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Amy Mcdonald

Strasburg,VA

Summary

Dedicated Investigator focused on keeping general public safe through superior investigation of crimes and offenses. Assists fellow employees, superiors and community leaders in complex investigations of crimes against people, property crimes and organized crime.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Rural Carrier Associate

United States Post Office
12.2023 - 03.2024
  • Demonstrated flexibility in adjusting schedules to accommodate unexpected staff shortages or increased workload demands.
  • Reduced the occurrence of misdelivered mail by diligently verifying addresses before each drop off.
  • Sorted mail according to order of address appearance for easy access in field.
  • Maintained accurate records of deliveries, undeliverable items, and forwarding addresses for seamless operations.

Criminal Investigator

Warren County Sheriff's Office
06.2014 - 06.2016

Duties: Criminal Investigations, Child Forensic Interviews, Court Testimonials, Crime Scene Investigations, Evidence Collections and handling, documentation of all duties and reports, collaborating with other agencies, obtain and execute search warrants and subpoenas. Flexible work hours (on-call status or new cases would require longer hours to du to unexpected urgent issues), To interview various people pertaining to various subjects/issues and to identify any discrepancies or inconsistencies and to be able to extract as much information as possible. Document everything then finalize it in a a detailed report for court or legal proceedings.

  • Maintained detailed records of investigations, ensuring accuracy and compliance with departmental policies and procedures. Often handling multiple cases simultaneously on average of 10-15 at a time.
  • Followed constitutional standards to properly obtain and execute warrants for arrests and searches.

Investigator

Strasburg Police Department
08.2006 - 05.2014

Duties: Investigations, Tactical Training School, Tactical Team member, assist with teaching women's self defense, Driving Instructor for new LEO recruits, Child Safety Seat Instillation, Crime Scene Photography School.

Skills: Relate with people of various cultures, genders, races, religions, disabilities and backgrounds to conduct basic investigative procedures while following the standard regulations and operations of the department. Opens this required fact finding and working in conjunction with other agencies both within and not within the law enforcement community. All cases were documented with final reports either to substantiate court or legal proceedings or to further law enforcement efforts for other jurisdictions.

Game Warden

Va Department Of Game And Inland Fisheries
09.2004 - 08.2006

Accomplishments/Duties:

* State LE Academy, Enforce Fish, Game and Boating Laws and Regs.

*Patrol and conduct surveillance in designated areas, answer wildlife calls, issued permits for crop damage, investigate illegal hunting complaints, investigate hunting and boating accidents, man tracking - to assist local LE find lost individuals.

*Assist local LE with responding to hostile or distressed situations, I have also been trained to read verbal and nonverbal cues and to respond appropriately while listening to others and using correct people skills for different situations.

* I also often gave reports and court testimonials for criminal violations

Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class

U. S. Coast Guard
08.2000 - 08.2004

I was a Boarding Team member (conduct vessel safety and contraband checks)

* Small boat "Captain" that conducted chart navigations, plot charts and courses for search and recovery and emergency response for vessels in distress "Mayday".

* I also preformed safety checks on equipment,

*Conducted radio communications,

*Assisted in helicopter operations with small boat transfers as both "captain" and crew member

** This is where I learned early on to be contentious about attention to detail while preforming work.

Education

Law Enforcement

Va Department of Game And Inland Fisheries Acadmey
Richmond, VA

Skills

  • Safe Driving
  • Ethical and honest
  • Due diligence
  • Reliability and punctuality
  • Report Writing
  • Emergency vehicle operation
  • Defensive tactics training
  • Surveillance
  • Fingerprinting
  • Interrogation Techniques
  • Undercover operations
  • Search and seizure procedures
  • Police reports
  • Human relations
  • Courtroom Testimony
  • Case Management
  • Schedule setting
  • Critical Thinking
  • Case report writing
  • Investigative Reports
  • Criminal Investigation
  • Warrant procedures

Timeline

Rural Carrier Associate

United States Post Office
12.2023 - 03.2024

Criminal Investigator

Warren County Sheriff's Office
06.2014 - 06.2016

Investigator

Strasburg Police Department
08.2006 - 05.2014

Game Warden

Va Department Of Game And Inland Fisheries
09.2004 - 08.2006

Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class

U. S. Coast Guard
08.2000 - 08.2004

Law Enforcement

Va Department of Game And Inland Fisheries Acadmey
Amy Mcdonald