Resume

• 2009

  D.Sc.

  Information Systems

  Dissertation successfully defended July 29

  Dakota State University

• 2003

  MA

  Specialization in Private Security and Research Methodology\nEmphasis in Security/Law Enforcement Management\n\nResearch: 1. Thesis study is measuring the perception of cooperation between law enforcement and private security groups/organizations state-wide. Thesis defended successfully on April 7th

  2005. Peer-reviewed and published May 2007.

  Criminology and Criminal Justice

  Alpha Phi Sigma

  The University of Texas at Arlington

  CISSP

  (ISC)2

  FCC Technician License

  FCC

  KF5BND

  Security+

  CompTIA

• 2000

  American Airlines Publishing

  Vertis Communications

  BGB Colsulting

  PRS

  EDS

  Irving Texas

  At Vertis

  my duties included process formation for information system enhancement

  resource re-allocation

  server consolidation (virtual and non-virtual)

  and standardization efforts.

  Senior Consultant

  Vertis Communications

  At BGB I authored technical documentation

  systems administration

  and general maintenance on local network

  server

  and workstation resources.

  BGB Colsulting

  Tarleton State University

  Fort Worth Campus

  I am currently employed as an Assistant Professor at the School of Criminology

  Criminal Justice

  and Strategic Studies. I am an active researcher

  teaching

  and service faculty member. Recently appointed Director of the Institute of Homeland Security

  Cybercrime

  and International Criminal Justice Studies

  my primary research interests are focused on Cybercrime

  Digital Forensics

  Homeland Security

  Critical Infrastructure

  and Organized Crime. Research and service are centered on student applied learning and focused for undergraduate and graduate practitioners in the criminal justice field.

  Assistant Professor

  Director of the Institute of Homeland Security and Cybercrime

  CLC Research provided consultancy for law enforcement agencies in technology and resource planning.

  CLC Research LLC

  This position was under EDS contract

  work history is provided under the EDS Field Engineer position listed.

  American Airlines Publishing

  Information Systems Manager

  At PRS my duties included maintaining IT/IS strategy to target and assist company goals. This was facilitated by creating and maintaining a centralized location for all processes and procedures

  facilitating an ERP transition and website migration to new platform while maintaining monthly and quarterly sales goals

  creating disaster recover and COOP for Hurricane Ike

  implementing PCI-DSS compliance

  working with outside contractors on project guidelines

  implementing a technology refresh in 2009

  providing user training on processes and software

  and maintaining all servers including web

  mail

  and database for e-commerce division.

  PRS

  University of Texas at Arlington

  Arlington

  Texas

  Senior Lecturer at UT Arlington in the department of Criminology and Criminal Justice teaching courses in Computer Crimes

  Digital Crimes

  and Information Security. Took part in curriculum development for Cybercrime

  Digital Forensics

  and Organized Crimes.

  Senior Lecturer

  Duties include administration and maintenance of client machines

  printers

  network devices

  and servers. Also responsible for the coding and design of internal support websites and databases including FileMaker and PostgreSQL. Responsible for digital asset management and allocation of resources necessary to the production of the publications and presentations. Additional duties include supporting the flight operations center for American Airlines and American Eagle. This support includes workstations

  servers

  networks

  and telephony.

  EDS

  North Texas Electronic Crimes Task Force

  United States Secret Service

  Member

  Member

  Police Futurists International

  Member

  European Society of Criminology

  Member

  American Society of Criminology

  Member

  Association of Computing Machinery

  Graduated Class of 2015 FBI Dallas

  Member

  FBI Dallas Citizens Academy Alumni Association (FBICAAA)

  Member

  Dallas DEA Citizens Academy

  CAP is the official auxiliary of the United States Air Force and a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization. CAP supports America’s communities with emergency/disaster response

  aviation and ground team services; youth development; and promotion of air and space power.

  Information Technology Officer - Ft. Worth Diamond Back Squadron

  Civil Air Patrol

  National Criminal Justice Honor Society

  Member

  Alpha Phi Sigma

  Member

  North Texas Electronic Crimes Taskforce

  Member

  North Texas Crime Commission

• 1992

  BA

  Minor in Geology

  Minor in Sociology

  Criminology and Criminal Justice

  Alpha Phi Sigma

  The University of Texas at Arlington

• System Administration

  Management

  Unix

  Servers

  Research

  Linux

  Education

  Windows Server

  System Deployment

  Mac OS X Server

  Information Technology

  Digital Forensics

  Information Systems

  Security

  Networking

  Analysis

  Cybercrime

  Disaster Recovery

  Information Assurance

  Public Speaking

  Copeland

  C.

  Wallin

  M.

  & Holt

  T. J. (2019). Assessing the Practices and Products of Darkweb Firearm Vendors.

  Copeland

  C.

  Wallin

  M.

  & Holt

  T. J. (2019). Assessing the Practices and Products of Darkweb Firearm Vendors.

  Re-examining the Perceived Relations between Police Officers and Security Personnel

  Rider

  R.R.

  Copeland

  C.

  Dobbs

  R. (2018). Officer Perception of New Technology on Crash Reconstructions in Texas.

  Chris

  University of Texas at Arlington

  Tarleton State University

  CLC Research LLC