SP. Zems, Mathias, ret. Ph.D. MSc, EMSc. PGD, HND & Dip. is an Author, Publisher, Facilitator, Instructor, Advisor, Criminologist, Crime Analyst, Intelligence Profiler, Security Expert, Conflict Analyst, Counter-Terrorism Analyst, etc. He is Africa Regional Representative of The University of America, CA. USA. 

Zems holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Intelligence and Security Studies from The University of America, California, USA. He bagged Masters Degrees in Criminology from International Criminologists Association Institute, Naples, Italy; Terrorism, Counterterrorism & Homeland Security, from The University of America, Murrieta, CA. USA.

He received Postgraduate Diploma in Criminology for Policing and Security from Be-Great University College of Homeland Security and Defence, Ghana. He also obtained Advanced Diploma (HND Equivalent), and Diploma in Public Administration both from Ondo State Polytechnic Owo-Nigeria.

Zems has a collection of other professional certificates in his profile, ranging from intelligence and crime correlation, criminology, safety, terrorism and counter-terrorism and global security,  He attended the following courses: Advanced Detective Course at Police Staff College, Jos; Intermediate Detective Course at Nigeria Police Detective College Enugu. Security Sector Reform from United Nations Institute for Training and Research, Geneva. Negotiation and Conflict Management from The United States Institutes of Peace (Academy for International Conflict Management and Peace Building), USA. Terrorism and Counter-terrorism Comparing theory and Practice from University of Leiden, Hague, Health Safety and Environment Management at the Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria.

a. Work Experience/Skills: He is a criminal intelligence analyst and investigative professional with over twenty-five year’s practical, practicum and empirical experience. He held several positions which include: Intelligence Coordinator, Operation Officer, Security intelligence Analyst and Crime Officer. The scopes of his investigations include: Bank Fraud; Wire Fraud, Cyber-Crime, Militancy, Kidnapping, Homicide, Rape, Cultism, Terrorism, Narco-Terrorism, Robberies, Pipeline Vandalism, Oil Terrorism, Surveillance and Undercover Investigations, Evaluating and Analyzing intelligence, etc.

b. Academic Competency:The author’s area of academic competencies include: Crime, Criminology, Intelligence and Crime Correlation, Victimology, Penology, Security Studies, Maritime Security, Theoretical Criminology, Cyber-criminology, Criminal and Corporate Investigations, Crime Prevention and Policing, Crime Science, Undercover and Surveillance Investigations, Forensic Investigation, Terrorism, Homeland Security, Spy and Espionage, Industrial Security, Conflict Management, etc.

c.Academic Teaching Experience:  He is a lecturer in the Department of Intelligence & Security Studiesat Novena University, Ogume, Delta State. A postgraduate supervisor and taught for eighteen months in Security, Investigation and Intelligence at the Be-Great University College of Homeland Security and Defence, Accra, Ghana.He was  a resource  person at Georgetown Institute of Management an affiliate to National Open University of Nigeria, Port-Harcourt Study Center, on professional studies which include: Intelligence, Investigations, Crime and Criminology, Cyber-Criminology, Security Studies, Maritime security, Industrial Security, Surveillance and Undercover Investigations.