Staff Biographies

Kerry Graves, MSW, PhD candidate–Criminal Justice (Criminology)

**Kerry was presented with the Teachers Excellence Award on May 12, 2012, by the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) and their Veterans in Education Project.

Founder and Owner

Education & Professional Background

• Master’s Degree in Social Work; Ph.D. candidate in criminology (2013).
• Fully licensed private investigator and Criminologist with a wide variety of skills and experience on domestic, family, and security matters.
• Four years experience working as a child welfare investigator, while completing all N.C. state training regarding child abuse and neglect as well as teaching social workers across the State about child abuse and neglect.
• Former clinical instructor in child welfare at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Jordan Institute for Families and Child Welfare Coordinator at N.C. State University.
• Served 9 years in the U.S. Army, trained with the Rangers and Special Forces, as well as Blackwater USA, developing a specialty in executive protection.

Certifications

• Licensed Private Investigator,
• Certified Expert Witness for child abuse and neglect cases,
• Certificate in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis,
• Certified Forensic Interviewer
• Anti-Terrorism Driving
• Executive Protection
• Tactical Firearms
• Kung-Fu (Tae Kuk Mu Sul-Black Belt and certified instructor. Southeast Regional Director),
• Muay Thai,
• Krav Maga, and
• Mixed Martial Arts (Brazilian Ju Jitsu and Escrima)

Personal

Kerry’s military training prepared him well for the challenges that come with the job of an investigator. With a solid background in cases including skip tracing, executive protection for families, teens, victims of domestic violence, and individuals; child visitations; child support collections; computer forensics; missing children and adolescents; child abuse; and nursing home and elder abuse and neglect cases, Kerry’s knowledge and experience are unsurpassed among private investigators. NOTE: All Investigators employed with Graves Investigations have either a Criminal Justice degree, prior military or prior Law Enforcement. All Investigators have shown a high aptitude and excelled in their field of study and employment. No one employed at Graves Investigations has been a part of any type of educational or employment misconduct. Investigators at Graves Investigations will always show up to a case on time and treat those involved in cases with respect and professionalism.  Our associates bring an exceptional combination of backgrounds and skills to form an outstanding team that is at your service.

C. Floyd

Raleigh Office- Manager, Associate Investigator III

Education & Professional Background

• B.A. in Criminal Justice from North Carolina State University
• Served 8 years with U.S. Army Military Police, honorably discharged with a merit award

Certifications Fire Direction Specialist, BA in Criminal Justice

S. Wiley

Located in Koeln, Germany

• Computer Forensics