Resume of
Lawrence A. Colagiovanni
Vehicle Homicide Investigator
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
3228 Gun Club Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
(407) 688-3675
[email protected]

Education

• 1/89 - 4/89 Basic Law Enforcement Recruit Training Academy Hosted by Palm Beach Community College 616 Hours Awarded certificate for outstanding skills and academic achievement - recognized as top overall student in class
• 8/81 - 8/82 Porter and Chester Institute - Enfield, Connecticut Completed course and obtained certificate in Automotive Technology
• 9/78 - 6/81 Enrico Fermi High School - Enfield, Connecticut Graduated - General Studies

• 12/95 Lazer Operator Hosted by the Institute of Police Technology and Management 12 Hours
• 9/95 Seatbelt/Child Restraint Accident Investigation Hosted by the Institute of Police Technology & Management 14 Hours
• 8/95 Investigation of Pedestrian Accidents and Human Factors Hosted by the Institute of Police Technology & Management 40 Hours
• 8/95 Investigation of Motorcycle Accidents Hosted by the Institute of Police Technology & Management 40 Hours
• 4/95 Anti-Lock Brake System Hosted by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's 8 Hours
• 4/94 Inspection & Investigation of Commercial Vehicle Hosted by the Institute of Police Technology & Management 40 Hours
• 6/93 Investigative Interviews Hosted by Broward Community College 40 Hours
• 2/92 Traffic Accident Reconstruction Hosted by Broward Community College 80 hours
• 1/92 DUI Standardized Field Sobriety Hosted by the Institute of Police Technology & Management 20 Hours
• 11/91 - 12/91 Advanced Accident Investigation Hosted by Broward Community College 80 Hours
• 7/91 Intoxilyzer 5000 Technician Hosted by Palm Beach Community College 40 Hours
• 6/91 Traffic Homicide Investigation Hosted by Broward Community College 40 Hours
• 6/91 At Scene Accident Investigation Hosted by Broward Community College 40 Hours
• 11/90 Radar Operator Hosted by Broward Community College 40 Hours
• 9/95 Series II In Service Training Hosted by Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office 40 Hours
• 3/95 Series I In Service Training Hosted by Palm Beach County Sheriff's 40 Hours
• 3/95 Lojack Stolen Vehicle Recovery System Hosted by Lojack 8 Hours
• 12/94 Introduction to Personal Computers, DOS and Hosted by Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office 20 Hours
• 3/94 - 4/94 Special Weapons & Tactics (SWAT) Hosted by Broward Community College 80 Hours
• 2/94 - 3/94 Instructor Techniques Workshop Hosted by Palm Beach Community College 80 Hours
• 12/93 Tactical Hostage Negotiations Hosted by Palm Beach Community College 20 Hours
• 4/93 Crisis Intervention Hosted by Palm Beach Community College 40 Hours
• 5/95 - 6/93 Stress Awareness Hosted by Palm Beach Community College 40 Hours
• 1/93 - 2/93 Criminal Law Hosted by Palm Beach Community College 40 Hours
• 5/91 Street Level Drug Enforcement Hosted by Broward Community College 16 Hours
• 4/91 Field Training Officer Hosted by Broward Community College 40 Hours
• 3/91 Narcotics Identification Hosted by Broward Community College 40 Hours
• 10/90 Designer Drugs Hosted by Broward Community College 8 Hours

• 7/92 - Present Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office - 3228 Gun Club Road West Palm Beach, Florida 33406 Completed Field Training Program and was assigned to Uniform Road Patrol District 5. Member of the Special Response Team while assigned to District 5. On 11/5/94, was promoted to the position of Vehicle Homicide Investigator and was transferred to the Traffic Division of Support Services.
• 9/90 - 7/92 South Bay Police Department - 335 SW 2nd Avenue South Bay, Florida 33493 Began employment assigned to Uniform Road Patrol. Later assigned to traffic enforcement which included accident investigation, DUI enforcement, selective enforcement and part-time motorcycle officer. Other assignments included Field Training Officer and supervisor of the Police Explorer Program.
• 4/89 - 4/90 Lake Worth Police Department - 120 North "G" Street Lake Worth, Florida 33460 Completed Field Training Program and was assigned to Uniform Road Patrol. Acted as supervisor of the Police Explorer Program.
• 10/88 - 12/88 Acura of Pompano Beach - Pompano Beach, Florida Employed as Service Manager. Duties included supervising employees of the service department, interacting with the Acura Division of American Honda, and the overall operation of the service department.
• 4/86 - 10/88 Sherwood Honda - Delray Beach, Florida Began employment as service technician and was later promoted to the position of Shop Foreman. Duties included all aspects of trouble-shooting and repair on Honda vehicles as well as other makes and models. Attended numerous American Honda training classes.
• 1/85 - 4/86 Enfield Honda - Enfield, Connecticut Began employment as used car technician and later was assigned as a Honda technician. Duties as a used car technician included all aspects of trouble-shooting and repair on various makes and models of vehicles. Duties as a Honda technician included all aspects of trouble-shooting and repair on Honda vehicles. Attended numerous American Honda training classes.
• 7/84 - 1/85 Balise Chevrolet - Springfield, Massachusetts Employed as a used car technician. Duties included all aspects of trouble-shooting and repair on various makes and models of vehicles.
• 12/83 - 7/84 Arcouette Auto Center - Enfield, Connecticut Employed as an automobile technician. Duties included all aspects of trouble-shooting and repair on various makes and models of vehicles. Also responsible for emergency wrecker service.
• 12/82 - 12/83 Backus Ford - Stafford Springs, Connecticut Employed as an automobile technician. Duties included aspects of trouble-shooting and repair on various makes and models of vehicles, but specialized in Ford vehicles.
• 4/82 - 12/82- Precision Automotive - Simsbury, Connecticut Employed as an engine tear-down technician. Duties included the disassembly of various automobile engines and the reconditioning of various automobile engine parts.

Awarded National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence Master Technician award in 1988