Mike Barrett

EDUCATION

1970 - 1974 Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT
B.A. English

1987 - present State of Connecticut: Law Enforcement Training classes, including:
- CT Municipal Police Training Class [5 months]
- Ffld. County Detective Conference Detective School [80 hrs.]
- Advanced Interview/Interrogation Techniques [120 hrs.]
- Emergency Medical Technician Training
- Crisis Management/Crisis Intervention Training
- Juveniles In Crisis; Juvenile Law; Juvenile Assault [80 hrs.]
- Building Security [100 hrs.]
- FBI Fingerprint schools, to Advanced Latent [160 hrs.]
- Auto Theft Investigation [80 hrs.]
- a complete folio of certifications is available

EMPLOYMENT

1975 - 1979 Mayor's Office, City Of Bridgeport, CT
Labor Relations Officer: assisted in the negotiation of labor contracts grievances between the City and Labor Unions
Personnel Director, C.E.T.A.: supervised 170 employees in Administration Offices; wrote/implemented a complete Personnel Plan in accordance with Federal Regulations

1978 - 2000 Westport, CT Police Department
1978 – 1987, Patrol Officer
9/87-12/00, Detective, Burglary Squad/Major Case Assignments including successful investigations of numerous homicides, sexual assaults, armed robberies, burglaries, and seven years of undercover narcotics work; 01/95-10/98, Undercover Assignment, CT Regional Auto Theft Task-Force;
CT’s top Composite Sketch Artist (Court-specified expert, see 196CONN157);
Certified Expert: Fingerprint Examination & Latent Fingerprint Recovery (160 hrs. of FBI Training)


2000 – present Mitchells of Westport/Richards of Greenwich
Director of Safety & Security: Design, implement, and maintain a security system and protocol, as well as procedures for the safety of all employees and customers. Ensure compliance. Investigate all accidents, threats, theft and loss.

2000 – 2003 Michael Barrett, Private Investigations
CT Licensed Private Investigator: Self-employed, operates a private investigation/security consultation business

2003 – 2005 founder and co-owner, Adams Barrett & Associates, LLC
Full service investigations and security business in Fairfield, CT

2005 – founder and co-owner, The Mill River Investigations and Security Group
June 2006 1300 Post Rd., suite 203, Fairfield, CT
Full service investigations and security business, including Internet Research, in Fairfield, CT

July 2006 - founder and owner/operator of Barrett Investigations, LLC