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Name: Jeff Eiser, Jail Operations Expert Consultant, Deputy Director of Corrections (Retired), Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, Cincinnati, Ohio
Adjunct Instructor of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati - College of Evening and Continuing Education
Tel. Office: (513) 851-6838 Cell: (513) 687-4818
E-mail: jeffeiser@gmail.com
Web-site: www.jurispro.com/JeffreyEiser

{1} RELEVANT PRIOR AND PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT, WITH DATES:

Jeff Eiser has 29 years of practical work experience in the operation and administration of one of the largest local corrections systems in the United States. He has extensive experience and expertise in the operation and staffing of small, medium and large jail facilities. Mr. Eiser holds a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice and a Master's Degree in Education.

Mr. Eiser offers a unique combination of real life experience, a researcher and adjunct professor of criminal justice at the undergraduate university level. Jeff has a distinct advantage over other criminal justice experts because he has personal experience in every facet of a corrections/jail facility.

Mr. Eiser has assisted attorneys since 1994 as a jail operations expert witness and has qualified and testified (federal and state courts) in the areas of corrections facility operations and staffing; jail intake and screening procedures; staff negligence; inmate assault (failure to protect); staff use-of-force; Corrections Emergency Response Teams (CERT); prisoner access to medical and mental health care; in-custody deaths; inmate suicide; sexual assault by staff/other prisoner; conditions of confinement; inmate classification; inmate housing and supervision; strip/body cavity searches; jail records procedures; accommodations for disabled prisoners; jail/prison standards, policies and procedures; and the training of correctional staff, supervisors and administrators.

Recently retired as the Deputy Director of Corrections for the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Eiser was responsible for the daily operation of four facilities, approximately 2,300 inmates, over 600 employees and an operating budget of over 40 million dollars

Jeff Eiser offers the following experience:

• Corrections Administrator: from 1990 - 2009 served as Operations Commander and retired as the Deputy Director of one of the largest local corrections operations in the United States. Twenty (20) years of experience in the research, writing and updating of departmental policy, procedures and general orders. "
• Criminal Justice Author, Trainer and Researcher: a co-author of the Ohio Jail Administrator's Handbook, in conjunction with the Ohio Bureau of Adult Detention and serving since 1986 as an original member of Ohio Peace Officer Training Council (O.P.O.T.C.) sub-committee on corrections training. Personally researched and authored a large part of the training curriculum used by O.P.O.T.C. to train and certify corrections officers, supervisors and administrators in the State of Ohio. Assisting O.P.O.T.C. since 1997 in presenting "Corrections Management" training course to all newly elected County Sheriffs in Ohio. "
• Consultant and Trainer: since 1993 presenting national training seminars for the American Jail Association and the National Institute of Corrections - U.S. Department of Justice. Nationally recognized in the areas of interpersonal communication and de-escalation skill training for corrections/jail staff. "
• Expert Witness in State and Federal Court: since 1994 assisting attorneys from around the country in civil rights and tort litigation.
• Adjunct Instructor of Criminal Justice: since 2002 instructing undergraduate students in the College of Evening and Continuing Education at the University of Cincinnati.

{2} DEGREES:

University of Dayton - Dayton, Ohio
Bachelor of Science Degree - 1980
Majored in Criminal Justice with an emphasis in corrections

Xavier University - Cincinnati, Ohio
Master's Degree in Education - 2011

• Certified Peace Officer since 1982 and awarded life-time, permanent Ohio Basic Peace Officer Training Academy Master Instructor Certification in 1994.
• Graduate of numerous specialized courses from the National Institute of Corrections (U.S. Department of Justice -- Federal Bureau of Prisons).

{3} OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

• Assisted and led teams that planned, opened and transitioned into two new major corrections facilities (800+ beds)
• Team leader in the design and implementation of "Windows/PC based" jail management system in conjunction with UNISYS Corporation.
• Certified Master instructor for the Zenger-Miller/Achieve Global "Frontline Leadership" and "Leadership for Results" training programs for managers and administrators.
• Assist the local Prosecutors and attorneys in the understanding of corrections and inmate litigation..
• Research, write and administer promotional exams and assessment board interviews for supervisory and administrative positions.
• 20 years of experience in the research, writing and updating of departmental policy, procedures and general orders.
• Negotiate labor contracts from the side of management. Testify and present arguments in verbal and written form for arbitration hearings.
• Attend budget hearing, analyze budget requests and develop, prepare budget documents.
• Perform in-depth staffing studies and analysis to discover inventive ways to save taxpayer money and resources.

{4} RETAINER INFORMATION:

- Available upon request

{5} ATTORNEY REFERENCES:

- Available upon request

{6} Publications that contain your paid advertisements (since 1996):

NONE

{7} USUAL AND CUSTOMARY FEE:

     Retainer of $1000 required at the beginning of case involvement, with all other services (itemized statements submitted to client) billed at $175 per hour (first 6 billable hours paid for by retainer).

     If travel is required, all transportation costs, hotel and per diem for meals are responsibility of client.

{8} AREAS OF EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE:

Note - Letter codes used in front of the subject mean:

• [ T ] Testified in court or at depositions on the subject;
• [ R ] Retained as a consultant, but have not testified on the subject.
• [ Q ] Qualified to testify or consult on the subject, but have not served as a paid consultant.

[T] Agency policies, practices and customs
[T] Administrative negligence (failure to protect, inadequate supervision)
[Q] Employment discrimination (hiring/promotions)
[T] Failure to protect specific persons (domestic violence, witnesses, inmates, etc.)
[T] In-custody inmate/prisoner suicides (and prevention methods)
[T] Inadequate premises security (guards, CCTV, locks, lighting, etc.)
[T] Injuries to/physical or sexual assaults on inmates and prisoners
[T] Insufficient or inadequate training
[T] Jail medical procedures
[Q] Physical Fitness Standards and Training
[T] Poor or inadequate conditions in jails and correctional facilities
[T] Prisoner transport, restraints, handcuffing and hog-tying
[Q] Retention of a known unfit employee or negligent entrustment of a weapon
[T] Security policies and procedures

{9} Types of cases you will not accept:

I am willing to review and give an honest assessment of the issues in any case.

{10} Other information revelant in evaluating your services (publications, awards, achievements, special interests):

I offer a unique combination of real-life experience, a researcher and adjunct instructor of criminal justice at the undergraduate university level. I have over 29 years experience in the operation and administration of one of the largest local corrections systems in the United States. I have been invited by agencies around the country to be a quest speaker and instructor for national conferences and training seminars. I have a distinct advantage over other criminal justice experts because I have personal work experience in every facet of a corrections/jail facility.

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