CURRICULUM VITAE
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PROFILE - (Back to the top)

• Owner, CEO of T. T. Williams, Jr., Investigations, Inc., A Private Investigations Firm.

• Goal-oriented, proactive problem solver with over 29 years of active law enforcement management expertise in the Los Angeles Police Department, a 12,000 member employee organization

• Proven leadership skills.  Recipient of numerous professional and civic awards for outstanding service.

• Experienced trainer; posses over 29 years in design, development, implementation and instruction of seminar and classes.

• Strong interpersonal skills.  Sensitive to the needs of the organization, employees and community.

• Outstanding oral and written communication skills.

• Strong public and media relations capabilities.

• Demonstrated ability to make decisions.  Proven strategic thinker.

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS - (Back to the top)

• Founder of T. T. Williams, Jr., Investigations, Inc., A Private Investigations Firm.
• Initiated a Domestic Violence time management study for the Los Angeles Police Department related to Crimes Against Persons.  As a result, reorganized the Detective functions on the Los Angeles Police Department, creating a singular focus on domestic violence.
• Assumed position of Adjutant as a result of strong human resource administrative skills.  Was given administrative control over city-wide detective functions.  Administrative control and subject matter expert over the Los Angeles Police Department Domestic Violence Program.
• Human resources administrator, recommending appropriate risk management and disciplinary actions according to current policy.
• Implemented bi-monthly Adjutant meetings to improve communication and productivity.  Acted as liaison between the District Attorney’s Office, City Attorney’s Office and the Los Angeles County Courts.  Tracked special projects and resolved problems.
• Managed more than 3,000 – 4,000 sworn and civilian officers in Southern California for the Oscar Joel Bryant (OJB) Police Officers Association/Foundation.  Directed 13 Executive Board and 13 Board of Directors.
• Past board member of the National Black Police Officers Association with management responsibility for 30,000 – 40,000 member’s nationwide.

• Published monthly OJB Association/Foundation Newsletter, which had national and international readership.
• Past Chairperson of the Los Angeles Police Department Affirmative Action Advisory Committee.  Instrumental in designing and implementing an effective policy that opened upward mobility opportunities for a diverse employee base.  Established a proactive policy in 1984 that is still in use.

COMMUNITY RELATIONS (Partial List) - (Back to the top)

• Awarded the 1993 Pinnacle Award for achieving business and professional excellence.  Received national recognition as 1 of 30 selected for this honor presented by the Gillette Corporation and Being Single Magazine (a national and international publication).
• Implemented a Domestic Violence Program successfully in 1991.  Awarded the 1992 Los Angeles City Council Certificate of Commendation for outstanding effort on the project.  Honor presented in a citywide televised special City Council meeting.
• Founded OJB Foundation in 1981.  Established organization to annually collect donations. Since inception, awarded over $100,000 in scholarship funds to more than 100 South Los Angeles area high school students.
• Conducted OJB recruitment drives seeking law enforcement candidates.  Regularly held forums and workshops in the community.
• Initiated a Neighborhood Watch Program in South Central Los Angeles that significantly bridged the gap between the community and the police department.  Recognized by community for efforts.
• Competed for and received a Criminal Justice Planning Grant of $24,000 annually to be used by OJB Foundation for reducing the crime of burglary in South Central Los Angeles.  Showed decrease in burglaries by seven percent.

FISCAL - (Back to the top)

• Created and managed budgets for own private investigations firm.
• Managed budget centers for citywide detective divisions (over $3 million annually). Provided cost reduction recommendations to minimize expenditures.
• Administered budgets for the following cost centers: Training and Development; Newsletter publication; Scholarships; Travel; Clerical Support; Benevolence Fund and Promotional Workshops while serving as Manager of OJB.

EXPERIENCE - (Back to the top)

May 13, 1974 – October 13, 2003

1974 – 1975 Los Angeles Police Academy Training – Recruit

• Foothill Division - Uniformed Patrol

1975 – 1976 Hollywood Division – Uniformed Patrol
1976 – 1978 Employee Opportunity Development Division

• Recruited Police Officers for the Los Angeles Police Department
• Taught Remedial English for Los Angeles Police Department Recruits
• Taught Physical Training classes to Police Candidates for the Los Angeles Police Department
• Public Speaking engagements representing the Los Angeles Police Department

1978 – 1979 Southeast Division – Uniformed Patrol

1979 – 1979 77th Division – Uniformed Patrol (three months)

1979 – 1983 77th Detective Division – Detective

• Burglary Section
• Juvenile Section
  • Juvenile J-Car
• Crimes Against Person Section
• Auto Theft Section
• Homicide Section

1983 – 1983 Southwest Detective Division (five months) – Detective

• Juvenile Section
• Robbery Section

1983 – 1987 Juvenile Division – Detective

• Abused Child Unit
  • Homicide
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Physical Abuse
• Juvenile Narcotics Unit

1987 – 1994 Southwest Detective Division – Detective / Detective Supervisor

• Juvenile Unit
• Crimes Against Person Unit
• Supervisor of the Domestic Violence Unit
• Internal Affairs Division (three month loan)
• Adjutant for Southwest Detective Division
• Supervised administrative and fiscal functions

1994 – 1999 Detective Services Group (Adjutant) – Senior Detective Supervisor

• Managed budget (over $3 million annually) for citywide Detective Divisions
• Administrative control over citywide Detective Functions
• Administrative control and subject matter expert over the Los Angeles Police Department Domestic Violence Program

1999 – 2003 Robbery Homicide Division – Senior Detective Supervisor

• Robbery Investigations
• Kidnap Investigations
• Homicide Investigations
• Citywide live line-ups

2003 – Present

• CEO, T. T. Williams, Jr., Investigations, Inc.
• Criminal Investigations
• Civil Investigations
• Background Investigations
• Discrimination Investigations
• Sub Rosa / Surveillance

TEACHING

• Taught for approximately fifteen years at Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, California. Taught Patrol Procedures and Investigative Procedures, in the Administration of Justice Department.

EDUCATION / TRAINING - (Back to the top)

• California College of Law – Completed one year of law school
• California State University at Los Angeles – Completed four years of undergraduate study – course work in major completed
• Attended University of Southern California Executive Breakfast Series for 1993 and 1995.
• Graduate of Police Officer Standards and Training (P. O. S. T.), Supervisory Leadership Institute, Class 53
• Graduate of West Point Leadership Program, July 13, 1998.

1976 - Advanced Officer Training – 40 hours

1978 – Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Representative School – 8 hours

1978 - FBI Instructor Development – 40 hours

1978 - Shooting Policy Seminar – 4 hours

1978 - Juvenile Procedures School – 24 hours

1979 – Defense Representative School – 8 hours

1980 – Basic Detective School – 120 hours

1980 – Side Handle Baton Training 24 inch – 8 hours

1981 – Homicide School – 24 hours

1984 – Juvenile Justice Update – 40 hours

1985 – Network Communication System – 16 hours

1986 – Advanced Field Officers Course – Domestic Violence – 24 hours

1987 – MDT / DFAR School – 8 hours

1987 – Side Handle Baton – Update Certification – 2 hours

1989 – Auto Theft Investigation – 24 hours

1989 – CJIS/NCIC Mandated Training – 2 hours

1990 – Stolen vehicle recovery network – 4 hours

1991 – Missing person training – 2 hours

1991 – SIDS training – 2 hours

1991 – Advanced field officer course – Tactical Awareness – 24 hours

1992 – Gang awareness school – 8 hours

1993 – CJIS/NCIC mandatory re-training – 1 hour

1993 – Detective Supervisor – 80 hours

1993 – Civil Unrest Response Training Phase 1 – 8 hours

1993 – Civil Unrest Response Training Phase 2 – 8 hours

1994 – Affirmative Action For Supervisors – 4 hours

1994 – Leadership Update – 4 hours

1995 – Supervisory Update Course – 24 hours

1995 – Sexual Harassment – 3 hours

1995 – Bloodborne and airborne pathogen – 3 hours

1995 – Bloodborne/Airborne pathogen – 4 hours

1995 – 1995 CLETS NCIC re-training – 1 hour

1996 – Supervisory Leadership Institute – 192 hours

1996 – Cultural Awareness – 8 hours

1996 – Standardized emergency management system training – 16 hours

1996 – Community police problem solving – 8 hours

1996 – Polaroid domestic violence training – 3 hours

1996 – Cultural awareness – gay/lesbian community – 2 hours

1996 – Network communications (LANS) – 16 hours

1997 – Affirmative Action for supervisors – 2 hours

1997 – RIPP Hobble restraint device – 2 hours

1997 – Internal discipline report format training – 2 hours

1997 – Arrest & control techniques – 8 hours

1998 – West Point Leadership Program – 136 hours

1998 – Injury identification in domestic violence cases – 2 hours

1998 – Preventing work place violence – 2 hours

1998 – Ethical Decision Making – 2 hours

1998 – Injury identification in domestic violence cases – 2 hours

1998 – CCHRS (LANS) – 4 hours

1998 – 21^st Century crime control – 8 hours

1998 – 1997-1999 CLETS/NCIC training – 1 hour

1999 – Cultural division tools for tolerance – 8 hours

1999 – CCHRS (LANS) – 4 hours

2000 – Civil service rules for supervisors – 4 hours

2000 – 1999-2001 CLETS/NCIC training – 1 hour

2000 - Sexual Harassment – 2 hours

2000 - Legal actions involving police officers: Criminal/Civil – 2 hours

2000 – Homicide/death investigation – 2 hours

2000 - Tactical Communications – 2 hours

2000 - Elder Abuse – 2 hours

2000 – 21^st Century crime control seminar – 8 hours

2000 - Elder Abuse – 2 hours

2000 - Victim Contact Skills – 2 hours

2001 – Field Officer updates – 8 hours

2001 – Firearms/tactical handgun – 8 hours

2001 – Officer rapid deployment – 8 hours

2001 – Terrorism Awareness – 2 hours

2001 – Field data capture training – 2 hours

2001 – Officer safety/field tactics – 8 hours

2002 – Officer safety/field tactics – 8 hours

2002 – Electronic surveillance course/wiretap – 8 hours

2002 – 2001-2003 CLETS/NCIC training – 1 hour

2002 – Consent decree source document training – 4 hours

2002 – Managing workplace conflict – 8 hours

2003 – Mental illness update – 4 hours

2003 – Weapons of mass destruction – 8 hours

2003 – Field data capture report update – 2 hours

2004 – Capital Case Defense Seminar – 25 hours

2004 – California Association of Licensed Investigations Continuing Education – 7 hours

2004 – California Association of Licensed Investigations Continuing Education – 15 hours

2005 – Capital Case Defense Seminar – 25 hours

2005 – Terrorism/ Weapons of Mass Destruction – 4 hours

2005 – Liability/ Legal Issues – 4 hours

2005 – California Attorneys for Criminal Justice – Legal updates – 24 hours

2006 – Capital Case Defense Seminar – 25 hours

2006 – The Validity of Fingerprint and Ballistics Evidence – 2 hours

2006 – Recent Trends Involving the Law of Arrest, Search and Seizure – 6 hours

2006 – Detecting Deception and Eyewitness Identification Procedures – 8 hours

2006 – National Black Police Association International Education and Training Conference – 24 hours

2007 – Capital Case Defense Seminar – 21.50 hours

2007 – Expert Witness Summit – 22 hours

2007 – National Expert Witness Association Conference – 21.50 hours

2008 – Capital Case Defense Seminar – 21.50 hours

2008 – Expert Witness Summit – 16 hours

2009 – Legal Recipes for Successful Expert Consulting – 1 hour

2009 – National Expert Witness Association Conference – 19 hours

2009 – Expert Witness Pitfalls – 1 hour

2009 – Arizona Public Defender Association Seventh Annual Statewide Conference –18 hours

2009 – Effects of Computer Related Evidence – 1 hour

2010 – Capital Case Defense Seminar – 18 hours

2010 – National Expert Witness Association Conference – 18 hours

2010 – Amendments to Federal Rule 26 – 1 hour

2011 – Capital Case Defense Seminar – 22.5 hours

2011 – Fidler Institute on Criminal Justice – 6 hours

2011 – National Black Police Association, Regional Education Conference – 2 hours

AFFILIATIONS - (Back to the top)

• Member of California Association of Licensed Investigators

• Member of Professional Investigators of California

• Member of National Council of Investigations and Security Services

• Member of World Association of Detectives, Inc.

• Member of Los Angeles County Criminal Defense Investigations Association

• Member of California Attorneys for Criminal Justice

• Member of Los Angeles County Bar Association (non attorney member)

• Member of Criminal Courts Bar Association

• Member of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

• Member of the Forensic Expert Witness Association

• Member of the National Forensic Expert Witness Association Board of Directors

•  Past President, Forensic Expert Witness Association, Los Angeles, California

• Past Vice President, National Forensic Expert Witness Association

• Past National Educational Chairperson, Forensic Expert Witness Association

• Member of Forensic Group

• Past Member of Southern California Minority Business Development Council, Inc. (Certified Minority Business)

• California Innocence Project

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - (Back to the top)

• 2005 – Long Beach, California – National Black Police Association, Spring Regional conference – Keynote Speaker for seminar/workshop on private investigation and police procedure issues

• 2006 – Manchester, England UK – National Black Police Association International Education and Training Conference – Keynote Speaker for seminar / workshop on creating a private investigation firm and police procedures

• 2008 – Wilshire Bar Association – Keynote Speaker on Ethical Issues in Civil Investigations

• 2008 – San Fernando Valley Bar Association – Keynote Speaker on Police Procedures, What To Look For

• 2009 – National Forensic Expert Witness Association Conference – Civil Rights Case Presentation – Winston Hayes v. County of Los Angeles

• 2009 – Arizona Public Defender Association Seventh Annual Statewide Conference – Police Procedures and the Use of Force: The Problems

• 2009 – John M. Langston Bar Association – “Expert Witness at Trial: Find, Prepare and Present”

• 2011 – Phoenix Arizona – National Black Police Association Regional Conference – “Legitimacy v. Legality in the Use of Force”

CERTIFICATIONS - (Back to the top)

• P.O.S.T. Basic, Intermediate, Advanced and Supervisor Certificates

• California State Department of Education – Techniques of Teaching Certificate

• Federal Bureau of Investigation – Law Enforcement Instructor Development Certificate

• California Community College Teaching Credential – Lifetime

• Licensed Private Investigator 23399

• Licensed Private Patrol Operator 14771

• Certified Minority Business

AWARDS - (Back to the top)

• Community and  Law Enforcement Legends Award by the Modie Bell Senior Citizens Foundation, with Los Angeles City Council and California State Senate recognitions – November 2009

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