About

Social Media Five-O is the personal blog of Michael F. Vallez aka: “CrazyMike” of CrazyMiikesapps.com. Being a retired law enforcement officer Mike has a strong urge to continue to analyze how social media can benefit law enforcement. You will find articles in this blog ranging from social media to law enforcement as well as everything in between. Social Media Five-O is a look at how new media, social media, and social networking are changing how law enforcement communicates.

Mike is the social media strategist for USIS an Altegrity company. During the day Mike manages social networking accounts, blogs, SEO efforts and much more as a corporate social media strategist. By night Mike is a prolific iPhone/iPad blogger, vlogger, and podcaster mainly on apps that work on the iPhone, iPad, and iTouch. Mike is also an iPhone/iPad marketing and creative content consultant. Mike Co-wrote the eBook Secrets to Effective iPhone App Marketing and currently provides consultancy for iPhone and iPad app marketing/creative content design for developers. To contact Mike directly for iPhone/iPad marketing and or creative content design consulting Mike@MichaelVallez.com.

Michael F. Vallez is the founder of both Social Media Five-O and CrazyMikesapps.com. CrazyMikesapps.com is an iPhone/iPad app review website that focuses on written, video, and podcast iPhone/iPad application reviews. This site is the reason for my iTunes App Store app addiction. Now with the iPad and iPhone 4 Mike has become sold out on Apple mobile media devices. Mike has spoken on the topic of podcasting at the Social Media and Law Enforcement Conference (SMILE) in April 2010. Mike has also provided social media consultancy to individuals and companies. To contact Mike directly for social media consultingMike@MichaelVallez.com.

Who is Michael F. Vallez?

07/2009 to Present- USIS, Position: Social Media Strategist. USIS is located at 7799 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, Virginia. Duties include, input, design and implementation of social media at USIS an Altegrity company. Social media policy development, social media research/case studies, determination of social media efforts and ROI, internal/external social media tool determination as well as management of all social media outlets.

05/01/10 to Present - iPhone app marketing consultant, MEDL Mobile

10/2009 to 01/2010- Social Media Consultant- USA Crusader/Tampa Bay Crusader.

07/2009-Present-Social Media Consultant/Contributing Writer- iPhone Life Magazine.

Founder: 02/2009 to Present CrazyMikesapps.com, an iPhone app review website with a focus on FREE iPhone app reviews, iPhone apps reviews, iPhone video app reviews, iPhone podcast app reviews, iPhone news&rumors and iPhone Tips&Tricks. CrazyMikesapps was established in 02/2009 and the vehicle where I learned the in’s and out’s of social media.

Past: 03/2007 to 07/2009- USIS, Position: Team Leader. Duties included, management of approximately 15 federal contractor, Special Investigators who conducted national security background investigations on various federal contracts. Additional duties included conducting investigations on 4 different federal contracts US OPM, Department of Homeland Security CBP, ICE and others. Training, special projects, and other duties as requested by District Manager or Business Unit Director. Still maintain a top secret security clearance.

07/2002 to 03/2007- USIS, Special Investigator conducting national security clearance background investigations on 4 different federal contracts including US OPM, Department of Homeland Security CBP, ICE and others. Field trainer for new investigators and high producing investigator reaching senior investigator level.

11/1994 to 04/2002- Police Officer City of Tampa, Florida. Duties included, street patrol, undercover investigations, drug operations, auto theft task force, robbery surveillance, traffic homicide investigator. Medically retired 04/2002 due to injury.

03/2009- Co-Author, “Secrets to Effective iPhone App Marketing,” eBook

***The views and opinions on this blog are my own and don’t necessarily represent Altegrity positions, strategies, or opinions.***