Eric S. (Rick) Wilhoit
430 North Chestnut
Eldon, Missouri 65026
(573) 338-5477 cell
(573) 526-2322 work
rick.wilhoit@gmail.com (personal)
rick.wilhoit@mgc.dps.mo.gov (work)
Certifications/Licenses
Certified Forensic Interviewer (IAI) – 2005 – Present
Professional Certified Investigator (ASIS) – March 17, 2006 – December 31, 2012
Licensed Private Investigator (MO Division of Professional Registration) – 2008 – 2010
Office of Personnel Management Contract Investigator (Kroll Government Services) – 2006 – 2009
Employment History
July 2010 – Present – Assistant Deputy Director – Enforcement, Missouri Gaming Commission – Jefferson City, Missouri
March 2010 – July 2010 – Chief Investigator – Missouri Attorney General (Department of Public Safety Division) – Jefferson City, Missouri
October 2006 – March 2010 – Owner/Operator of Reliable Solutions, LLC, a private investigation agency
• Private Investigations
• Federal National Security Background Investigations (contractor) – 01/2007 – 02/2009
• Contract Investigator, Missouri Department of Mental Health (abuse and neglect investigations) – 10/2006 – 01/2007
January 1980 – October 2006 – Trooper – Missouri State Highway Patrol
• 01/1980 – 05/1980 – MSHP Academy
• 05/1980 – 05/1986 – Road Trooper, Crawford County (Troop I)
• 05/1986 – 10/1993 – Road Trooper, Miller/Camden Counties (Troop F)
o Promoted to Corporal – 1990
• 10/1993 – 01/2004 – Background Investigator, Gaming Division
o Promoted to Sergeant – 1995
o Promoted to Lieutenant – 1999
• 01/2004 – 12/2006 – Internal Investigator/Assistant Director – Professional Standards Division, MSHP General Headquarters
February 1979 – December 1979 – Meter Reader & Material Handler – Union Electric Company – St. Louis, Missouri
February 1976 – February 1979 – Military Policeman – US Army
• 1976 – 1978 – 3rd Armored Division – Gelnhausen, Hessen, Germany
• 1978 – 1979 – 259th MP Company – White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico