RESUME

PERSONAL DETAILS

Name: Steve PROUSIALKAS

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Home: (03) ……………… – Melbourne

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HAYS (recruiting company & employer)

Feb 2015 – Ongoing Investigator: On Contract (via HAYS) to the Victorian Department of Education & Training (DET) – Early Childhood & School Education Group – Quality Assessment & Regulation Division:

Lead and assist in investigations into allegations of serious offences in child care organisations, preparing Briefs of Evidence and administrative action-equivalents, providing investigative and prosecution advice to the Division Executive Director. Mentoring and training of DET Authorised Officers.

TAXI SERVICES COMMISSION (formerly the VTD / DEPT OF TRANSPORT)

April 2008 – March 2014 Investigator: Investigations Unit – Grade 5.2 (State Government):

The Position Description included:-

“Manage and ensure that complex investigations into allegations ... of fraudulent and dishonest behaviour within VTD-regulated industries are conducted per case management, [etc];

Prepare briefs of evidence for criminal proceedings and documentation for administrative proceedings.”

2008-2009 and 2011 to March 2014: Multi Purpose Taxi Program fraud investigations (fraud by taxi industry participants on that MPTP $60m scheme) – planning investigations, interviewing witnesses, collecting other evidence/exhibits, compiling reports, and presenting collated evidence to Victoria Police for further (limited) investigation, charging and prosecution.Late 2009 to mid-2011: Under the direct supervision of the VTD General Manager, I planned and conducted an

Resume – Steve Prousialkas:investigation and reported on major taxi industry structure failings and corresponding systemic taxi industry misconduct. Senior DOT managers used my investigative findings in their discussions with the State Government relating to taxi industry policy. Those reports were also handed to the subsequent established Taxi Industry Inquiry (a reform Inquiry established by the Victorian State Government in early 2011).

OFFICE OF POLICE INTEGRITY (OPI)

May 2005 – March 2007 Investigations Team Leader / Project Officer

Planned, conducted and reported on Victoria Police long-term missing persons/unidentified remains investigations (a copy of which report can be shown in an interview), resulting in the production of a major OPI report (which was subsequently extensively quoted in several related coronial reviews by the State Coroner).

Conducted a major audit of regional Victoria Police Ethical Standards Department Minor Complaints resolution cases.

Produced Examiner’s Briefs for a number of coercive hearings.

AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE (AFP)

Sep 2004 - May 2005 Operations, Melbourne (again Team Leader/Case Officer for Operation Fordo, a long running major taxation fraud and money laundering investigation – Brief of Evidence and court finalisation, including conducting a County Court trial and sentencing hearings)

Mar 2004 - Sep 2004 Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI), 2nd Contingent (Initially Investigator/Mentor at CID Honiara Central Police Station, and then Team Leader of the Rove Prison Riot investigation)

Dec 2002 - Mar 2004 Operations, Melbourne (initial team member and then Team Leader/Case Officer for Operation Fordo)

Nov 2002 Operation Alliance, in Bali, Indonesia (Investigator and Acting Investigations Team Leader re the Bali bombing investigation)

Aug 2001 - Oct 2002 Operations, Melbourne (Investigator – Operation Fordo)

May 2001 - Jul 2001 Operations, Melbourne (Investigator – Operations Response)

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Resume – Steve Prousialkas:2000 & 2001 3rd and 5th AFP Detachments to East Timor (Investigator in

Dili for three months, and Ainaro District for six months) – including militia murder investigations during that 5th

Detachment, in conjunction with the UN Senior Prosecutor

Mar - Oct 2000 Learning & Development, Melbourne (Course Coordinator)

Oct 1997 - Jan 2000 Secondment to the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) ‘Enforcement Division’, Melbourne (Investigator), including Case Officer for the ‘ECCCL’ major multi-million dollar corporate fraud investigation

1997 National Crime Authority (NCA), Melbourne (Investigator – Operation Anthem, a major narcotics importation and money laundering investigation)1993 - 1996 Drug Operations Division, Melbourne (Investigator)

1991 - 1992 Target Development Branch, Melbourne 1987 - 1990 Fraud & General Crime Division, Melbourne (Investigator)

WORK PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTSAll my DET, TSC-DOT, OPI, AFP, ASIC and UN work assessments illustrate that I perform at a consistently high level, across a wide range of investigative areas and offence types, consistently achieving high-level results (also obtaining work-assessment ratings of ‘Highly Effective’ or equivalent), conducting all my duties to a high professional and ethical standard.

Examples of formal written/work assessments (copies of which can be shown in interview):

“Steve has continued his good work throughout the year…Steve is a dedicated investigator who has continued to work effectively. Thank you for your support.” (TSC)

“…Steve has made a substantial contribution to the outputs of the Investigations Unit…Steve has continued…to demonstrate exemplary values and levels of professionalism…His work is consistently of a high standard.” (TSC)

“… a skilful, committed and loyal contributor at OPI…flexibly dealing with problematic and difficult investigations.” (OPI)

“… performed to very high level…a sound role model and capacity builder…had the responsibility of a very important joint investigation and performed very well.” (AFP)

“…an excellent ability in planning investigations…shows personal drive and professionalism…a very capable investigator.” (AFP)

“… proposals and judgements are consistently sound and can be relied upon…a very experienced investigator with strong leadership and management skills.” (AFP)

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Resume – Steve Prousialkas: “He played a major role in the development of the relationship between ASIC

and AFP…He has been an outstanding member during his period of secondment and it is with great disappointment that we see him go.” (ASIC Enforcement Director)

“We need investigators with unique skills...You have those skills and knowledge.” (UN Senior Prosecutor, East Timor).

MAJOR EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS

Diplomas (from KPS) 2009 Diploma in Government (Investigations)2009 Diploma in Government (Fraud Control)

University Degree 1995 Bachelor of Arts Degree (majoring in Sociology) Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne.

AFP 1990 AFP Detective Training Course1989 AFP Primary Intelligence Officers Course

AWARDS

AFP Operations Medal – Alliance (re the Bali bombings investigation, in Bali,

Indonesia) Commissioner's Group Citation for Excellence in Overseas Service (AFP

Bali bombings investigation)

Police Overseas Service Medal (re East Timor and Solomon Islands deployments)

United Nations Medal National Medal

DOT

VTD General Manager’s ‘Certificate of Appreciation’(“For your outstanding support and service to the VTD” – June 2010)

Other

IAFCI Group Citation: IAFCI Runners-Up Task Force of the Year Award 2009 (awarded to the VTD Investigations Unit – and naming me as one of the three unit Investigators).

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January 2016

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