Jason Koelle
East Amherst,NY
Summary
Veteran Senior Investigator successful leading and training newer team members to handle high caseloads under tight deadlines. Decisive and tactical planner with notable record of accomplishment. Critical thinker with an excellent track record of accomplishing detailed investigations that contribute to outstanding results.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Investigator
NFTA
Buffalo
12.2021 - Current
- Assured detectives had the supplies and equipment to fulfill their job duties.
- Review and assign cases to individual investigators.
- Organized and managed trainings for detectives to attend.
- Carefully documented statements, observations, and evidentiary materials.
- Conducted thorough face-to-face and phone interviews with employers, families, neighbors, friends, and suspects, and documented investigative findings.
- Coordinate investigations among department detectives and outside agencies.
Instructor
NFTA Police
Buffalo, NY
08.2015 - Current
- General Topics, Firearms, Active Shooter, Taser, Less Lethal, Reality Based Training.
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
- Applied various teaching aids to minimize learning gaps and instruct and motivate students.
- Observed and adopted new techniques from skilled instructors and lecturers.
- Initiated new learning methods, eliminating instructional gaps and improving comprehension.
Detective
NFTA Detective Bureau
Buffalo
03.2015 - Current
- Conduct investigations involving violations of NYS Law
- Control crime scenes, and the collection of evidence, and photographs
- Conduct interviews and take statements of suspects, witnesses, and victims.
- Keep meticulous and detailed records, and write detailed reports outlining case findings.
- Followed constitutional standards to properly obtain and execute warrants for arrests and searches.
Investigator
NFTA Accident Investigation Unit
Buffalo
11.2013 - Current
- Conduct investigations into NFTA involved fatal, injury, and property damage accidents
- Control accident scenes, and the collection of evidence, and photographs.
- Collected, analyzed and interpreted information, documentation, and physical evidence associated with investigations.
- Conduct interviews and take statements of suspects, witnesses, and victims.
Police Officer
NFTA Police Department
Buffalo
02.2008 - Current
- Enforce New York State Penal, Vehicle and Traffic, Criminal Procedural Law and Local Ordinances
- Actively involved in the policing of juveniles.
- Strategically communicate and coordinate with other local police departments and first-responders.
- Connect with local schools and businesses through Community Policing presentations.
Training Officer/Operator/Sniper
NFTA Emergency Response Team
Buffalo
05.2010 - 06.2019
- Organize and implement training for the team
- Expertise in advanced tactics and movement procedures
- Involved in surveillance and compiling operational orders for high risk warrant service
- Trained in advanced shoot house environments at FBI Academy, Quantico, Virginia
- Received basic and advanced sniper/observer training.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Central State University
Wilberforce, OH01.2023
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Erie County Law Enforcement Training Academy
12.2007
Liberal Arts And Science - Liberal Arts
Erie Community College
Buffalo, NY01.2007
Skills
- Damage Assessment
- Claim Research
- Court Testimony
- Fraud Understanding
- File Preparation
- Crime Scene Photography
- Stolen Vehicle Tracking
- Interviewing Witnesses
- Detailed Report Writing
- Investigation Skills
- Investigative Oversight
- Background Checks
Training
- NYS DCJS Patrol Rifle Course, NYS DCJS University of Buffalo PD, 05/2021
- Law Enforcement Active Shooter Emergency Response Train the Trainer, LSU NCBRT, 12/2020
- The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation, John E. Reid and Associates, 09/2019
- Reality Based Training Instructor Course, NYS Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services, 12/2018
- HIDTA Vehicle and Residential Training, New York – New Jersey HIDTA, 06/2018
- Operation Jetway Training, Monroe County Law Enforcement Academy, 04/2017
- Facebook Investigations: New Tools and Techniques Training, PATC TECH, 01/2017
- Taser Instructor Certification, Taser Training Academy, 01/2017
- AR15/M16/M4 Armorer Course, Defensive Edge Training, 06/2016
- Impact Munitions Instructor Training Course, Security Devices International, 04/2016
- Defense Technologies Distraction Device Instructor, Safariland Training Group, 04/2016
- Glock Armorer Course, Glock Inc., 03/2016
- Search Warrant Application Training Class, Erie County Law Enforcement Academy, 02/2016
- Basic Juvenile Officer Certification, State of New York Police Juvenile Officers Association, 09/2015
- Law Enforcement Shotgun Armorer Course, Defensive Edge Training, 07/2015
- Transit Rail Incident Investigation, US Department of Transportation (MBTA), 06/2015
- Police Crime Scene Evidence Specialist Course, Erie County Law Enforcement Academy, 06/2015
- Basic Investigative Photography, Erie County Law Enforcement Academy, 05/2015
- HIDTA Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Training, Hilbert College, 01/2015
- NYS Municipal Police Training Council General Topics Instructor, Niagara County Law Enforcement Academy, 10/2014
- NYS Municipal Police Training Council Firearms Instructor, Erie County Law Enforcement Academy, 08/2014
- NYS Municipal Police Training Council Technical Crash Management Course, Erie County Law Enforcement Academy, 04/2014
- NYS Municipal Police Training Council Advanced Crash Management Course, Erie County Law Enforcement Academy, 02/2014
- NYS Municipal Police Training Council Intermediate Crash Management Course, Erie County Law Enforcement Academy, 12/2013
- NYS Municipal Police Training Council Basic Crash Management Course, Monroe County Law Enforcement Training Academy, 11/2013
- Law Enforcement Officers Killed & Assaulted Officer Safety Awareness Training, Monroe County Law Enforcement Academy, 05/2013
- FBI Sniper/Observer Advanced Course, Erie County Law Enforcement Academy, 09/2013
- FBI Precision Marksman/Observer Basic Course, Erie County Law Enforcement Academy, 08/2012
- Alco-Sensor FST Training, NFTA In-Service, 2011
- Street Encounters Training, Erie County Law Enforcement Training Academy, 09/2009
Accomplishments
- Recipient of the Investigator of the Year in 2014 and 2019 for excellence in investigative work in accident investigations in 2014 and in criminal investigations in 2019.
Certification
- Municipal Police Training Council Technical Crash Management Training
- NYS DCJS Investigative Photography
- NYS DCJS Police Crime Scene Evidence Specialist Course
Timeline
Senior Investigator
NFTA
12.2021 - Current
Instructor
NFTA Police
08.2015 - Current
Detective
NFTA Detective Bureau
03.2015 - Current
Investigator
NFTA Accident Investigation Unit
11.2013 - Current
Training Officer/Operator/Sniper
NFTA Emergency Response Team
05.2010 - 06.2019
Police Officer
NFTA Police Department
02.2008 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Central State University
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Erie County Law Enforcement Training Academy
Liberal Arts And Science - Liberal Arts
Erie Community College
- Municipal Police Training Council Technical Crash Management Training
- NYS DCJS Investigative Photography
- NYS DCJS Police Crime Scene Evidence Specialist Course
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