Charlie Araujo holds a Master's degree in Public Administration (MPA) from California State University Northridge. A native of Los Angeles, Charlie worked for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) where he served with distinction for 37 years. He retired as a Lieutenant, having served as a Watch Commander in East Los Angeles, a Homocide Investigator and Supervisor, Narcotics Investigator and Supervisor, a Sheriff's Special Enforcement Bureau (SWAT) Team Leader, Patrol Deputy and worked gang details including OSS (Operation Safe Streets). From there, Charlie joined the Security and Emergency Services Team as Director of Investigations and Executive Operations for NBC Univeral. As Director, he was responsable for the coordination of investigative resouces and capital projects globally. In addition, he worked with partners in IT security, anti-piracy and human resouces departments to better facilitate a unified response to security issues.
