Profile: W. Wayne Wicks
Mr. Wicks began his career training as a professional investigator and law enforcement officer after graduating Cum Laude from Tulane University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1972. Mr. Wicks started with the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Department in Louisiana as a Patrol Deputy, and Crime Scene Investigator. Upon leaving Louisiana he went to Houston to continue building his career in law enforcement.
In Houston, Mr. Wicks was accepted into the Houston Police Department where he spent two years in patrol before being transferred into the Special Investigations Division: Vice and Narcotics, working undercover. After working in Special Investigation two years he was transferred to the Criminal Intelligence Division of the Houston Police Department and detached to the Harris County Organized Crime Unit where he worked until entering private industry.
Since leaving law enforcement Mr. Wicks has been involved the investigations of energy industry related crimes. He is a member of the Energy Security Council and American Society of Industrial Security. He is currently on the ESC’s Law Enforcement Liaison Committee, which is charged with educating law enforcement officer’s from local, state and federal agencies in energy related crimes and a past member to the ASIS Energy Committee. Mr. Wicks holds an Instructors’ certificate from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standard.
Profile: Jack Cantwell
Retired in 1993 as Assistant Chief of Police of the Village Police Department. Prior to his tenure with the Village Police Department Mr. Cantwell started his law enforcement career with the Texas Department of Public Safety. From the D.P.S. he went into municipal law enforcement, joining the Bellaire, Texas Police Department. During Mr. Cantwell's tenure with the Bellaire Police Department he served as Captain for eight years. Mr. Cantwell then joined the Village Police Department, where he spent 25 years. While at the Village Police Department mr. Cantwell worked robbery and homicide. He also spent 11 years assigned to the harris County Organized Crime task force where he was Deputy Field Commander for his last 4 years there. Mr. Cantwell is also a graduate of the F.B.I. National Academy.
August “Butch” Dupuis entered law enforcement in 1978 as a patrolman with the St. Martinville Police Department in St. Martinville, La. until 1981 and during this period Mr. Dupuis worked with the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office and the 16th Judicial District Attorney’s Office working undercover narcotic investigations in nine Louisiana parishes. In 1981 Mr. Dupuis transferred to the16th Judicial District Attorney’s office as an Investigator and Trial Assistant until 1984 when Mr. Dupuis accepted a position with the St. Martin Parish Sheriff Office as the Lieutenant in charge of the Narcotic/Vice division. In 1988 Mr. Dupuis was promoted to Captain (Chief of Detectives) commanding the Criminal Division of the Sheriff’s Office where he attended numerous State and Federal Law Enforcement training and continuing education seminars. Before Mr. Dupuis retirement in October 2003, he was promoted by Sheriff Michael Patin to his Administrative staff to the rank of Major, responsible to the Sheriff for the Risk and Threat Assessment for the Office of Emergency Preparedness/Homeland Security in the Parish of St. Martinrs’ certificate from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standard.
Kakie Moore began working dogs and horses in Search and Rescue in the Catskill Mountains of New York in the 1960’s. Ms. Moore moved to the West Coast of Florida in 1972, began a successful Labrador Retriever breeding kennel in the 1980’s and founded a volunteer Search and Rescue unit several years later. This Search and Rescue unit was involved in some very high profile 
cases throughout the state of Florida and enjoyed a very successful working relationship with units in the south and north of the state. During this time Ms. Moore also instructed law enforcement K-9 Units and volunteer Search and Rescue K-9 handlers at seminars throughout the United States and Canada. Ms. Moore moved to St. Martinville, La. in 2000 and was asked by the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office to join them and assist training with their K-9 Unit as well as on Search and Rescue missions. Ms. Moore graduated the St. Martin Parish Training Academy and was POST Certified in 2002. Ms. Moore and her K-9 Koda also worked narcotic detection in schools, jails and 18 wheelers during this time. Upon resigning in 2004, Ms. Moore obtained license for private investigation agency and continues to breed quality Labrador Retrievers and German Shepherds.
