Pamela M. Smith
Point Pleasant
Summary
Investigative supervisor with extensive experience in state regulatory agencies and local and federal criminal justice agencies, specializing in case management and team leadership.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Investigator 3, Program Specialist 3
NJ Division of Gaming Enforcement
Trenton
01.2020 - Current
- Supervise diverse staff who conduct preliminary screening for all applications for casino industry licensing as a support function for the entire division.
- Responsible for controlling workflow to investigative units, prioritizing investigations, evaluating staff and processes, and regularly providing statistical auditing for budgetary consideration and special projects.
- I am currently employed by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, which is a regulatory agency that provides licensing and oversight to NJ casinos, online gaming, and sports betting industry.
- Maintained confidentiality of sensitive information at all times.
- Cross trained all employees to ensure efficient workflow.
- Worked with Civil Service Commission to reclassify staffing titles to more professional title series.
- Through creativity with processes and manpower, eliminated all work backlogs within the unit.
- Conducted all interviews for the hiring of new employees.
Joint Terrorism Task Force Officer
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Newark
09.2017 - 03.2020
- Worked in conjunction with local, federal, and international partners and led investigations addressing both domestic and international terrorism threats.
- Responsible for identifying individuals with relevant access to intelligence and exploit information gleaned from confidential human sources regarding homegrown violent extremists, international terrorist organizations and actors, and counterintelligence sources OCONUS.
- Threat information was disseminated to international partners, law enforcement, and military operating in hostile theaters.
- Prepared detailed reports documenting the progress of investigations and arrests made by the task force team.
- Coordinated multi-agency task forces to investigate complex cases involving multiple jurisdictions.
- Attended meetings with government officials or community leaders when appropriate.
- Collaborated with prosecutors to prepare legal documents necessary for court proceedings.
- Maintained TS/SCI Clearance.
Homicide Investigator
Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office
Freehold
05.2006 - 09.2017
- Led countless investigations regarding suspicious deaths, homicides, in-custody deaths, aggravated assaults, bank robberies, arsons, and other violent crimes.
- Responsible for witness interview/statement acquisition, offender interrogations, authoring search warrants, wiretaps, and other legal processes, intelligence gathering and analysis, chain of custody, trial preparation and testimony for all aspects of criminal investigations.
- Trained with retired United States Special Forces personnel in radio frequency theory and the analysis of wireless communications data, and have been qualified in New Jersey Superior Court for wireless communication analysis.
- Oversaw agency-wide access to law enforcement databases, and regularly conducted self-audits to ensure compliance.
- In response to Superstorm Sandy, I was assigned to collect and provide an analysis of crime trends within the Monmouth County area to ensure adequate staffing by responding local and state law enforcement agencies, as well as the United States National Guard.
- Attended training sessions to stay current on new investigative trends and technologies.
- Presented case summaries at team meetings for review purposes.
- Collaborated with local law enforcement agencies on criminal investigations.
- Explored alternative investigative methods when traditional ones proved ineffective.
- Maintained contacts with informants who provided valuable leads in cases.
- Prepared detailed reports summarizing investigative activities and results.
- Provided expert testimony in court concerning investigation findings.
Sergeant
New Brunswick Police Department
New Brunswick
01.1994 - 06.2006
- Supervised both sworn and civilian personnel in a patrol capacity in response to calls for service, delegated daily assignments and ensured that sworn officers under my command adhered to department regulations and attorney general guidelines in their daily interaction with the public.
- For a time, assigned as a Major Crimes detective and was responsible for all aspects of investigations of both violent and property related crimes.
- Acted in an undercover capacity for vice operations and for the capture of a violent predator.
- As a supervisor, tested on New Jersey Criminal Codes (Title 2C) and NJ Attorney General Guidelines.
Guest Lecturer
Brookdale Community College
Freehold/Lincroft
- Prepared lectures and course materials for students.
- Collaborated with colleagues to develop innovative approaches to teaching content.
SME Criminal Justice/advisor
University of Pennsylvania, Fels Institute of Public Policy
Philadelphia
- Assisted in developing strategic plans for long-term success of students' semester projects, ensuring that they understood the criminal subject matter properly and applied same to their coursework.
Education
Master’s - Human Resources Training and Development
Seton Hall University
Bachelor’s - Administration of Justice and Psychology
Rutgers University
Certificate - Criminology
School of Sociology
Skills
- Case management
- Time management
- Report writing
- Analytical skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Open source searches
- Social media searches
- Intelligence
- E-discovery
- Analytical tools
- Case management systems
- Interviewing skills
- Team leadership
- Investigation techniques
- Workflow optimization
- Covert investigations
- Court testimony
- Ethical and honest
Certification
- Certified Arson Investigator, NJ Division of Criminal Justice
- Qualified Expert in Wireless Communications Analysis
- TS/SCI Security Clearance
Professional Memberships
- International Association of Arson Investigators, previous member
- New Jersey Homicide Investigators Association, previous member
Accomplishments
- revamped work processes to eliminate backlog of work
- hired team of professional staff to address investigative work
- cross trained all staff to ensure conitnuous workflow
Timeline
Investigator 3, Program Specialist 3
NJ Division of Gaming Enforcement
01.2020 - Current
Joint Terrorism Task Force Officer
Federal Bureau of Investigation
09.2017 - 03.2020
Homicide Investigator
Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office
05.2006 - 09.2017
Sergeant
New Brunswick Police Department
01.1994 - 06.2006
Guest Lecturer
Brookdale Community College
SME Criminal Justice/advisor
University of Pennsylvania, Fels Institute of Public Policy
Master’s - Human Resources Training and Development
Seton Hall University
Bachelor’s - Administration of Justice and Psychology
Rutgers University
Certificate - Criminology
School of Sociology
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