Andy Richards MA
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Experience
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Veritas Solutions
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Canada
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Human Resources
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate Investigator
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Mar 2022 - Present
Conducting workplace and regulatory investigations with specialization in harassment, bullying, sexual harassment, and discrimination investigations. Conducting workplace and regulatory investigations with specialization in harassment, bullying, sexual harassment, and discrimination investigations.
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Empress Agri Sales Inc. DBA Patient Choice
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Vancouver, Canada Area
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Chief Operating Officer - Co-Founder
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Jan 2020 - Aug 2022
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Spire Secure Logistics Inc
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Canada
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Security and Investigations
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CEO
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Nov 2017 - Aug 2019
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PRE Labs Inc.
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Canada
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Stakeholder Relations Manager
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Feb 2017 - Jan 2018
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Justice Institute of British Columbia
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Canada
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Education Administration Programs
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200 - 300 Employee
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Instructor
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Sep 2014 - Jan 2018
Teaching 3rd and 4th year courses in the Bachelor of Law Enforcement Studies program Teaching 3rd and 4th year courses in the Bachelor of Law Enforcement Studies program
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True North Law Enforcement Training Group
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Vancouver/Kelowna
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CEO
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Jul 2016 - Nov 2017
True North Law Enforcement Training Group (true-north-group.ca) Specializing in: • Providing international law enforcement and security training • Providing risk and security consultations in the mining industry • Providing Kidnap and Ransom (K&R) Protocols to high risk industries worldwide • Providing international security programs and supervision to industry from pre-construction through to operation True North Law Enforcement Training Group (true-north-group.ca) Specializing in: • Providing international law enforcement and security training • Providing risk and security consultations in the mining industry • Providing Kidnap and Ransom (K&R) Protocols to high risk industries worldwide • Providing international security programs and supervision to industry from pre-construction through to operation
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Nicola Valley Institute of Technology
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Canada
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Primary and Secondary Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sessional Instructor
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Sep 2015 - Jan 2017
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Deputy Chief
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Jun 2013 - Jul 2015
Recipient of Lieutenant Governor Meritorious Service Medal Recipient of RCMP E Division Commanding Officer Commendation Recipient of Governor General of Canada Exemplary Service Medal (30 year) Sessional instructor at JIBC - Bachelor of Law Enforcement Studies program, teaching third and fourth year classes: Leadership in a Law Enforcement Environment, Governance and Accountability in Policing, and Aboriginal People and Policy Recipient of Lieutenant Governor Meritorious Service Medal Recipient of RCMP E Division Commanding Officer Commendation Recipient of Governor General of Canada Exemplary Service Medal (30 year) Sessional instructor at JIBC - Bachelor of Law Enforcement Studies program, teaching third and fourth year classes: Leadership in a Law Enforcement Environment, Governance and Accountability in Policing, and Aboriginal People and Policy
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Inspector - Operations
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Dec 2008 - May 2013
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Inspector - Team Commander
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Nov 1999 - Nov 2008
As an accredited Team Commander led many regional, national, and international organized crime investigations. Provided organized crime expert evidence in the Supreme Court of British Columbia and Provincial Courts of British Columbia and Alberta. As an accredited Team Commander led many regional, national, and international organized crime investigations. Provided organized crime expert evidence in the Supreme Court of British Columbia and Provincial Courts of British Columbia and Alberta.
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Vancouver Police Department
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Canada
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Law Enforcement
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200 - 300 Employee
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Constable, Detective,Sergeant
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Oct 1981 - Oct 1999
Extensive investigative, surveillance and patrol experience - organized crime expert witness. Recipient of Outstanding Investigation Award from International Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Investigators Association Extensive investigative, surveillance and patrol experience - organized crime expert witness. Recipient of Outstanding Investigation Award from International Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Investigators Association
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Education
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University of the Fraser Valley, UBC
Masters Criminal Justice, MA, BEd