Cathleen A. Boettger
CNB POLYGRAPH SERVICES

1474 STONE POINT DRIVE, SUITE 25 ROSEVILLE CA 95661
916 770-5025 (CELL) / 916 783-1364 (FAX)

Specialty

Pre-employment polygraph examinations for Public Safety Agencies as well as criminal examinations for Law Enforcement Agencies. Private Defense examinations in addition to private specific issue examinations- criminal and non-criminal type of examinations.

Background

2006/Present:
SELF-EMPLOYED, CNB POLYGRAPH SERVICES, Roseville, CA

1998/2006:
DEPUTY SHERIFF, ASSIGNED AS A DETECTIVE/POLYGRAPH EXAMINER San Mateo County Sheriff’s Dept, 400 County Center, Redwood City, Ca (650) 363-4000

• Assigned to the Major Crimes unit handling homicides, robberies and crimes against persons.
• Conducted polygraph examinations for pre-employment, criminal, internal affairs for the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. Conduct stipulated District attorney and Defense Attorney examinations. Provided polygraph services for any agency within the County as well as surrounding Counties.
• Maintained a full caseload in addition to polygraph work. Strong ability to write clear, concise and accurate reports for all criminal investigations as well as polygraph reports for the requesting Detective or Agency.
• Very experienced in Interview and Interrogation techniques.
• Specialized as an Emergency Vehicle Operations Center (EVOC) driving instructor. Train San Mateo County sworn and civilian employees, as well as Officers from every agency in San Mateo County
• Previously assigned to Patrol. Handled all calls for service of both non-emergency and emergency nature.
• Wrote clear, concise and articulate crime reports and arrest reports.
• Enforced Penal, Vehicle, and Health and Safety codes, through court summons and/or arrest.
• Specialized as a field training officer (FTO). Trained new and lateral Deputy Sheriffs
• Worked as a Bailiff assigned to Courts
• Previously assigned to inmate transportation. Transported inmates to and from various Courts in the County, as well as to and from various jails and State prisons. Also transported inmates through the extradition process to and from different States.

1987-1998:
POLICE OFFICER Atherton Police Department, 83 Ashfield Road, Atherton, CA 94027 (650)323-8471

• Handled calls for service of emergency and non emergency nature
• Wrote clear concise and articulate crime and arrest reports.
• Enforced Penal, Vehicle and Health and Safety codes through court summons and/or arrest.
• Conducted all follow-up investigations for patrol related cases
• Specialized as a canine handler -- canine searches, canine tracking and criminal apprehension. Performed canine demonstrations for the public and schools.
• Specialized as a field training officer (FTO).
• Acting watch commander

Certification

• Certificate of Completion: 320 Hour Basic Polygraph Training
• Certificate of Completion: Backster School of Lie Detection
• Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST)
• Academy Graduation Certificate
• POST Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Certificates

Professional Training

• American Association of Police Polygraphists and California Association of Polygraph Examiners training conference, South Lake Tahoe, Nevada (May 2009)
• California Association of Polygraph Examiners-training conference, Sacramento, Ca (March 08)
• California Association of Polygraph Examiners – training conference, Sacramento, CA (March ’06)
• 41st Annual American Polygraph Association Seminar/Workshop, Las Vegas, NV (July ’06)
• California Homicide Investigators – work conference, San Diego, CA (March 2006)
• 40 hour Polygraph work conference, Backster School of Lie Detection San Diego, Ca (Dec. ‘05)
• Homicide Investigation – 40 hour course, San Jose State University (Oct. ’05)
• “Inside the Tape” – Death Investigation for Law Enforcement, Oakland, Ca (Aug. ’05)
• Elder Abuse Oakland, Ca (May ’05)
• Polygraph Examiner – 320 hour course, Backster School of Lie Detection, San Diego, Ca (Nov. ’04)
• Robbery Investigation – 40 hour course, San Jose State University (May ’04)
• 2004 Elder Abuse Interview Techniques, California District Attorney’s Association (March ‘04)
• Western States Auto Theft Investigators Association – work conference, South Lake Tahoe (Oct. ’04)
• Identity Theft Investigation – 40 hour course, San Jose State University (May ’03)
• Search Warrant School – 24 hours, South Bay Regional Training Consortium (Dec. ’02)
• Interview and Interrogation Basic and Advanced training, John Reid and Associates Inc. (Oct. ’02)
• Credit Card Fraud Investigation, Visa USA (Sept. ’02)
• Search Warrant Training, California Narcotic Officer Association (May ’02)
• Interview and Interrogation, San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office (May ’01)
• Interrogation Technique Telecourse, San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office (Sept. ’98)
• Interview and Interrogation – 40 hour course, Behavioral Analysis Training Institute (Dec. ’97)
• Supervisory Update, San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office (Oct. ’96)
• Drug Influence – 11550 H&S recognition training, South Bay Regional Training Center (Nov. ’04)
• Field Training Officer – 40 hour training, South Bay Regional Training Center (June ’94)
• Sexual Assault Investigation – 40 hour course, South Bay Regional Training Center (May ’93)
• Advanced Officer Training, San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office (April ’91)
• Basic Police Academy – 656 hours, South Bay Regional Training Center (Nov. ’87)
• Arrest and Firearms, College of San Mateo (March ’87)
• Reserve Module Training, College of San Mateo (Dec. ’86)

Education

1985-1987 Administration of Justice Program, 58.5 units - College of San Mateo

1985 Graduate, Menlo-Atherton High School

Professional Affiliations Member in good standing:

• California Association of Polygraph Examiners
• The American Polygraph Association
• American Association of Police Polygraphists
• California Robbery Investigators Association
• California Homicide Investigators Association
• California Auto Theft Investigators Association

Interests: Golf, Tennis and Travel