EDUCATION

B.S. Investigations, Bellevue University
A.A. Aircrew Management, Community College of Air Force,
A.A. Human Resources/Personnel Management, Community College of Air Force

WORK EXPERIENCE

2007 – Present:  TKJ Polygraph, LLC:  A private Nebraska company specializing in the Psychophysiological Detection of Deception in the areas of Sex Offender testing and Criminal Assessments.  Testing is performed on behalf of law enforcement agencies, members of the legal community, treatment professionals, and selective private request.

1981 – 2007:  U.S. Air Force Retired SMSgt (E-8).  During 26-year career, served in various positions culminating in the last nine years as a First Sergeant.  During First Sergeant tenure, exercised general supervision of over 4,000 airmen in joint services in eight different units.  Three tours of duty with military police units in CONUS, deployed overseas units, and remote tour areas.  Broad duties included investigation of routine violations, exacting counseling and discipline to assigned personnel, interacting with prosecutorial and defense counsel, coordinating with formal investigation agencies, and overseeing the balanced application of individual responsibility and mission accomplishment.

FORMAL POLYGRAPH TRAINING

Maryland Institute of Criminal Justice:  American Polygraph Association, Post-Convicted Sex Offender Training/Certification (PCSOT): 2007

Maryland Institute of Criminal Justice:  Polygraph School – 2007

OTHER PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS

Reid Interview and Interrogation Course
United States Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy
United Stated First Sergeants Academy
Noncommissioned Officer Academy
Combat Survival and Water Survival Course
Noncommissioned Officer Leadership School
TAC Academic Instructor Course
Personnel Specialist Course

CONTINUING EDUCATION

-  American Polygraph Association 45 Annual Seminar/Workshop: Interrogations, PCSOT Standards: Kinesics Interviewing, PCSOT Questions, ESS & Decision Accuracy, Utah Oculomotor Deception Test, Question Formulation, PCSOT Review, Screening Exam empirical data, Ethics, Polygraph & law of confessions, Evidence for technical questions in polygraph; Myrtle Beach, SC, 2010

-  National Polygraph Association; ASTM Standards, New techniques, Directed Lie Screening test, Pharmaceutical effect on polygraphs, Interrogations; Las Vegas, NV, 2010

-  American Polygraph Association; 44th Annual Seminar/Workshop:  Quality Control, Use of Polygraph for assessing, treating and supervision of sex offenders, clinical polygraphs in assessment and treatment of sex offenders, interview training, structured interview protocol for PCSOT testing; Nashville, TN, 2009

-  National Polygraph Association; Beyond basic polygraph testing, R/I techniques, OSS3 Scoring algorithm, Utah Polygraph technique, countermeasures update; Las Vegas, NV, 2009

-  American Polygraph Association 43rd Annual Seminar/Workshop:  Pre-employment pre-test, Morgan Interview Theme Technique, offender profiles, polygraph research, PCSOT standards, countermeasures, CQT scoring, interviewing cyberspace offenders, photoplethysmograph study, pre-test interview for specific issue exams, concealed information test and pre-employment testing; Indianapolis, IN, 2008

-  4th Annual Crime Victims Rights Week Conference; Victimization, fantasy and crime; Omaha, NE, 2008

-  Tri-State Polygraph Association; Nailing the pre-test, non-confrontational comparison questions, R/I testing, current polygraph case law; Kansas City, KS, 2007

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Polygraph Association (APA):  Member
National Polygraph Association (NPA): Member
Nebraska Association of Polygraph Examiners (NAPE): Member
Nebraska Association of Licensed Private Investigators (NALPI): Affiliate Member

PROFESSIONAL LICENSE

Licensed as Polygraph Examiner;
State of Nebraska # 122
State of Iowa # 1232

Practicing Polygraph Examiner (No License Required):

State of Missouri
State of Kansas