MEET THE TEAM
DAYTONA BEACH | ORLANDO | CENTRAL FLORIDA
Founder and License Holder
John Gaspar | B.S., M.S., C.F.E., C.S.I., B.A.I.
Florida Private Investigator
Retired NYPD Detective and Florida Sheriff's Detective that has worked in:
Homicide/Death Investigations in New York City & Florida
Intelligence Division & Dignitary/Celebrity & Principal Protection
Organized Crime Control (Public Morals & Narcotics)
Major Case Squad – Bank Robberies & Terrorist Activities in New York City
Economic Crime Division Supervisor – Fraud & White Collar Crime – Florida Sheriff’s Office
Hostage Negotiator / Crisis Intervention Team Leader
Special Investigations Division
Specialized Training
Certified Fraud Examiner
Master Crime Scene Investigator
Forensic Hypnosis Specialist & CSI - Memory Retrieval - New York City & Florida
Child Abuse /Abduction
Firearms Instructor
Defensive Tactical Instructor
Hostage Negotiator - Threat Assessment
Leadership
Current President of FAPI - Florida Association Private Investigators
FAPI Regional Director, Conference CEU Coordinator, FAPI Virtual Conference Committee Member
Past Chairperson/Program Director ~ Board Accredited Investigator (B.A.I.)
Past President of the Society of Professional Investigators
Retired NYPD Police Academy Instructor
Retired Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Director of Professional Standards, Police Accreditation and Training
Retired Professor at DSU
Former CSI Program Coordinator & Dean of Academic Affairs at Keiser University
Owned and operated a successful PI Agency in New York City
Current Owner of All Florida Investigations and Forensic Services, Inc. PI Agency based in Central Florida
Education
B.S. Behavioral Science in Criminal Justice
Master’s in Criminal Justice with a Minor Master’s in Business Administration
John Gaspar started his profession as a Criminal Justice Professional in Law Enforcement in 1973, with the New York City Police Department. While with the NYPD, he worked as an Educator, Administrator, Police Recruit Instructor, Patrol Officer, Detective and Supervisor. He also served as a curriculum developer and educator in New York City Police Department's Police Bureau.
Gaspar continued to progress in his career with the NYPD, working in a variety of investigative capacities, including Detective assignments in the Organized Crime Control Bureau, Intelligence Division (Executive and Dignitary Protection), Major Case Squad (Bank Robberies and Fraud Investigations), Special Investigation Division, Terrorist Task Force, Hostage Negotiation - Kidnapping Squad, Crime Scene Forensics and Special Investigation's Forensic Hypnosis Unit.
During his tenure in Special Investigations, John became one of the 10 most experienced and highly regarded Forensic Hypnotists in the United States. After retiring from New York City Police Department, Gaspar assumed a Command Staff role as the Chief Executive Officer of a Private Detective and Security Patrol agency licensed in four States and employing 250 people. While CEO of this agency, he was elected President of the Society of Professional Investigators. For his achievements in Law Enforcement and private sector leadership, Gaspar received a Proclamation from the City of New York.
Continuing this journey of excellence at the Flagler County, Florida Sheriff's Office, Gaspar was appointed by the Sheriff as the Director of Professional Standards and Training. In that assignment, he led the agency through the process of obtaining Florida Accreditation and National CALEA recognition.
As an educator, Gaspar has enjoyed a long standing relationship as an Associate Adjunct Professor with St. John's University in New York City, and Ad Hoc Professor with John Jay College of Criminal Justice and for the past 9 years as an Associate Adjunct Professor, FDLE Instructor and recruit school trainer with Daytona Beach Community College. Gaspar also enjoys a relationship as an Adjunct Professor at Bethune Cookman College in the Social Science Department/Criminal Justice. He currently is the Crime Scene Investigations Program Coordinator for a Local Florida University.
John's areas of focus include homicide investigations, hazmat safety, forensic hypnosis interviews, financial crimes investigation and forensic auditing in criminal investigations. He is a Master Crime Scene Technician and is available as an instructor, private investigator and consultant in each of these topical areas.
SCOTT FRANTZ | Retired Daytona Beach Police Detective 25 years
Law Enforcement Detective
Coordinator of Retail theft analysis
Computer Voice Stress Analyst
Florida Notary
Dignity and Executive Protection specialist
Accident Investigator
Experienced in the area of detection, suppression & apprehension of Organized Retail Crime. He has conducted numerous extensive investigations, leading to apprehensions and successful prosecutions, involving ORC's working with multiple local, state & federal law enforcement agencies and in cooperation with numerous private corporations who have suffered losses adding up to millions of dollars. Developed professional partnerships with numerous national corporations by utilizing the assets of law enforcement to work hand in hand with the assets of private corporations to combat ORC trends that are effecting communities across the state of Florida and the nation.
Conducted numerous long term fraud investigations which involved multi-million dollar losses to tax payers through social welfare fraud. These investigations were successful due to encouraged working partnerships between the local agency and several state & federal law enforcement agencies to accomplish common goals.
Conducted numerous identity theft investigations which involved hundreds of victims who reside in every area of the United States. The suspects in these cases had constructed elaborate & sophisticated criminal operations designed to defraud corporations & individuals of millions of dollars through identity theft, credit card fraud, synthetic identity theft and money laundering schemes.
Barry Brannon | BS
Barry Brannon started his career in Environmental and Oceanographic Engineering and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in the aforementioned discipline. After working for several years in corporate and consulting positions with the Corps of Engineers, EPA and Oil, Bio Hazard & Gas industries extensive research experience was obtained in soil, fluid and chemical analysis sectors of the business. Mr. Brannon then moved into the financial sector in the Banking and Brokerage industries at the senior corporate level gaining experience in operations and business development.
Brannon applies his life experience in his career as an environmental investigator working on toxic waste and OSHA related investigations. Mr. Brannon has enjoyed the opportunity to work in a variety of investigative specialties including photographic, vehicle surveillance, forensic analysis accepting contracts through Attorneys and Insurance Companies.
In addition Brannon has a number of years working as the lead Executive Protection specialist watching over a corporate executive and his family. Barry has extensive security industry background in logistics, principle protection , assessing threat , providing safe rooms , executive driving, corporate executive and family protection services, electronic device screening (bugs and wires), business meeting and group event personnel management.
Continuing his security experience, Barry worked in senior management with the nation's largest independent monitoring facility as National Director then became President of Marlin Central Monitoring. During his management of Marlin, Barry facilitated a complete corporate operational and financial turn-around of a regional security monitoring facility building it into a nationally branded corporation as well as the largest independent monitoring facility for video monitoring, virtual guard services and alarm event verification. Barry then built a ground-up security department and monitoring facility for a Fortune 45 Corporation in the medical industry.
Barry has continued his security education and licensing to include Florida State Licenses consisting of D, G, and C. Now partnering with the vast experience of All Florida Investigations with John Gaspar, Private Investigator. This corporate team brings an extensive and well rounded knowledge of all forms of security, surveillance and investigations to work with individual, corporate, executive, and municipal clients.
Zach Porter # CC 3300283
Zach has served as a Combat Engineer in the United States Army, enjoying 14 years of dedicated service.
During his military career, Zach deployed for Operation Enduring Freedom in 2011, undertaking a rigorous 14-month tour conducting route clearance and counter-IED operations in Afghanistan's Lachman and Paktika provinces. His proficiency in various aspects of warfare, including IEDs, UXOs, urban warfare, counter-mobility, and counterinsurgency operations, earned him recognition as an expert in his field.
After his military service, Zach continued his commitment to global security as a Department of Defense contractor. He played a crucial role in supporting Operation Freedom Sentinel and Operation Resolute Support in Kandahar, Afghanistan, accumulating over 800 days of overseas experience.
Zach has collaborated with and is collaborating with law enforcement agencies, facilitating cross-training initiatives with bomb squads and SWAT teams. In 2013, he co-founded Daytona Custom Tactical LLC, which provides essential tactical gear to law enforcement agencies and delivers comprehensive training programs to maximize their effectiveness.
Currently, Zach serves as a lead Investigator at ALL FLORIDA INVESTIGATIONS & FORENSIC SERVICES INC (AFI). His specialization in open-source intelligence and Python3 web scraping allows him to employ advanced techniques to extract valuable insights. His role as an Intelligence Analyst further underscores his ability to analyze complex data and provide actionable intelligence.
Zach's expertise extends to WPS2 and advanced executive protection, including diplomatic security, further enhancing his capabilities in safeguarding individuals and assets. With a proven track record of excellence across diverse domains, Zach Porter continues to make significant contributions to security and investigative operations.