Kimberly Wachter

*Oversee the Public Records and Accreditation components of the Division of Investigative and Forensic Services (Division)

*Supervise public records specialists and an assistant accreditation manager

• Plans workloads, organizes, prioritizes, and assigns tasks to members in these positions.
• Directs work of members to ensure the best use of time and resources.
• Provides guidance and feedback
• Completes performance evaluations
• Coordinates with Department's legal personnel to ensure Division public records procedures are legally sound.
• Supervises an accreditation assistant to ensure that both the Division's CFA accreditation standards are continually met as well as the Bureau of Forensic Services' A2LA accreditation standards are continually met.
• Meets with employees on regularly to ensure established criteria are met and discuss any potential issues.

*Serve as the Division's law enforcement accreditation manager

• Responsible for gathering agency data/information for compliance with the Commission for Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA)
• Responsible for preparing the agency and its members for the accreditation assessment by CFA
• Responsible for reviewing agency policies to determine if revisions may be needed
• Responsible for tracking policies to ensure meeting professional standards (CFA)
• Make recommendations to Division Director and Command Staff regarding policy changes
• Conduct Mock and On-Site assessments of various Law Enforcement Agencies throughout Florida to evaluate their readiness for Accreditation

*Serve as the Division's records coordinator/manager

• Oversees the Division's records management process to include establishing policies and procedures for the Division to ensure continuity with storage, security, distribution, retrieval, release, and destruction of records.
• Responsible for organizing and providing training to Division personnel in the proper documentation, maintenance, and disposition of all records in the care, custody, and control of Division members.
• Reviews record disposition requests in accordance with the state's Division of Library Services procedures, reviews the requests for any current litigation holds and/or public records requests and coordinates with the Department’s Records Management Liaison Officer (RMLO) for all records final dispositions.
• Manages records held in the state's long-term records facility.

• Supervisor over Records Unit and Logistics Specialist (assets)
• Responsible for scheduling and completing payroll
• Responsible for completing employee evaluations.

• Responsible for gathering agency data/information for compliance with the Commission for Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA)
• Responsible for preparing the agency and its members for the Accreditation assessment by CFA
• Responsible for reviewing agency policies to determine if revisions may be needed
• Responsible for tracking policies to ensure meeting professional standards (CFA)
• Responsible for meeting with other agency personnel (Records, Evidence, Patrol, Investigations, etc.) to ensure each area is complying with state law and within the agency's policies and to explain the expectations of their positions
• Conduct quarterly audits of petty cash (Records and Administration)
• Make recommendations to Chief of Police regarding policy changes
• Created and implemented a training manual for Accreditation and provided training/supervision for an agency member in the roles and responsibilities of the position
• Responsible for conducting audits, inspections, and inventories of agency evidence and K9 narcotics
• Conduct Mock and On-Site assessments of various Law Enforcement Agencies throughout the State of Florida to evaluate the agencies' readiness for Accreditation
• Schedule and make arrangements for schools/training for agency members
• Maintain and update sworn personnel training files (hardcopy and electronic)
• Create FTO books for new officers
• Responsible for creating new electronic forms and updating paper forms into electronic format
• Responsible for training and instruction to supervisors on the use of Power DMS (evaluations)
• Create training courses in Power DMS for agency members
• Work with the agency's TAC (Terminal Agency Coordinator) to ensure compliance with state and federal (CJIS) guidelines
• Present at the annual Citizen's Academy regarding Accreditation
• Serve as the POC for applicants of the Citizen's Academy and conduct backgrounds of those applicants
• Responsible for organizing the 2017 Citizen's Academy.

• Work with four (4) detectives by providing analytical support for their criminal investigations
• Work with this agency's FBI TFO and the DEA TFO providing analytical support and recommendations for their investigations
• Gather Intel for proper documentation and submission into the Criminal Intelligence database
• Provide analytical support to other Federal Law Enforcement agencies
• Serve as agency's Intelligence Liaison Officer (CFIX - Central Florida Fusion Center)
• Responsible for the vetting and dissemination of intelligence/criminal information
• Provide the community data regarding crime statistics
• Serve as the Point of Contact (POC) for Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers
• Review officers' reports and complete a Daily Report of criminal activity within the area
• Create and disseminate bulletins (Wanted/Attempt to Identify/Officer Safety, etc.)
• Assist with background investigations for new applicants (sworn and civilian)
• Present at the annual Citizen's Academy regarding Crime Analysis.

• Assigned to the Criminal Investigations Section
• Assisted approximately 15 detectives in their investigations as well as members of the Multi Agency Criminal Enforcement (MACE) Unit (research, statistics, charts, and recommendations)
• Served as analyst on two (2) Title III investigations
• Gathered criminal intelligence (primarily gang related)
• Testified at criminal trials
• Completed Threat Assessments
• Assisted Internal Affairs Unit
• Responsible for the minutes at MACE Board meetings
• Reviewed/edited policies specific to Criminal Intelligence
• Worked with members of Accreditation Unit during assessments and mock assessments
• Completed monthly reports for Supervisors
• Acted as LEA Manager for VICAP (FBI)
• Acted as E-Trace point of contact (ATF)
• Acted as agency's Intelligence Liaison Officer (CFIX - Central Florida Fusion Center)
• Gave presentations at the Citizen's Academy
• Created and implemented new forms for line personnel to utilize for their investigations.

• Assisted five (5) Special Agents and a Resident Agent in Charge in their criminal investigations
• Assisted Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement Agencies in their on-going criminal investigations
• Prepared power point presentations for expert panels
• Gathered criminal intelligence for possible future cases
• Assisted the criminal profiler on several cold case homicides (reviewing information, extracting pertinent information, preparing charts, graphs, and power points)
• Acted as the Field Office Evidence Custodian (responsible for intake, transfer, and disposition of evidence)
• Acted as the Field Office Funds Manager (responsible for undercover funds and petty cash).

• Provided services (specialized interviews, psycho-social assessments, scheduled and participated in medical exams) to the Florida Department of Children and Families Services to assist in their investigations of suspected cases of child abuse and neglect
• Provided services (forensic interviews, professional contacts) to local Law Enforcement Agencies to assist in their criminal investigations of suspected cases of child abuse and neglect
• Prepared written reports for the Florida Department of Children and Families Services and Law Enforcement
• Made professional recommendations to the Florida Department of Children and Families Services and the local Law Enforcement agencies regarding their investigations.