PAULIUS GRIKENAS
Ashburn,VA
Summary
Law enforcement professional with 11 years of progressively responsible experience in directing and leading law enforcement goals and objectives.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Special Agent/Criminal Investigator/GS-1811 13-02
Unites States Secret Service
12.2018 - Current
- Conducted criminal investigations pertaining to complex fraud, counterfeiting of U.S. currency, forgery, and other financial obligations of United States
- Coordinated search/arrest warrants and surveillance operations
- Commenced discreet undercover interactions to gather information
- Conducted fact-finding interviews with relevant witnesses, plaintiffs, and defendants
- Used various computer systems/software as part of investigations to perform online research and upkeep digital records
- Prepared reports, kept investigation records, and maintained all case-related paperwork
- Testified in court proceedings to supplement evidence
- Worked closely with various local/federal agencies
- Collected and analyzed relevant evidence from various sources
- Protected U.S. Political leaders, their families, and visiting heads of state or government
- Conducted protective advance assessments of sites and venues for protectees
- Investigated all manners of threats made against protectees
- Planed, coordinated, and implemented security operations for events designated as National Special Security Events (NSSE)
- Provided surveillance beyond conventional security boundaries
- Furnished decision makers and operational entities with comprehensive understanding of situation
- Educated advance personnel with insights from attacker's point of view and provided Vulnerability Assessment documentation
- Identified and reported possible pre-incident surveillances/behaviors and/or directions of interest
- Recognized potential and imminent threats prior to protectee's arrival in secure areas
- Mitigated possibility of unwanted outcomes on personnel, venues, or motorcade routes
Deputy Sheriff
Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
04.2014 - 12.2018
- Monitored and detected possible criminal activity and interrogated suspicious persons
- Investigated incidents for civil or criminal law violations
- Responded to emergency calls for service to provide assistance
- Apprehended and arrested suspected law violators to ensure public safety
- Preserved evidence in accordance with directives to maintain chain of custody
- Testified in court to provide accurate account of investigation findings
- Controlled activities at traffic accident scenes by assisting victims or maintaining traffic flow
- Enforced traffic laws by observing violations and issuing citations
- Provided information and assistance to public
- Prepared and submitted daily activity reports in accordance with standard operating procedures and directives
- Transported prisoners to court, medical, or prison facilities
- Maintained weapons and other law enforcement equipment to ensure operational readiness
Probation and Parole Officer
Kentucky Department of Corrections
07.2012 - 04.2014
- Supervised over 100 probationers and parolees and evaluated their progress
- Counseled and investigated behavioral patterns and made recommendations based on findings
- Issued uniform citations, arrested violators, conducted searches, and drug tested as needed
- Conducted home visits, testified in court, and performed background and record searches
- Established daily communications with jail and prison personnel, attorneys, judges, local and state law enforcement agencies
Education
Special Agent Introductory Training Course (SAITC) -
United States Secret Service Training Center
Laurel, MD09.2019
Criminal Investigator Training Program (CITP) -
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)
Brunswick, GA04.2019
Florida Basic Law Enforcement Training Academy -
Hillsborough Community College
Tampa, FL10.2014
Probation And Parole Training Academy -
Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Corrections
La Grange, KY08.2012
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology And Criminology
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY12.2011
Skills
- Criminal Investigations
- Federal Statutes
- Witness Interrogations and Interviews
- Complex Fraud Investigations
- Undercover Assignments
- Surveillance Technology
- Federal Criminal Code Expertise
- Public Safety and Security
- Case Management
- Subpoenas
- Linguistics: Lithuanian (fluent), Russian (basic)
Training
- Counter Surveillance Vulnerability Assessment Training (80 hours) 08/2023
- Advanced Situational Awareness Training (ASAT) (40 hours) 05/2023
- Counter Assault Team Basic Academy 08/16 - 08/25/2021
- Counter Assault Team Selection 5/24 - 06/04/2021
- AR-15 / SR-16 / MP5 / Shotgun
- Identification of Dangerous Narcotic/Improvised Labs for the First Responder 2017
Accomplishments
- Counter Surveillance Division Co-Chair for Republican National Committee (RNC) National Special Security Event (NSSE) in Milwaukee, WI (07/2024)
- Accommodation for Multi-Jurisdictional Investigative Mission in 2022
- Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Field Training Officer (FTO) 2018
- Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Warrants Team (07/2017)
- Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Crisis Intervention Response Team Member (06/2016)
Certification
- O.C. Training and Exposure
- Expandable Baton
- Taser X26P Exposure
- FEMA ICS-100, IS-700.A
Timeline
Special Agent/Criminal Investigator/GS-1811 13-02
Unites States Secret Service
12.2018 - Current
Deputy Sheriff
Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
04.2014 - 12.2018
Probation and Parole Officer
Kentucky Department of Corrections
07.2012 - 04.2014
Special Agent Introductory Training Course (SAITC) -
United States Secret Service Training Center
Criminal Investigator Training Program (CITP) -
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)
Florida Basic Law Enforcement Training Academy -
Hillsborough Community College
Probation And Parole Training Academy -
Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Corrections
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology And Criminology
Western Kentucky University