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(1) Francis Leo Pacheco BENEVIDES Jr. PhD PE PD
dba FB ENGINEERING LLC (Investigations)
P.O. Box 5023, Hilo HI 96720 (mailing address).
99-7721 Kalehua Place, Volcano HI 96785 (office address).
fb2@aloha.net.
808-430-4915.
(2) Age of Firm: 2017 to present.
Employees: 01.
(3) Category of service requested: FN.7, Auditing (Investigative Services).
Education
• Associate in Applied Science (Honors), Administration of Justice.
Honolulu Community College, 2010.
• PhD, Ocean Engineering.
University of Hawai’i, 1990.
• Bachelors (Honors), Masters, Electrical Engineering.
University of Hawai’i, 1972 and 1973, respectively.
Licenses
• Private Detective.
State of Hawai’i, License No. PD-32990.
• Professional Engineer, Electrical Engineering.
State of Hawai’i, License No. PE-4930.
Investigative Experience
• County-appointed Internal Investigator/Auditor.
Investigate complaints related to alleged violations of County policies, procedures, and
regulations; 2017 to the present. Agencies, Departments, and Offices include:
Department of Environmental Management
Mass Transit Agency
Department of Information Technology
Department of Parks and Recreation
Department of Public Works
Department of Water Supply
Office of the Corporation Counsel
Office of the Mayor
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Categories of violations investigated include:
Administrative Negligence
Agricultural theft Pornography in the workplace
Audit (financial) Procurement
Bullying Property damage
Bribery Property theft
Discrimination Retaliation
Ethics Sabotage
Falsification of documents Sleeping at work
Government vehicle Threat
(running red light, improper operation)
Harassment Trespassing
Hostile work environment Unsafe work practices
Inappropriate behavior, conduct Untruthfulness
Industrial accident Vehicle accident/damage
(involving death, serious injury)
Insubordination Violation of Union contract
Intimidation Violence in the workplace
Mail tampering (government) Wrongful termination
Misuse of government property
• Criminal Investigator (Reserve, Temporary and Volunteer positions), County of
Hawai’i, Office of the Prosecuting Attorney (Hilo and Kona Offices); 2015 to 2021.
Criminal case assignments include burglary, theft, assault, drug-related offenses, cold
murder cases, sex assault, negligent homicide, and negligent injury. Developed case
reviews and subsequent analyses, and audio-visual data forensic analyses. Trial
preparation. Career Criminal evaluation.
• Security Consultant, FB Engineering LLC, W.H. Shipman (client); 2013 to 2016.
Investigate theft, agriculture theft, illegal hunting, poaching, criminal trespass, criminal
property damage.
• Conservation Resources Enforcement Officer (Volunteer), State of Hawai’i, Department
of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of Conservation and Resource
Enforcement (DOCARE), Maui Branch; 2007 to 2014.
Investigate burglary, criminal littering, criminal property damage, criminal trespass,
disorderly conduct, firearms-related violations, harassment, simple trespass,
unauthorized computer access, drug-related offenses, hunting and fishing violations.
• Manager, Federal Aviation Administration, 1992 to 1995 (Hawai’i, Guam); 2005 to
2011 (Oahu, Maui, Midway).
Investigate burglary, theft, criminal property damage, simple trespass.
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• Military Police Officer/Detective, Hawaii Armed Services Police, U.S. Naval Reserve; 1970 to 1972.
Investigate absence without leave, reckless endangering, disorderly conduct, assault,
theft.
• Special Police Officer (HPD certified), part-time, Halekulani Hotel; 1970 to 1972.
Investigate burglary, theft, simple trespass, criminal property damage.
Special Skills
• Facilitator.
Quality circle, work group, Federal Aviation Administration.
• Researcher (coqui acoustics).
Affiliated Faculty, University of Hawaii, Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental
Science.
Military
• U.S. Naval Reserve, 1962 to 1963 and 1967 to 2005.
Engineering Duty Officer.
Retired, Captain (O-6).
• U.S. Navy, 1963 to 1967.
Electronics/Cryptographic Technician.
Viet Nam Veteran.
(4) Clients (Past)
• John ANDOH, Administrator, Mass Transit Agency.
• Steven PAUSE, Director, Department of Public Works.
• Lee LORD, Managing Director.
• Maurice MESSINA, Director, Parks and Recreation.
• Keith OKAMOTO, Director, Department of Water Supply.
Clients (Previous Year)
• Deanna SAKO, Managing Director.
• Jay YOSHIMOTO, Assistant Corporation Counsel.
• William BRILHANTE, Managing Director.
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Recent Projects (Previous Year)
• Office of the Corporation Counsel.
Discrimination and Harassment.
• Office of the Mayor (re: Department of Information Technology).
Discrimination, Harassment, Violence in the Workplace, and Wrongful Termination.
(5) Fee Structure (Determined by Investigator per Project/Case)
• For Human Resources-related projects/cases, including but not limited to,
Administrative, Bullying, Discrimination, Ethics, Harassment, Insubordination,
Retaliation, Sleeping at Work, Violation of Union Contract:
Flat fee = $1,000 per project/case; includes up to four Interviewees (e.g.
Complainant, Respondent and two Witnesses); $250 each additional
Interviewee.
• For other projects/cases, including but not limited to, Audit (Financial), Bribery,
Industrial Accident, Misuse of Government Property, Property Damage, Sabotage,
Threat, Theft, Unsafe Work Practices, Wrongful Termination, Vehicle
Accident/Damage, Violence in the Workplace:
Rate = $39 per hour.