Welcome, Eric Dawson, to Commercial Investigations! Working on his degree in Criminal Justice, Eric also plans to study psychology.

It's one of our values! Our team focuses on positive community involvement through charity and corporate giving with both time and money. We hunkered down to plan this year's strategy as a team at a recent staff meeting. We do a lot during the holidays to help our neighbors in need.

Now we’d like to introduce another well-traveled colleague, Stephanie Rodriguez! Steph has lived in Puerto Rico and New York, and traveled back and forth numerous times. She loves to cook spicy food, speaks fluent Spanish, and probably dances a mean midnight salsa (but we don’t know that for sure).

On November 26, the team at Commercial Investigations participated in Small Business Saturday to support small businesses across the nation. Shane, one of our investigator trainees, spent time at Jay Street Video Games to buy his roommate a holiday gift.

Welcome, Christian Huffy, to Commercial Investigations! Having received his degree in Criminal Justice, Christian had decided he’d take some time to travel to local cities, play guitar, and enjoy his music. We were delighted when he said he’d hang his hat at CI, take a break from all that tomfoolery, and dive into some serious investigative work.

Our investigators asked a reference about any shortcomings. The reference replied “He’s a Bear’s Fan.”

More and more schools are implementing screening programs for parents and volunteers to avoid risking child safety. Lafayette School Corporation in Indiana has just adopted a similar policy.

As a valuable member in recruiting for Loretto, Erika Parkis accepted her mission and took a few moments to send us her Mugshot!

When you call, anyone that answers can take a reference, employment or education verification, or answer almost any customer service related question. We want you to feel as though there is a knowledgeable staff member immediately available to help you during business hours.

As Director of Friends of Strong at the University of Rochester Medical Center, Sandy Arbasak accepted her mission and sent us her mugshot.

An investigator asked a reference “Is there anything they can improve on?” The reference replied “Their taste in music.”

A motor vehicle report is an often overlooked little gem when it comes to background investigations. Whether an applicant will be assuming a position that requires them to drive or not, a motor vehicle report can provide a more comprehensive understanding of an applicant.

Accepting her mission to send us her mugshot, Dulcie also helped us coin a new phrase. As United Health Services Employment Department’s HR Representative, Dulcie has been instrumental in setting up her employees’ background investigations.

As one of our investigators took a reference this week, she heard funny noises and the reference apologized, “Hang on, I’m so sorry. My dog keeps trying to make out with me! She doesn’t like it when I’m on the phone.”

We are rapidly converting clients to CIware 2.0. Everyone is raving about its ease of use, enhanced security, and modern look. Clients are also realizing a decrease in the cost of 3rd party fees due to improvements in vendor relations.

We bumped into this charming fellow in 2004 when he came calling for a job. CI investigators ran a background check on him…let us just say that his sketchy employment history, DWI, criminal record and sex offender incident, left us glad we had passed by this candidate.

Choosing a woman-owned business can help companies and state and federal contractors fulfill their requirements for using minority-owned businesses.

On any given day, Michelle will be found tirelessly asking questions and pursuing elusive answers that would confound most mere mortals. While she has not yet solved the puzzle of the origin of the Universe, she can tell you all about the Rubik’s cube like world of Commercial Investigations LLC.