Gary S. DeFinis, Licensed Private Detective

LICENSED UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF
THE PENNSYLVANIA PRIVATE DETECTIVE ACT OF 1953

PHILADELPHIA SURVEILLANCE COMPANY
Post Office Box 39287, Philadelphia PA 19136

LICENSED IN PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY

• Owner/Operator Licensed Private Detective Agency PENNSYLVANIA LICENSE 1997 to date
• Incorporated 1997 as Philadelphia Surveillance Company
• Owner/Operator Licensed Private Detective Agency Incorporated in New Jersey 2006 to date.
• New Jersey Detective License 2006 to date.
• Corporate Detective License 2006 to 2011 Philadelphia County
• Corporate Detective License 2001 to 2006 Philadelphia County
• Corporate Detective License 1999 to 2001 Philadelphia County
• Corporate Detective License 1997 to 1999 Philadelphia County
• Owner of http://www.fatguypi.com
• 1997 to date: Member of the Pennsylvania Association of Licensed Investigators (PALI)
• 2003 to date Member of National Council of Investigative and Security Specialist (NCISS)
• 1995 to date Member of National Association of Investigative Specialist (NAIS)
• 2001 to date Associate Member of New Jersey Licensed Private Investigator Association (NJPIA)
• Author: How to become a private investigators e-book @ fabjobs.com
• Published Article:            Texas Private Investigators Journal 1998 “Women Eyes Can Help you”
• Published Article:            Florida Private Investigator Journal 1998 “Domestic Violence and How Private Investigators Can Help”
• Published Article:            Northeast Times Newspaper 1997: Eyes are watching.
• Radio Broadcast:            WWDB in Philadelphia with Dom Giordano 1997: 45 Minute Interview.
• Attendee of the 2003 Northeast Private Investigators Super Conference:
• Attendee of the 2004 Pennsylvania Association of Licensed InvestigatorsEducation Conference in State College PA
• Attendee of the 2005 World Investigators Conference in Las Vegas.
• Interviewee for "Surveillance Situations for the Professional Investigator" on DVD, which is a training video which includes 5 PI's from Pennsylvania, and their shared experiences during different surveillance situations.
• Attendee of the 2005 Pennsylvania Association of Licensed Investigators Association Conference in Carlise Pennsylvania.
• Interview with 94.1 FM WYSP Barsky Show in Philadelphia, November 2005
• Applicant 2005 for licensure as New Jersey Licensed Private Detective.
• Author of “Time and Date Videotape” Reviewed by PI magazine.
• Legislative Liaison for Pennsylvania Association of Licensed Investigators 2003 to Present
• Association News Liaison for Pennsylvania Association of Licensed Investigators for PI Magazine 2005.
• Attendee of the following Seminars:

”Whose Right/Who’s Wrong? Abrogating civil rights in criminal cases:  Alan Denenberg, Esquire 1200 Walnut Street, and Philadelphia Pa 19107.

• Attendee at the NJLPIA investigator of the year awards May of 2006
• Honorable Mention in PI Magazine:  Gimmicks Tricks and Gadgets April issue 2006

• Attendee at Region 1 Mixer PALI seminar regarding national Medical Services : The worlds foremost independent Bioanalytical Toxicology laboratory.  The Use of Forensic Science in Private and Corporate Investigations.   May 2006.

• Attendee at NCISS “Hit the Hill” legislative campaign in Washington D.C. on September 14, 2006. Met with three Pennsylvania Representatives and four New Jersey Representatives regarding legitimate purpose clauses in current legislation for private investigators with regards to social security numbers, pretext laws, the privacy act, the identity theft act and cell phone records. Also attended the State Association Advisory Board (SAAB) meeting regarding interstate association functions.

NEW JERSEY LICENSED PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR:  JUNE 2006. New Jersey Private Detective Act of 1939; C1939,C.369, P887, S.1.

Frauds, Scams & Flimflams:            Robert J. Depasquale The Videre Group Parsippany New Jersey 10 Sylvan Way.  Forensic accounting and Fraud related matters.

Insurance Investigations: Jay Groob, President of American Investigative Services is considered one of the foremost authorities on investigative techniques in the Northeast.

Legislative Panel:  Moderated by Kitty Hailey CLI, CFE Panel provides a fresh perspective on legislation that crafts and molds the ability of investigators to do their jobs successfully.

Foreign Investigations:  Steven Rambam is the founder and CEO of Pallorium Inc with offices and affiliates worldwide. Steven is perhaps best publicly known for his pro bono activities including investigation regarding 200 Nazi Collaborators and criminals in the USA, Canada, Europe and Australia. He also coordinated efforts to expose terrorist groups fundraising activities in the United States and Investigations that resulted in tightening airport security in eight United States Cities.

Accident or Injury? Injury or Homicide?  Saami Shaibani is an independent consultant and research physicist since 1987 with a background in research. Topic includes injury mechanisms Analysis and Allied Sciences.

Vetronix Crash Data Retrieval System and Black Box Technology Seminar:  In the event of an accident, air bag module records crash data, DDR system downloads data. The system includes hardware and software that downloads pre-crash and crash data from the vehicles airbag module to a laptop computer. The windows based CDR software presents this date to an easy to ready graphics and tables.

PENN STATE UNIVERSITY                      1988-1991            Ogontz/Abington Campus          

UNIVERSITY PARK PENNSYLVANIA  1991-1993    Main Campus

1993 GRADUATION DATE

Major:            ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

Minor:            Research and Policy Analysis

1990-1993 Russell Taylor Private Investigations

Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19114

1994-1996 Maitland Investigative Services

Harrisburg Pennsylvania

1996-1997            Identifax Investigative Services of North Palm Beach

                        Frank T. Funke Investigations of North Palm Beach