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Shawn Burch

Rogersville,MO

Summary

Former Corrections Officer and Investigator with 10 Years supervising offenders in multiple classification levels. 10 Years as a Non commissioned Officer, as well as 18 years total service, in the Army National Guard supervising Soldiers including 2 overseas tours in high stress missions. Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice. Attended and graduated the Missouri Sheriff's Association training academy. Obtained Missouri POST license (currently inactive). Reserve Police Officer for 1.5 years. Over 400 hours training with and assisting the Institutional Investigator at Ozark Correctional Center. Certification and 28 hours training with the Reid Institute Interview and Interrogation course before taking the position of Institutional Investigator.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Lease Operator

Prime
11.2021 - 11.2024

Operated a leased tractor trailer over the road with minimal supervision.

Institutional Invesigator

Missouri Department Of Corrections
09.2020 - 11.2021
  • Documented findings and prepared detailed reports.
  • Conducted thorough face-to-face interviews with employers, families, neighbors, friends, and suspects, and documented investigative findings.
  • Collected, analyzed and interpreted information, documentation, and physical evidence associated with investigations.
  • Collected information pertaining to criminal proceedings and performed investigations to resolve cases.

Corrections Officer

Department of Corrections
01.2011 - 09.2020
  • Worked in multiple areas of the two institutions assigned to including Housing Units, Utility, Administrative Segregation, and Recreation
  • Member of the Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) requiring tactical proficiency, increased training, and emergency response activities regularly
  • Trusted member of the investigative team at Ozark Correctional Center for 1.5 years with over 400 hours training with the Investigator and completing assigned investigation cases

Staff Sergeant Military Police

Missouri Army National Guard
07.1997 - 03.2018
  • Responsible for supervising Soldiers at weekend drills and annual training events since 2007
  • Deployment to Kosovo in 2008 as a Squad Leader responsible for supervising 8 soldiers patrolling an area of operations
  • Deployment to Baghdad, Iraq Detainee Operations mission as a Team Leader for 12 months
  • Supervised 4-6 Soldiers in an evidence storage facility after a mission with the FBI to obtain bio-metric data on all detainees in Iraq was complete

Reserve Officer

Seymour Police Department
02.2014 - 08.2015
  • Professional experienced patrol officer
  • Consistent (weekly) augmentation to the patrol force

Education

BS - Criminal Justice

Kaplan University
09.2015

Missouri State University - Sheriffs' Association Training Academy

Missouri State University
06.2013

Business School -

American Intercontinental University
04.2007

Skills

  • Microsoft software applications proficiency
  • Writing skills
  • Interviewing techniques
  • Verbal communication
  • Evidence collection, preservation, and chain of custody advanced
  • First aid training
  • De-escalation techniques
  • Conflict resolution skills
  • Policy enforcement
  • Detailed report writing
  • Ethical and honest

Timeline

Lease Operator

Prime
11.2021 - 11.2024

Institutional Invesigator

Missouri Department Of Corrections
09.2020 - 11.2021

Reserve Officer

Seymour Police Department
02.2014 - 08.2015

Corrections Officer

Department of Corrections
01.2011 - 09.2020

Staff Sergeant Military Police

Missouri Army National Guard
07.1997 - 03.2018

Missouri State University - Sheriffs' Association Training Academy

Missouri State University

Business School -

American Intercontinental University

BS - Criminal Justice

Kaplan University
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