Joel Liptak
Youngsville
Summary
Detail-oriented professional specializing in private investigations and security. Proven track record in managing high-stakes cases, conducting thorough interviews, and collaborating effectively with law enforcement to achieve favorable outcomes. Strong problem-solving skills and a commitment to executing tasks accurately and efficiently.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Private Investigator Associate
Lewin Investigations
Wilson
03.2025 - Current
- Work primarily as a Private Detective for defense attorneys, but also perform other types of investigative work, including; missing/hiding persons, family law and custody battles, background checks, and surveillance.
- Specialize in Murder and high felony cases.
- Interview clients, witnesses, and law enforcement, review motions of Discovery, collect evidence, visit crime scenes, write reports on findings and impressions, and help defense attorneys craft clients' legal defenses.
- Conduct surveillance, serve subpoenas, and act as a go-between for attorneys and witnesses, clients, and the clients' families.
- Assist attorneys during trials by marshaling witnesses, tactfully escorting families, witnesses and clients to avoid confrontations, aiding in jury selection, and acting as a reference aid in real time during the trial.
Security Officer
P&G Security
Salisbury
01.2025 - Current
- Government security contract at State Military facilities.
- Monitor premises to ensure safety and security for all personnel.
- Patrol facility buildings, parking lots and perimeters to detect suspicious activities and potential hazards.
- Manage access control procedures for visitors and employees at entry points.
- Respond to alarms and emergency situations, coordinating with on scene military personnel.
- Maintain accurate logs of all security related activities.
Security Sergeant
P&G Security
Salisbury
05.2020 - 11.2024
- Government contract security. Started as an officer and quickly became a Sergeant and led a security team at two different State Correctional Institutions.
- Provided guidance to new staff on protocols and safety procedures and developed and implemented new protocols to ensure the safety of staff, inmates and visitors as well as to minimize the risk of inmates escaping.
- Provided 24/7 security coverage for the entire perimeter of the prison, ensuring no inmates escaped, monitoring inmate movement for potential escape or disturbances, and prevented contraband from entering the facilities, both through egress points by conducting personnel and vehicle searches, and by monitoring the perimeter of the facility to prevent outside actors from delivering contraband over the prison's walls.
- Ensured staff complied with all regulations, from the company, the client, and in accordance with State laws and statutes.
- Ensured staff carried themselves with proper deportment and treated everyone they came in contact with respectfully.
- Provided assistance during emergencies such as protests and riots, as well as floods, severe storms and other natural disasters.
Bail Bond Agent
North Carolina Bail Bond Network
Burlington
07.2012 - 07.2020
- Worked primarily in the fugitive/skip recovery sector of the Bail Bond industry.
- Worked and thrived under strict deadlines, often being hired when the bond was imminently going into forfeiture, and the fugitive had been running for months.
- Practiced the OODA loop to ensure safety and desired outcome of each situation.
- Used numerous databases such as IdiCORE, TLO, Microbilt, IRBsearch, and other programs and tools as well as interview skills and techniques to find and track bail fugitives.
- Managed and worked multiple files simultaneously, prioritizing files based on risk, financial liability, and time remaining left on the bond.
- Worked with local law enforcement and probation often and maintained a good working relationship with numerous agencies.
- Adhered to Federal, State, County, and Municipal laws involving surveillance, apprehension and arrest, transport, and surrender of defendants to law enforcement or detention centers.
- Amassed over 100 arrests/recoveries, from low level Failure to Appears to high-risk violent fugitives and convicted murderers actively fleeing, hiding, and resisting.
Security Officer - Shift Supervisor
Sunstates Security
Durham
02.2019 - 05.2020
- Supervised small team of security officers, ensuring performance of duties, upholding standards, fostering team cohesion, and resolving personnel issues.
- Patrolled industrial and commercial premises to prevent and detect signs of intrusion and secure points of entry.
- Monitored 100+ security cameras and fire, building and alarm systems.
- Checked passes and credentials of individuals seeking entry, issuing passes for guests to maintain security protocols.
- Maintained safety by quickly responding to alarms and investigating disturbances.
- Oversaw premises to identify safety risks, enhancing safety for employees and visitors.
- Documented all security-related situations.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Clarion, PASkills
- Surveillance techniques
- Fugitive location and apprehension
- Risk assessment
- Risk analysis
- Legal knowledge
- Case analysis
- Report writing
- Research abilities
- Deadline and results-oriented
- Problem solving
- Weapons and tactics knowledge and experience
- Situation De-escalation
Timeline
Private Investigator Associate
Lewin Investigations
03.2025 - Current
Security Officer
P&G Security
01.2025 - Current
Security Sergeant
P&G Security
05.2020 - 11.2024
Security Officer - Shift Supervisor
Sunstates Security
02.2019 - 05.2020
Bail Bond Agent
North Carolina Bail Bond Network
07.2012 - 07.2020
Bachelor of Arts - English
Clarion University of Pennsylvania