Thomas J. Severin

SPECIALTIES: General Investigations, Video Surveillance, Background and Due Diligence, Internet and Financial Fraud, Location of witnesses and missing persons

SEMINARS AND TRAINING:

• International Association of Special Investigative Units
• (IASIU) Meetings - 1991, 1992, 1993
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
• Conducting Fraud Investigations – March 2000
• American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS)
• Professional Investigations – December 1999
• Insurance Fraud Workshops - 1990, 1991, 1992
• Violence in the Workplace – November 2001
• Public Agency Training Council, 40 hour course
• “Kinesic Interview and Interrogation Techniques”, 1993

LICENSING:

• Illinois 115-000458
• California PI 3680

MILITARY:

• Sep 1970
  Graduate of Armed Forces Intelligence Training Center, Denver, CO
• Oct 1970 – Oct 1971
  HQ Seventh Air Force, Republic of Vietnam
• Oct 1971 - Aug 1972
  4410 Special Operations Training Group, England AFB, LA
• Aug 1972 - Jan 1973
  1131 Special Activities Squadron, Republic of Vietnam
• Jan 1973 - Aug 1973
  U.S. Support Activity Group, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand
• Joint Service Commendation Medal and Air Force Commendation Medal with OLC

PUBLICATIONS:

• Gotcha! Surveillance and the Fraudulent Claim
• LEGAL INSIGHT, Volume 3, Issue 2 (6/88)
• How To Investigate A Private Eye
• Business Insurance, (9/16/91)
• Rural Surveillance: It’s no walk in the woods
• SECURITY MANAGEMENT, (11/91)
• Defining moments in urban surveillance
• IASIU AWARENESS, (12/02)

PROFESSIONAL SPEAKING:

• Speaker of the Month, Sidley & Austin, Chicago, IL (9/99)
• INVESTIGATION AND SURVEILLANCE OF EXAGGERATED CLAIMS IN W.C. CASES
  Worker’s Compensation Defense and Occupational Medicine Seminar, San Francisco, CA (3/93)
• WINNING THE SURVEILLANCE GAME
  ASIS Insurance Fraud Workshop, Atlanta, GA (2/92)
• DIM THE LIGHTS...PLEASE; VIDEO SURVEILLANCE v. BODILY INJURY CLAIMS
  American Bar Association, Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA (8/91)
• Also...numerous presentations for national, regional, and local claims and business associations.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

• American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS)
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
• INTELNET
• California Association of Licensed Investigators
• Chicago Crime Commission

ACTIVITIES / INTERESTS:

• American Youth Soccer Organization Volunteer since 1987
• National–2 Referee, National Assessor, Advanced Referee Instructor