Background Investigations and Due Diligence Professional

Supervised immigration case-management and enforcement operations, reviewing case files, records, supporting documentation, database information, and officer work products for accuracy, completeness, policy compliance, and operational readiness.

Served as the Washington Field Office Data Quality Initiative Point of Contact, identifying data-quality issues, coordinating corrective taskings, and preparing sensitive executive summaries, PREA investigations, Significant Incident Reports, and Victim Centered Approach case summaries. Supported seven disciplinary actions with Employee Relations and led the FBI Homeland Security Task Force Field Coordination Cell, supervising six officers who produced more than 300 targeting packets for Operation Eagle Shield FY2025.

Managed approximately 5,000 pre-order and post-order immigration cases and repeatedly served as Acting Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer, leading six to ten employees and reviewing administrative and custody-related documentation.

Evaluated stays of removal, case reports, and case files for accuracy and legal sufficiency under agency prosecutorial guidelines, immigration law, and policy. Provided subject-matter guidance to junior officers and developed plans to address performance and knowledge gaps.

Conducted daily review and vetting of jail populations and law-enforcement records to identify removable noncitizens, lodge detainers, and support field investigations and apprehension operations.

Used databases and electronic records for address, credit, criminal-history, identity, and location research while coordinating with state and local law-enforcement partners. Served as ERO 2.0 Field Team Lead for the Removals workstream and presented adopted process-improvement recommendations.

Directed case management for more than 800 Alternatives to Detention cases and associated family-unit members, reviewing critical records for accuracy, accountability, and legality.

Conducted legal research supporting federal custody decisions, assisted ICE trial attorneys and U.S. attorneys with habeas corpus, mandamus, and other court actions, and coordinated monitoring decisions with contractors and foreign consulates.

Led concurrent narcotics investigations and reviewed information from multiple sources to develop legally sufficient enforcement actions. Authored 67 search warrants and one Title III wiretap affidavit in coordination with prosecutors.

Acted as a liaison among U.S. Border Patrol, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, DEA, prosecutors, and other law-enforcement partners during complex multi-agency investigations.

Advanced over eight years as a leader, mentor, and advisor to frontline Border Patrol Agents and was repeatedly selected as Acting Supervisory Border Patrol Agent.

Managed operational assignments, scheduling, guidance, and approvals while applying federal immigration authorities and agency procedures to investigative records, arrests, processing, and case documentation in a high-volume environment.

Completed a Master of Arts program in International Policy and Development, including formal anti-money-laundering training.

Completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian with a minor in Political Science.

Completed an Associate of Arts degree in Social Science.