Rick D. Giovengo is an organizational psychologist with 28 years of law enforcement experience as both a state law enforcement officer and a federal agent. His specialized skills include undercover investigations, criminal investigations, personnel development, leadership coaching, and training. Dr. Giovengo designed the Covert Operator Selection School, which was considered a premier undercover school in federal law enforcement training. He was on the Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Task Force during 2001–2002 and has more than 14 years of law enforcement accreditation experience. He was an adjunct instructor for the Federal Law Enforcement Leadership Institute and has trained law enforcement officers in Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Cambodia, and South Africa.