Stephen Shaw

Military Service:

• Rank: Staff Sergeant

  Branch/Position: Army

  Period: December 2009 - present

  Occupation: Civil Affairs Specialist - 38B

  Security Clearance: Secret Clearance

  Duties Description:

  Collect
  information through formal/informal interviews and meetings with the
  local populace, businesses and governments to build rapport and to
  obtain information and influence.

  Serve
  as a technical reconnaissance expert responsible locating,
  identifiying, assessing and inspecting civil networks and critical
  infrastructures (power plants, bridge, roads, ports, public
  utilities, dams, etc..)

  Advise,
  Train and Mentor district and province leaders, conduct
  infrastructure development projects, and coordinate agricultural and
  health sector assistance.

  Accurately
  and neatly gather field data using paper drawings, forms, electronic
  data collection devices, digital cameras, or other formats and/or
  devices.

  Research
  and analyze military, political, economic, cultural and technical
  developments/data for planning and information purposes

  Collect,
  analyze, and distribute raw data extracted from numerous data
  sources and compile data into viable information for investigative
  and planning purposes.

  Conduct
  research using social networking tools, digital mapping programs,
  OSINT, and classified searches

  Provide
  culturally sensitive and trauma informed care to diverse populations
  of victims/survivors including those with special needs or language
  barriers.

  Oversee,
  build and equip mobile, temporary and permanent buildings and
  structures in relation to the mission.

  Supervise,
  lead, or serves as a member of a Civil Affairs unit to execute
  missions in support of national security.

  Employ
  reconnaissance efforts through the use of specialized skills to
  conduct reconnaissance, performs civil engagement and civil network
  development, infrastructure mapping, and civil military integration
  to find, disrupt and defeat hybrid threats.

  Perform
  preventive maintenance and repair on assigned vehicles and
  equipment.

  Provide
  technical assistance and support for electrical, mechanical,
  geotechnical, structural, and water/wastewater infrastructure
  assessments.

  Work
  in conjunction with the host nation, international and
  non-governmental organizations, and UN agencies
  to conduct joint humanitarian and relief operations

• Rank: Specialist

  Branch/Position: Army

  Period: March 2014 - October 2014

  Security Clearance: Secret Clearance

  Duties Description:

   Assigned as a driver or dismount to a 12 man, four truck MRAP Security Protection team. Provide
  mobile and static security for designated officials and civilian engineers during operations throughout Southern Afghanistan. Perform preventive maintenance on assigned Maxx Pro MRAP and Sparks II Mine
  Roller. Maintain proficiency and perform preventive maintenance on individual and
  crew served weapons.

  •  Additional duty of completely disassembling all individual and crew served
    weapons, check and gauge components for serviceability and make
    repairs; reassembles or rebuild weapons using cleaned, repaired,
    modified or new components   
  • Conduct preventive maintenance and maintain proficiency on Blue Force
    tracker, assigned radios, counter IED system, and vehicle mounted
    electronics.   

Work history:

• Job Title: Police Officer

  Company: APG Police Dept

  Period: July 2008 - June 2011

  Role Description:

   

   Perform traffic patrol duties, to include use of radar, to enforce laws and
  regulations. Monitor security systems for intrusion analysis, subtle event detection,
  video analytics, and incident management. Respond to and conduct preliminary investigations relating to felonies, misdemeanors, offenses and other criminal acts. Control access to and patrol protected high value target and sensitive areas. 

• Job Title: Investigator

  Company: KGS

  Period: September 2011 - June 2013

  Role Description:

  * Conduct face-to-face interviews with subjects neighbors and employers for employment suitability and security clearance determinations * Perform record searches at courthouses mental health financial and educational institutions relative subjects of investigations * Resolve conflicts in facts or evidence along with the complexity imposed by the subjects of the investigations * Process information obtained from the interview follow leads research records and prepare complex and detailed reports 

• Job Title: Patrol Deputy

  Company: Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office

  Period: August 2004 - May 2007

  Role Description:
  * Patrol, as a one-man unit, over 400 square miles of Spotsylvania County while enforcing the laws of the Commonwealth * Conduct Criminal Investigations ranging from vandalism to malicious wounding * Prepare detailed, accurate and objective written reports necessary for investigative case files * Testify in administrative or judicial proceedings as required

• Job Title: Police Officer

  Company: Virginia State Capitol

  Period: January 2002 - July 2004

  Role Description:
  * Protect the Governor of Virginia and family, the Attorney General, Members of the General Assembly, Justices of the Supreme Court, state employees and visitors, including heads of state and dignitaries * Physically secure buildings and properties to prevent theft, sabotage, fire, and damage * Enforce traffic and criminal laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia

• Job Title: Death Investigator

  Company: Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner

  Period: September 2017 - August 2019

  Role Description:
  • Lead and conduct forensic death investigations to include such deaths as decomposed and skeletal remains, drug or poison related, motor vehicle, environmental exposure, in-custody deaths, criminal
    violence, suicide, mechanical or industrial accidents and any deaths that occur in an unnatural or suspicious manner.   
  • Carry out a variety of investigative-related duties such as a special investigations project or work as needed on special projects or studies or liaison services with other federal, state, or local agencies.   

• Job Title: Union Laborer

  Company: Laborers Union Local 423

  Period: July 1999 - December 2005

  Role Description:
  • Commercial and industrial demolition. Clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations. Perform site preparation for installation of various concrete, steel and
    wood structures. Maintain job site, assist journeyman carpenters and engineers with site
    excavation and concrete work. General concrete repair (demolition, rebar installation, carpentry, concrete pours, finishing). Ensure delivery of materials. Install
    caulking at Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical, and Fire Sprinkler
    penetrations. Along with Drywall, Masonry, and Curtain Wall joint applications. Install above/below ground pipes and fixtures. Experience operating jackhammers; earth tampers, electric and hydraulic boring machines.Operate air compressors, pneumatic tools, and hydraulic-powered equipment. Rig,
    lift and position large pipe sections, mechanically connect using
    various fitting types   

• Job Title: Carpenter Apprentice

  Company: Carpenters Local 200

  Period: December 1994 - November 1996

  Role Description:

  
  • Build
  rough wooden structures, such as concrete forms, scaffolds, tunnel,
  bridge, or sewer supports

  •
  Work
  with light-gauge and load-bearing steel framing for interior and
  exterior partitions

  •
  Install
  caulking at Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical, and Fire Sprinkler
  penetrations.

  •
  Install
  fire stop materials at Drywall, Masonry, and Curtain Wall joint
  applications.

  •
  Align
  machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares,
  rules, and plumb bobs

  •
  Assemble
  machines, conveyors and industrial equipment using bolts and/or
  rivets to fasten them to foundation or other structures, using hand
  tools and power tools

  •
  Dismantle
  machines, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tool

  • Install
  reinforcement materials, such as rebar, wire mesh, or post-tension
  cables 

Education:

• Ohio State University

  Bachelor's Degree – Bachelor's Sociology/Criminology

  Period: Invalid date - December 1997

• Ohio State University

  Bachelor's Degree – Bachelor's European/Military History

  Period: Invalid date - June 2001