltimore County

  Networked way to position responsible for resolving allegations of fraud or ethics violations from inception to disposition

  including interviewing

  obtaining evidence

  documenting procedures and findings

  and reporting. Gather

  analyze and document evidence and other information. Complete property

  operational or cost recovery audits. Work continuously to improve existing and develop new anti-fraud programs and controls in a corporate setting.\n\n• Organization building. Led the charge to structure and formalize this first-of-its-kind position in the company

  including devising and implementing the investigation process

  crafting reporting requirements

  and instituting key controls and protocols internally to safeguard assets.\n\n• Resolution and recovery. Consistently recognized for successfully investigating

  resolving and recovering assets—prosecuting more cases criminally in recent years than ever before. Between prevention and recovery

  recaptured on an annual basis amounts estimated in the low six figures.\n\n• Proactive intervention. Tasked with identifying issues proactively

  including fraud schemes

  behavior patterns

  ethical problems

  conflicts of interest

  etc.—efforts that have done much to prevent losses and ensure corporate/data integrity. \n\n• Special projects. Led a high-profile initiative to improve screening and selection of tenants in light of recent drug issues. Efforts included putting in place systems and controls to weed out suspected fraudulent renters with the goal of protecting existing tenants

  improving safety and eliminating potential financial risk valued in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

  Senior Auditor-Fraud and Ethics Investigations

  Rochester

  New York Area

  Home Properties

• 1985

  Monroe County Sheriff's Department

  Investigator-White Collar Crime Task Force (2007)\nInvestigator-Major Crimes Division (2001-2007)\nInvestigator-Greater Rochester Area Narcotics Enforcement Team (1999-2001)\nInvestigator-General Assignment (1995-1999)\nRoad Patrol Deputy (1989-1995)\nRoad Patrol Deputy-Part Time (1985-1989)\n\n\nHired as a Road Patrol Deputy-Part Time and retained as full time upon graduation from college. Tested and earned a promotion as an Investigator-General Assignment as a result of playing a lead role in solving a murder. Promoted subsequently to other positions in investigation

  ultimately retiring after a short stint working in white collar crimes.\n\nSelect measurable achievements: \nAdvanced and promoted to positions of progressively greater responsibility due to measurable achievements in each functional area…\n\n• Investigator-Major Crimes Division. Working rape

  robbery

  assaults

  homicide and special investigations

  maintained a “solve rate” of approximately 95%.\n\n• Investigator-Greater Rochester Area Narcotics Enforcement Team. Assigned to newly formed task force working with various police agencies based on prior success in taking down drug organizations v. street-level dealers. Ran wiretaps on drug organizations

  partnered with U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

  worked with FBI and IRS

  and developed informant relationships that led to arrests. \n\n• Investigator-General Assignment. Cut teeth working property crimes and minor white collar crimes with a burglary solve rate of 50-60% across three Monroe County towns.\n\n• Case management. Conducted thousands of investigations over time

  most of which led to court proceedings where not one case was thrown out due to lack of evidence

  procedural errors or lack of integrity.

  Various

  Rochester

  New York Area

  Monroe County Sheriff's Department

  Master's Degree

  Information Technolog

  Rochester Institute of Technology

  Bachelor's Degree

  Criminal Justice

  Electronic Security Association

  Level 1 Certified Alarm Technician

• CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Baltimore

  Volunteer - Head to the Hill

  Lobbying to keep funding for the Childhood Cancer STAR Act and funding for medical research regarding Brain Tumors.

  National Brain Tumor Society

  Volunteer

  scholarship committee

  Rotary members believe that we have a shared responsibility to take action on our world’s most persistent issues. Our 35

  000+ clubs work together to:\n\nPromote peace\nFight disease\nProvide clean water

  sanitation

  and hygiene\nSave mothers and children\nSupport education\nGrow local economies

  Rotary Club of Baltimore

  Law Enforcement

  Interviewing

  Fraud

  Evidence

  Risk Assessment

  Investigation

  Management

  Fraud Investigations

  Training

  Interviews

  Strategic Planning

  Private Investigations

  Surveillance

  Customer Service

  Analysis

  Leadership

  Emergency Management

  Criminal Investigations

  Police

  Risk Management

  Vaughn

  Career law enforcement professional with 20 years of feet-on-the-street experience as a deputy sheriff coupled with six years of experience in a corporate setting investigating and resolving cases of impropriety that can include fraud

  ethics violations

  conflict of interest

  kickbacks

  etc. A unique candidate with public and private experience as well as a Master’s degree in Information Technology. Skilled at interviewing

  researching

  documenting and analyzing confidential matters.\n\nKNOWLEDGE BASE\n\n• Anti-Fraud Programs/Prevention\n• Documentation & Reporting\n• Risk Management\n• Criminal Investigation\n• Interviewing & Testifying\n• Major Crimes & Felonies\n• White Collar Crime\n• Joint Investigations\n• Narcotics/Gambling/Conspiracy\n• Identity Theft\n• Cost Recovery\n• Basic Accounting\n• Employee Health & Safety\n• Liaison with Human Resources\n• Wiretaps

  David

  Vaughn

  Home Properties

  Community College of Baltimore County