PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born: Boston, Massachusetts, October 2, 1938
Florida resident since December, 1959

Security and Law Enforcement Background (44 Years in 2004).
Expert Witness trial testimony for numerous cases (and previously qualified to testify) on state and federal court levels.
Retained as an Expert Witness in the areas of: Hotels/Motel, Restaurants and Lounges, Strip Plazas and Shopping Malls, Parking Lots, Convenience Stores, Gas Stations, Apartment Complexes, Banks and ATMs, Residential and Commercial Premises, Police Procedures and Practices, "Use of Force" Issues, Pursuit Driving, and Promotion Discriminations.
Also expert consultations in: Financial projects, future earnings and loss of benefits.
Cases are evaluated on a "case-by-case" basis.
Past owner and operator of a Security Guard Company.
Consultant to businesses regarding security, loss prevention and investigations.
Consultant to Police Agencies with regard to Internal Affairs Operations and Police Procedures.
Owner and Operator of a Florida Licensed Investigative Firm.
Chapter Chairman for the Miami Office of American Society For Industrial Security, ASIS (1982-1983)
Director, Organized Crime Div, Broward Sheriff's Dept. Ret., Ft. Laud., Florida (1985-1992)
Retired Colonel Metro-Dade Police Dept. twenty-five years (1959-1985)

National Consultant Organized Crime
Keynote Speaker and Lecturer for conferences, community groups, training courses
Expert Witness U.S. Govermnent Congressional Committees
Expert Witness various security and law enforcement issues.
Tax Consultant/Financial Advisor (IRS Certified Enrolled Agent).
Radio Talk Show Guest Speaker
Nat'l &; Local Chairmanships
Chief Executive Officer - Bert & Associates, Investigative and financial services consulting firm
Crimestoppers Board of Directors (Broward, 1985 - present)
Security and law enforcement consultant Miami Dade Community College (1965-1975)
Active committee member on the Broward County Drug Commission. This involved the development of programs, for treatment, drug awareness, business against drugs, and counter measures for prevention. (1986 to present)
Private Security Consultant, includes crime analysis and development of security systems.
Due Diligence background and analysis.
Emergency Preparedness, for urban disturbances, hurricane preparations, nuclear plant security. This includes actual hands on experience as an operational commander.

Law Enforcement, expert witness and security consulting with the following:
a)International Association of Chiefs of Police
b)Police Executive Research Forum, Washington DC
c)Library of Congress
d)State of Florida legislative committees
e)Congressional Committees, USA.
f)Quantico, FBI National Academy
g)Jefferson Institute, Washington, D. C.
h)Bureau of Justice Administration, Washington D. C.
i)National Criminal Justice Statistic Association
j)Institute for Police Management, Jacksonville, Florida
k)Hawaiian District Attorney Office, Major Case Evaluation
l)IPTM, Jacksonville, Florida, narcotics investigations and systems.
m)Police Foundation, Washington, D.C. On site agency review of intelligence operations.
n)Institute on Organized Crime, Broward Sheriff Office, presents training and development programs and conferences on criminal conspiracies, enforcement techniques, financial investigations attended by police officers from this country and abroad.
o)Instructor/Participation in Training Courses
p)Int'l Assoc. of Chiefs of Police, instructor and consultant to develop Internal Review systems, investigate corruption by officers and corruption issues effecting communities.

Law Enforcement Intelligence Unit
International Narcotics Officers Association
Florida Intelligence Unit
American Society of Industrial Security, Miami Chrm 1983
Dade County Association of Chiefs of Police
Board of Directors, Crime Stoppers Broward
IACP organized Crime Committee
Broward Commission on Drug Abuse, Exec. Board
South Dade Chamber of Commerce
Spectrum House Board of Directors
South Nami-Kendall Chamber of Commerce

Moved up through the ranks of the Metropolitan Dade County Police Department from 1960 until my retirement in 1985. I worked in virtually every department and aspect of street policing which began as a Patrolman working the Metro districts, as a Sergeant supervising field operations, as a Lieutenant supervising class one crime investigations, as a Captain coordinating crime control programs, criminal investigations, and as a Major in charge of the Organized Crime division.

As a Colonel, I was Regional Commander of the Uniform and General Investigation Bureaus consisting of over 400 officers. Responsibilities included functioning as a discipline coordinator reviewing all completed internal investigations of police officers. These cases ranged from brutality investigations, official misconduct investigations and integrity investigations. Responsibilities included formulating policy and procedural changes in police operations.

I've acted as departmental coordinator for civil disturbances, hurricane preparedness, Turkey Point evaluation of a possible nuclear meltdown. I've been in charge of command post operations during major civil disturbances and coordinator for major disaster preparedness with Civil Defense Officials. I've developed a career criminal response capability on repeat offenders encompassing intelligence, analysis, and street operations resulting in a decrease in Class I crime. In this capacity I dealt with the investigation of aggravated assaults, burglaries, robberies, and homicides in high crime districts.

I was Major-Commander of the Inspection Services Bureau. My responsibilities included the Internal Review Section, responsible for the conducting of internal investigation of police officers and integrity investigation of police officers. I've also conducted compliance audits for the department. I've been a Staff Inspector for the Metropolitan Dade Police Department. This process included a 30-60 day in-depth inspections of operating units and spot audits to ensure compliance with departmental rules and procedures. And I've functioned as Staff advisor to the head of the Agency on policy matters.

Instructor/Participation In Training Courses

*Urban disorder management conf instructor.
*Asset Forfeiture Instructor
Asset Management Technique Instructor
*Multi-Jurisdictional Task Force Consultant
Financial Fraud Investigations Instructor
*Corruptions Investigations Instructor and Advisor
Federal RICO, Instructor and Consultant
*Law Enforcement Overview on Econ. Crime
*Florida RICO Act, Instructor
*Consultant Instructor on community issues
Mgmt of Major Investigation Unit Instructor
SOPS, Major Investigations Unit Instructor
Asset Forfeiture, Police Executive Research Forum (PERF)
Seminars On Internal Controls, attending
Explosive Ordinance Reconnaissance, attending
Police Supervisors Course, attending
Juvenile Delinquency Course, attending
Effective Leadership for management, attending
Internal Revenue Fin'l Investigations, attending
Jamaican Organized Crime Conf., attending
Model For Management, attending
Television Communications, attending
Informant Control Systems Instructor
White Collar Crime Investigations Instructor
Consultant/Instructor (Twenty-Seven States Have Been Covered to Date)