Paul Giess

After 28 years of dedicated police service, I am seeking a change of career where I can continue using my strong person-centred skills, professionalism, problem solving skills and sense of responsibility in a supportive environment. Throughout my career I have developed excellent communication skills, sound judgement, attention to detail, and the ability to remain calm and respectful when working with people from all backgrounds.

Delivery Driver and Nursery/Greenhouse Assistant (Part-Time) at AJ Guttridge The Florist (Present)

• Providing a face-to-face delivery service across Bridgend County
• Working within the greenhouses, selling to customers and completing general work within the nurseries.

Detective Inspector – Crime & Criminal Justice (28 years of service) at South Wales Police (2000-04 – 2026-02)

• Led complex investigations and coordinated large-scale operations in the Major Crime Department, managing cases involving serious crimes such as homicides, sexual offenses, and organised crime.
• Supervised and mentored a team of detectives, ensuring thorough investigations and maintaining high standards of evidence handling and case preparation for prosecution.
• Collaborated with local, national, and international law enforcement agencies, fostering strong relationships to tackle cross-jurisdictional issues.
• Demonstrated excellent leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making skills in high-pressure, sensitive situations, ensuring that investigations were both effective and ethical.
• Acted as a trusted advisor to senior officers, providing strategic insights based on years of field experience.

Deputy Head of the Major Crime Review Unit at South Wales Police (2021-07 – 2023-04)

As a Temporary Detective Chief Inspector and Detective Inspector within South Wales Police, I have held managerial roles within an extensive crime portfolio including major crime investigations, covert operations management unit, intelligence and organised crime unit and the force economic crime team. My experience also extends to working with partner agencies across the judicial system and wider social care sector.

• Responsible for leading a team of review officers.
• The unit has responsibility to conduct 'Acute' and 'Rapid' reviews of serious crimes and 'near-misses' to support Organisational Investigative development and improvement in respect of investigating crime.
• Responsible in the force's completion of statutory reviews including, Domestic Homicide Reviews, Child Practice Reviews, Adult Practice Reviews and Offensive Weapon Homicide Reviews.
• Manage and lead the team conducting reviews of undetected homicides and serious sexual offences and rapes.
• Conduct thematic reviews, detected reviews and PostTrial reviews. With the aim being to ensure investigations conform to nationally approved standards, conducted with integrity and objectivity where all investigative opportunities are identified to ensure good practice is identified and opportunities for organisational learning are highlighted.

Senior Investigating Officer – Major Crime Investigation Team at South Wales Police (2018-08 – 2021-07)

• The Senior Investigator leads, as Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) for major crime investigations, accountable to chief officers for the conduct of the investigation.
• Responsible for leading multiple teams of Detectives and Police staff in the investigation of serious criminal offences, including Murder, Manslaughter, Kidnap & Extortion, serious sexual offences.
• Manage the investigative response, all resources associated with the investigation, develop and implement strategies, procedures and systems that underpin the investigation and ensure the management and assessment of threat, risk and harm.

Temporary Detective Chief Inspector -Force Intelligence & Organised Crime Unit at South Wales Police (2018-02 – 2018-08)

Detective Inspector – Head of the Economic Crime Unit at South Wales Police (2016-05 – 2018-02)

Detective Sergeant – Anti Corruption Unit at South Wales Police (2013-12 – 2016-05)

Investigating Officer – Professional Standards Department at South Wales Police (2011-07 – 2013-12)

Staff Officer to Assistant Chief Constable – Specialist Crime at South Wales Police (2010-04 – 2011-07)

Detective Sergeant – Major Crime Investigation Team at South Wales Police (2006-06 – 2010-04)

Detective Constable – Major Crime Investigation Team at South Wales Police (2004 – 2006-06)

Detective Constable – Criminal Investigation Department Cardiff at South Wales Police (2001 – 2004)

Police Constable – Uniform Patrol – Ely, Cardiff at South Wales Police (2000 – 2001)

Transferred to South Wales Police at South Wales Police (2000-04)

Police Constable at Essex Police (1998-01 – 2000-04)

Bachelor of Arts in History – Anglia Polytechnic University, Cambridge (1994 – 1997)

A-Levels

• A-S Levels
• GCSE in A-Levels: History, English
• A-S Levels: Mathematics and European Studies
• GCSE: English Literature, English Language, Mathematics, Physics, German, Geography, History, Music, and European Studies – Ingatestone Anglo European School (1987 – 1994)