Edward C. Bartleson Jr.

Experience 

1999-2001   BERG Associates LLC Washington, DC

Consultant

• Managed and conducted confidential investigations.
• Investigated financial crimes relevant to national and international money laundering and fraud.
• Acted in a consultant capacity to the Department of Justice on various financial crimes.
• Conducted electronic, audio/visual and physical surveillance.

1992-1999   Drug Enforcement Administration   Newark, NJ

• Detective Sergeant/DEA Task Force
• Initiated, organized and conducted wiretap investigations into Money
• Laundering Organizations with various national and international law
• enforcement agencies which resulted in seizures in excess of $12 million US
• Dollars.
• Analyzed intelligence.
• Interviewed victim/witness and targets. Took sworn statements.
• Conducted electronic, audio/visual  and physical surveillance.
• Managed confidential informants.
• Initiated numerous Title III (wiretap) investigations into South American Drug Cartels which led to multi ton seizures of cocaine and heroin.
• Prepared cases and evidence for trial and assisted the United States
• Attorneys Office in the successful prosecution of all investigations.

1990-1992   Police Department   East Orange, NJ Detective Sergeant/Narcotics Squad

• Supervised twenty-five detectives in the investigation of narcotics
• offenses, vice suppression and gambling violations.
• Gathered and maintained intelligence.
• Conducted audio/visual and physical surveillance.
• Custodian of evidence. 
• Acted as a  liaison for local, state and federal agencies in the
• suppression of these crimes. 
• Conducted administrative functions related to the supervision of this squad.
• Implemented training.

1986-1990   Police Department   East Orange, NJ Detective Sergeant/Detective Division

• Lead investigator on all homicides and other major violent crimes.
• Managed and assigned all investigations.
• Prepared cases and preserved evidence for assistance in the prosecution of investigations.
• Responsible for supervision and training for members of the detective division.

1974-1986   Police Department East Orange, NJ Patrol Officer

• Responsible for enforcement of all criminal and motor vehicle statutes of the State of New Jersey.
• Assigned as a plain-clothes officer to a federally funded Robbery/Decoy Squad, to reduce robberies in targeted areas of the city, by identifying and targeting perpetrators of this offense.

Education   1970-1973   Salem College   Salem, WV

• Studied for a degree in Physical Education. Essex County (NJ) Police
• Academy.
• New Jersey State Police-Criminal investigation
• FBI Academy-Police Management
• DEA-Narcotics./Tactical Narcotic Investigation
• Thomas Edison State College, Trenton, NJ – presently enrolling in the pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts.
• Proficient in Work, Excel and Power Point.