About AIS

Professional experience in the field of investigation services for more than 20 years.

David Barela

I am the owner and CEO of Accredited Investigative Service. My company was established in the year 2001 and since then we have been dedicated to offering top quality investigative services. 

Education and biography

Education

University of Texas at El Paso General Studies El Paso, Texas
Monterey Peninsula College - General Studies Fort Ord, California
Central Carolina Technical Institute - Criminal Justice Fayetteville, North Carolina
New Mexico State University - General Studies Las Cruces, New Mexico

Professional experience

I began my journey in investigation in the U.S Army stationed at Fort Bragg, NC from 1972-1978. I was assigned to the Marijuana and Dangerous Section of the Military Police and conducted investigations in the sale, use, and abuse of controlled substances by military personnel. Based on performance, I was selected as an undercover operative for Task Force LEOPARD (Law Enforcement Operations and Activities to Reduce Drugs). This operation was a coordinated effort between the civilian Law Enforcement Authorities of the three counties surrounding Fort Bragg, NC and Military Law Enforcement personnel.I prepared investigative reports and coordinated with Staff Judge Advocate personnel for the successful prosecution of offenders. From 1978-1979, I was a Military Police Investigator, and I was responsible for the investigation of criminal activities of military personnel involved in Black Market offenses in the Federal Republic of Germany and U.S military installations. From 1979-1984 I was a Special Agent United States Army Criminal Investigations Command Criminal Investigator where I performed investigations of felony offenses committed on military installations. I conducted investigations into felony crimes and violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice by military and civilian personnel within the investigative prevue of the Criminal Investigations Command, on military installations.  While on reserve status I assisted in the implementation of a Crime Prevention Program involving local pawn shops that resulted in the identification and apprehension of Larceny subjects.I worked from 1982-2007 for various transportation companies serving as the Director of Safety & Risk Management, Vice President, and Logistics Coordinator of Overseas Containerized Shipments and Operations. In 2001, I opened up Accredited Investigative Service and have collected decades of experience as a private investigator and been disciplined to perform investigations with little or no supervision. Coupled with the fact that I am Hispanic and my ability to communicate in Spanish has enhanced my investigative proficiency when dealing with the Hispanic Community in Middle Tennessee.	

Achievements and certificates

Criminal Investigators Logistics Management Orientation Course 1979 Fraud Investigations - Distinguished Graduat Fort Lee, Virginia.
Drug Enforcement Administration School (DEA) 1975 Undercover Drug Operations Fort McClellan, Alabama
Supervising Undercover Investigations 1997.  Four-day course sponsored by Fir Tree University concentrating on covert narcotics and organized-crime investigations.
Criminal Investigators Logistics Management Orientation Course Fraud Investigations - Distinguished Graduate Fort Lee, Virginia
Drug Enforcement Administration School (DEA) Undercover Drug Operations Tennessee Law Enforcement Academy, Nashville, Tennessee – 1975 Fort McClellan, Alabama  - 1979
Non-Commissioned Officers Course Law Enforcement Operations and Administration
 Military Police Investigations Course Criminal Investigations
Military Police School Basic Law Enforcement Operations

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