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September 22, 2005 Above
Board Consulting, Inc. is pleased to announce that Rodney D. Jones has joined
the firm as Director of Investigations working primarily in the Computer
Forensics Practice area. Prior to joining Above Board Consulting, Mr. Jones
spent six years of his career in law enforcement where he received numerous
awards and recognitions including sixteen Letters of Commendation and Awards for
the Most Drug Arrests, Most Fugitive Apprehensions and Most Stolen Vehicle
Recoveries.
He left law enforcement to
join the private sector where he worked as an investigator with responsibilities
which have included national and international investigations of internal and
external theft, business abuse, fraud, workplace violence, sexual harassment and
other criminal activities. He also used his technical skills to develop a
database to track the insurance fraud cases across the nation which was used by
all the investigators of the firm to track and monitor their cases.
Mr. Jones has over
thirteen years of experience specializing in white-collar crime including
forgery, fraud, computer crimes, credit card fraud and counterfeiting cases. He
has jointly investigated numerous cases in conjunction with various federal
agencies including the Secret Service, US Postal Inspectors and FBI.
In
addition to his investigative experience, Mr. Jones holds a B.S. degree in
Computer Science from North Georgia College in Dahlonega, GA
and is a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Charlene
Kessler, President of Above Board Consulting, Inc. said of Mr. Jones joining the
firm, “This is a Win-Win situation for everyone- His
law enforcement background and experience investigating white collar crime,
computer crimes and fraud will be invaluable to Above Board, our clients
will benefit from the additional services we can provide and Rodney will have
the opportunity to pursue his own personal and professional goals as he helps to
grow the firm.”
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June 3, 2005 Charlene R. West got married to Michael J. Kessler (whom she met
at the Southeast CyberCrime Summit in Kennesaw this year during a presentation
he made on Search and Seizure). Just to keep things interesting, she is
changing her name to Charlene R. Kessler and you may see references on this site
to either or both names.
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February 3, 2005 Charlene R. West volunteered at the Southeast CyberCrime
Summit. When questioned on how the Summit went, she says, "I can truly say
it changed my life." See note above re: June 3, 2005
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