Over 36 years experience conducting civil and criminal investigations.

1995 Private Investigator of the Year, Consumer Business Review
California Licensed Private Investigator, License No. PI9816 Customer Satisfaction Achievement Award - 1977-2003, Stephen Fossler Company.

October 1976 to Present

Melendez & Associates, Legal Investigations -- Santa Ana, California
Founder, Owner, and Senior Investigator. Conduct domestic and international pre-employment background checks, asset searches, workers' compensation verification, surveillance (workplace & domestic), undercover civil/criminal investigations, bank fraud, missing persons, skip tracing.

June 1993 to Present

Missing Children International, Inc.--Santa Ana, California
Founder, Chairman of the Board, and President of non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to locating missing children of families who otherwise could not afford investigative services.

1966 to 1976

New York Police Department -- City of New York, New York
Police Officer -- undercover work for 9 of the 11 years with NYPD

Education

Los Angeles City College -- Los Angeles, California
1978 - Chavez & Associates Institute, City of Commerce, California
Mount San Antonio College, Walnut, California