Cassandra J. Mullins
North Beach,MD
Summary
Accomplished Law Enforcement Executive with 17 years of state and federal experience in leading criminal investigations and multi-agency operations. Currently supervising ATF Baltimore Group I, directing arson and explosives investigations in Maryland and Delaware. Recipient of the 2024 U.S. Attorney General’s Award for Information Technology and the ATF Director’s Award in 2023.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Group Supervisor
ATF Baltimore Division – Baltimore Field Office I
Baltimore, MD
08.2024 - Current
- |1811, Grade 14, Step 2, 40+ hours a week
- Supervised an ATF arson and explosives enforcement group of nine personnel, including special agents, certified fire investigators, bomb technicians, investigative analysts, canine teams, and 14 Task Force Officers, ensuring effective team operations.
- Led major investigations and incident command, while coordinating operational planning and strengthening statewide partnerships.
- Planned monthly budget requests and needs for Baltimore I, and maintained a $4,000 agent cashier box to support operational needs.
- Supervised daily operations, ensuring compliance with federal regulations and policies.
- Coordinated training programs to enhance team proficiency and knowledge of ATF procedures.
- Led cross-functional meetings to align goals, share best practices, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Analyzed intelligence data to identify trends and patterns in criminal activity related to arson, firearms, and explosives.
- Developed strategic initiatives to improve public safety through targeted enforcement operations.
- Strengthened community relations by participating in public outreach events, promoting trust between law enforcement agencies and citizens.
- Established strong working relationships with local, state and federal partners for seamless coordination on cross-border investigations.
- Conducted performance evaluations and continuously assessed group performance, providing constructive feedback and implementing targeted improvement measures to optimize results.
- Established performance metrics for tracking progress towards goals, enabling data-driven decision-making within the group.
Acting Group Supervisor
ATF Louisville Division – Louisville Field Office I
Louisville, KY
04.2024 - 08.2024
- 1811, Grade 14, Step I (temp promotion), 40+ hours a week
- Served as Acting Group Supervisor for a criminal enforcement group targeting violent criminal groups and gangs in Louisville, Kentucky.
- Directed and approved violent crime investigations, supervised confidential informants, and organized undercover operations, electronic surveillance, and joint enforcement operations to improve enforcement effectiveness.
- Supervised investigative teams to ensure compliance with federal laws and regulations.
- Coordinated multi-agency collaborations to strengthen interdepartmental information sharing.
- Oversaw and approved agent spending, including an agent cashier box of $20,000.
- Led operational oversight and coordination of multiple field investigations, ensuring compliance with federal regulations.
Special Agent Public Information Officer
ATF Louisville Division
Louisville, KY
12.2021 - 08.2024
- 1811, Grade 13, STEP 4, 40+ hours a week
- Advised the ATF Louisville Division’s Special Agent in Charge and command team on executive communications; managed media strategy for nationally significant incidents and led crime gun public safety initiatives, Citizens Academy, and recruitment efforts.
- Primary responsibilities include establishing and maintaining cooperative relationships with representatives of the community, media organizations, partner law enforcement agencies, public interest groups, and members of Congress.
- Actively informed and involved in all major and monitored criminal investigations in the Louisville Division, to include international firearms trafficking investigations, gang and criminal organization investigations, and homicide and shooting investigations. This included attending case briefings, shooting review meetings with local law enforcement partners, and NIBIN meetings.
- Proactively pitched to top media markets more than 20 stories in a two-year period highlighting work and public safety initiatives by ATF’s Louisville Division, including two separate stories that received front-page coverage in the two largest newspapers in Kentucky, as well as multiple televised special reports on various outlets including Kentucky Educational Television, which has a state-wide reach and beyond.
- Created and led multiple large-scale, ongoing media campaigns to highlight ATF Louisville Division’s initiatives in Kentucky and West Virginia. Coordinated media events for four crime gun summits for local law enforcement and prosecutors in Kentucky and West Virginia, and coordinated media coverage throughout Kentucky and West Virginia for a Mobile NIBIN Unit campaign with Appalachia HIDTA.
- Coordinated all media outreach for ATF’s Louisville Division by arranging news conferences, media briefings/interviews, and press releases to include multiple critical incidents that received national media attention, including an ATF SRT shooting in Louisville; the National Bank mass shooting in which five people were killed and eight others injured; and the attempted assassination of a Louisville mayoral candidate.
- Prepared ATF Louisville Division top leadership for all media engagements to include preparing written speeches, developing talking points, and collecting and analyzing relevant data trends.
- Received ATF Director’s Award, the highest award in the agency, for work on eTrace Direct, an initiative creating comprehensive crime gun tracing in Kentucky.
- Developed and coordinated operations for ATF Louisville’s first citizens’ academy. The academy continues to thrive within the Louisville Division.
- Created ATF Louisville’s first Citizens’ Academy Alumni Association and assisted the association in receiving 501(c)(3) non-profit status. Developed the MOU between the association and the Louisville Field Division, assisted in by-law creation and development of the association board. Assisted the association in identifying service projects, including hosting an awards luncheon to recognize an ATF, IOI, and IRS of the year as selected by the association; organizing a book drive for a low-income Louisville elementary school; and organizing an ATF Louisville toy drive for children impacted by gun violence.
- Served as the Diversity and Career Impact Coordinator in charge of recruitment and hiring for the Louisville Division.
Criminal Investigator/Special Agent
ATF Louisville Division
Kentucky
01.2017 - 12.2021
- 1811, Grades 7-13, 40+ hours a week
- Conducted investigations into violent crimes involving illegal use of firearms, criminal groups and gangs, narcotics, explosives, and arson investigations in ATF Bowling Green and Lexington, Kentucky field offices, enhancing regional safety.
- While working fatal and non-fatal shooting cases, developed a reputation of establishing confidential informants and identifying firearm straw purchasers and illegal firearm traffickers funneling firearms used in violence in Lexington.
- Volunteered in 2020 to participate in Operation Legend, a criminal enforcement surge, and was assigned to an ATF Crime Gun Intelligence Center group in Indianapolis. During the months-long detail, 57 people were charged across 48 federal cases and 176 guns, more than 1,500 grams of heroin, nearly 22,500 grams of methamphetamine and 1,211 grams of fentanyl were seized. When the acting group supervisor of my team in Indianapolis left the detail to instruct at ATF’s Academy, I was selected to serve as the acting supervisor, even over other Indianapolis agents.
- Assigned as the only federal agent to Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (AHIDTA) Columbia Area Task Force consisting of state and local law enforcement. Utilized informants to conduct purchases of firearms and illegal narcotics from major armed drug traffickers. Led task force in an initiative to identify and target the worst violent offenders for federal prosecution. Taught the concept of crime gun tracing and NIBIN and implemented and coordinated NIBIN utilization among the task force.
- Deployed to Hurricane Michael in 2018 and Hurricane Irma in 2017, providing force protection to search and rescue teams.
- Analyzed forensic evidence and crime scene data to establish connections between suspects and criminal activities.
- Prepared detailed reports and documentation for court proceedings, ensuring accuracy and clarity of evidence presented.
- Delivered calm, professional testimony to support case evidence, establish timelines, and offer law enforcement expertise.
- Gathered facts from interviews of suspects, witnesses, and complainants.
- Followed constitutional standards to properly obtain and execute warrants for arrests and searches.
- Conducted surveillance operations to gather intelligence on suspected criminal activities, leading to multiple arrests.
- Prevented future criminal activity by identifying and apprehending dangerous suspects in a timely manner.
- Documented illegal drug and firearm transactions to gather evidence and complete undercover investigations.
- Collected and preserved physical evidence, photographs and laboratory submissions.
- Case Example: Served as lead Agent in the investigation of multiple FFL burglaries in Kentucky and Tennessee involving a dozen Tennessee Blood gang members prosecuted in federal court in Kentucky and Tennessee. Juveniles were also charged in state court. As part of this investigation, I wrote and obtained approximately 30 court orders and/or search warrants for cell phones, cell towers, social media accounts, bank records, etc. I identified and located the Tennessee suspects utilizing cell tower information which ultimately led to connections to FFL burglaries in Tennessee. This resulted in a joint investigation involving ATF Field offices in Bowling Green and Nashville, as well as the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the 18th Judicial Drug Task Force in Tennessee, Hendersonville Police Department in Tennessee and Metropolitan Nashville Police Department’s gang unit. Led all law enforcement meetings and information sharing related to this case. In conjunction with local counterparts, numerous purchases of the stolen firearms were conducted utilizing a confidential informant, search warrants were executed, and interviews were conducted. I formally briefed U.S. Attorney's Office in the Western District of Kentucky. My affidavits for criminal complaints were also used in Tennessee.
Trooper, Detective & Sergeant
Kentucky State Police
Kentucky
01.2009 - 12.2016
- Served in the ranks of trooper (2009-2011, Pikeville, KY), detective (2011-2016, Frankfort, KY) and sergeant (2016, Frankfort, KY) for Kentucky State Police while employed January 2009 through December 2016. Worked 40+ hours a week.
- As a sergeant, managed five administrative sections, including uniform code reporting and fatal accident reporting system, ensuring compliance and operational efficiency.
- Enforced traffic laws to enhance public safety and reduce accidents.
- Conducted state and federal investigations for criminal activities, gathering evidence and interviewing witnesses. Investigations spanned across the country and overseas.
- Collaborated with community organizations to promote crime prevention initiatives.
Education
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Journalism, Minor: English
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY05-2005
Army Logistics University Captain's Career Course
Fort Lee, VA11-2021
Public Affairs Qualification Course
Defense Information School
Fort Meade, MD05-2019
ATF Special Agent Basic Training
Brunswick, GA07-2017
Army Signal Basic Officer Leader Course
Fort Gordon, GA06-2015
Kentucky National Guard Officer Candidate School
Frankfort, KY09-2014
Bachelor of Science -
Army Basic Training
Fort Sill, OK02-2013
Bachelor of Science -
Kentucky State Police Academy
Frankfort, KY06-2009
Skills
- Leadership skills
- Analytical Thinking
- Conflict Resolution
- Incident Command
- Risk Assessment
- Crisis management
- Operational Oversight
- Criminal Investigations
- Multi-Agency Coordination
- Strategic Communications
- Media Relations
- Public Information
- Budget & Personnel Management
Timeline
Group Supervisor
ATF Baltimore Division – Baltimore Field Office I
08.2024 - Current
Acting Group Supervisor
ATF Louisville Division – Louisville Field Office I
04.2024 - 08.2024
Special Agent Public Information Officer
ATF Louisville Division
12.2021 - 08.2024
Criminal Investigator/Special Agent
ATF Louisville Division
01.2017 - 12.2021
Trooper, Detective & Sergeant
Kentucky State Police
01.2009 - 12.2016
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Journalism, Minor: English
Eastern Kentucky University
Army Logistics University Captain's Career Course
Public Affairs Qualification Course
Defense Information School
ATF Special Agent Basic Training
Army Signal Basic Officer Leader Course
Kentucky National Guard Officer Candidate School
Bachelor of Science -
Army Basic Training
Bachelor of Science -
Kentucky State Police Academy
SELECT AWARDS
LAW ENFORCEMENT
U.S. Attorney General’s Award for Excellence in Information Technology | Washington, DC – 2024
ATF Director’s Award | Washington, DC – 2023
ATF Louisville Division Employee of the Quarter | Louisville, KY – 2023
ATF Louisville Division Employee of the Quarter | Louisville, KY – 2018
Kentucky State Police Citation for Bravery | Frankfort, KY – 2014
Kentucky State Police Crisis Intervention Team Officer of Year | Louisville, KY – 2011
MILITARY
Three Army Commendation Medals, a mid-level U.S. military decoration, for outstanding service | Frankfort, KY – 2021, 2022 and 2024
Armed Forces Service Medal for response to January 6, 2021 attacks on Capitol | Richmond, KY – 2021
Kentucky Merit Ribbon awarded by the Kentucky Governor | Frankfort, KY – 2014
Fort Sill Basic Training Honor Graduate | Fort Sill, OK – 2012
OTHER
Eastern Kentucky University Department of Communication’s Outstanding Senior | Frankfort, KY – 2005