JOSEPH MESTONE
Wakefield,MA
Summary
Results-driven Investigations Supervisor and Task Force Commander with extensive experience in leading high-impact, confidential intelligence operations. Expertise in synthesizing complex data sets and enhancing collaborative efforts through strategic partnerships with multiple agencies. Ensures strict compliance with chain-of-custody standards while delivering actionable insights for executive briefings.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Detective Sergeant / Vice & Criminal Intelligence Supervisor / Task Force Commander
Woburn Police Department
Woburn, USA
05.2024 - Current
- Direct and oversee high-impact, confidential intelligence operations and complex case management for the Criminal Intelligence Division and a regional multi-agency drug task force.
- Cultivated strategic partnerships with federal, state, and local agencies to improve collaborative data-sharing, resulting in more effective joint operations.
- Synthesized large, disparate data sets—including OSINT and digital communications—to identify behavioral risks and operational anomalies, enhancing situational awareness for investigations.
- Expert witness at the request of the District Attorney’s Office, demonstrating the ability to defend complex investigative findings and methodologies under intense scrutiny.
Sergeant / Patrol Supervisor & Officer in Charge
Woburn Police Department
Woburn, USA
03.2024 - 05.2024
- Coordinated crisis response, secured scenes, and deployed personnel during critical incidents, ensuring effective management under pressure.
- Supervised patrol officers during shifts to ensure compliance with departmental policies.
- Audited investigative reports for attention to detail and compliance, enhancing legal defensibility and policy adherence.
Detective / Investigative Specialist
Woburn Police Department
Woburn, USA
02.2021 - 03.2024
- Led long-term, highly sensitive investigations into organized illicit networks, ensuring confidentiality of critical proprietary intelligence to protect sensitive information.
- Served as a covert undercover investigator to infiltrate drug trafficking networks for federal, state, and multi-agency task forces.
- Conducted hundreds of structured interviews and interrogations of witnesses and primary subjects, employing advanced behavioral analysis techniques to extract actionable facts that informed case strategy.
- Utilized industry-standard digital forensics tools (including Cellebrite and advanced cellular tracking software) to extract, preserve, and analyze digital evidence.
- Drafted rigorous evidentiary affidavits and executed high-stakes investigative authorizations based on objective analysis of complex fact patterns.
- Collaborated across multi-jurisdictional task forces, facilitating resource allocation and aligning stakeholder goals to achieve case resolution.
Patrol Officer / Reserve Police Officer
Woburn Police Department
Woburn, USA
03.2019 - 02.2021
- Enforced state and local statutes, prioritizing real-time emergency responses and effectively de-escalating high-stress incidents to enhance community safety.
- Maintained situational awareness across communication channels to assess risk and urgency, ensuring optimal resource deployment during critical incidents.
Education
Master of Science - Criminal Justice
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Lowell, MA12-2026
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Lowell, MA02-2022
Skills
- Investigative analysis
- Incident management
- Fraud Detection
- Insider Threat Mitigation
- Risk Assessment
- Root-cause analysis
- Chain-of-custody
- OSINT
- Interview Techniques
- Agency coordination
- Stakeholder engagement
- Executive communication
- Policy Compliance
Certification
- Behavioral Observation & Suspicious Activity Recognition (BOSAR), Expertise in establishing human baselines and identifying insider threat anomalies.
- Internal Affairs Investigations, Advanced training in internal corporate-style compliance, ethics, and misconduct tracking.
- Background & Fraud Investigations, Specialized certification in verifying identity authenticity and document fraud indicators.
Timeline
Detective Sergeant / Vice & Criminal Intelligence Supervisor / Task Force Commander
Woburn Police Department
05.2024 - Current
Sergeant / Patrol Supervisor & Officer in Charge
Woburn Police Department
03.2024 - 05.2024
Detective / Investigative Specialist
Woburn Police Department
02.2021 - 03.2024
Patrol Officer / Reserve Police Officer
Woburn Police Department
03.2019 - 02.2021
Master of Science - Criminal Justice
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
University of Massachusetts Lowell