Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

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➢ More than 28 years of corrections experience in a variety of challenging locations and positions with the Federal Bureau of Prisons. ➢ Over 16 years as CEO/President of SIMCO Correctional Consulting, LLC, where I personally provide correctional and jail consulting, advocacy, and expert witness expertise for a variety of clients, in both the private and government sector. Have been regarded as a leading expert in the field of jail and prison management for over 1 ½ decades. ➢ Six months as Assistant Director of the West Central Community Action Agency, a contract agency for the US Department of Health and Human Resources. ➢ Over one year as Warden at the Correctional Corporation of America’s Northeast Ohio Correctional Center in Youngstown, Ohio. ➢ Nine (9) months as Warden at the Cornell Companies’ and GEO Group Great Plains Correctional Facility in Hinton, Oklahoma. ➢ Twenty-one (21) years of experience in correctional supervisory and management ➢ Thirteen (13) years of experience in correctional executive level management as an Associate Warden, Warden, and Regional Director ➢ Two years experience as Regional Director for the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Western Region, where I was responsible for complete oversight of 18 institutions and supervising all wardens at these facilities and 65 regional office administrators and other staff. ➢ Three years of experience at the Federal Bureau of Prisons Headquarters, with emphasis in training, policy development, crisis evaluation, crisis intervention, and auditing ➢ Regarded as an expert in all areas of correctional management, oversight, inmate care and custody, policy, ethics, and training. Prisons, Jails, Use of Force and Deadly Force, Special Housing Unit/Segregation Management, Inmate/Gang Management, Suicide Prevention and Response, Crisis Response, Escape Response, Staff Training, Health Care Management, Wrongful Death, Staff Misconduct, Operations Security, Policy Compliance, sexual assault, rape, PREA,