Investigation Education Consultants

What Investigation Education Consultants does

Investigation Education Consultants, Inc. (IEC) is a Florida-based corporation founded in 2004 that provides consulting services and turnkey collegiate-level curriculum packages to educational institutions seeking to offer professional investigation or security management certificate and degree programs. The company serves two primary customer segments: educational institutions (colleges, universities, and career schools) implementing accredited PI programs, and individual professionals pursuing entry-level credentials or continuing education units (CEUs). The principals — Rory J. McMahon (CLI, CFE), Steve Mallon, and Dr. Henry Lee — combine decades of investigative practice, with McMahon holding the Certified Legal Investigator credential (held by fewer than 100 investigators worldwide) and 31 years as a licensed Florida private investigator.

IEC's core offering is an 11-course, 105+ contact-hour curriculum (plus 16 field hours) covering foundations of investigation, interviews, skip tracing, background, insurance, legal, criminal, fraud, and surveillance investigations, plus ethics. Specialization tracks extend into Legal Investigation, Forensic Accounting, Executive Protection, Homeland Security, and Security Management. The curriculum is anchored by three proprietary textbooks authored by McMahon (Guide to Professional Investigations 2020, Fraud Investigations 3rd Ed. 2018, Practical Handbook for Professional Investigators 3rd Ed.), with all program materials approved for U.S. copyright in July 2004. Delivery occurs through three channels: direct institutional consulting and faculty training, online distance learning via a partnership with the S2 Safety & Intelligence Institute's virtual classroom (Macromedia Flash-driven slides and streaming video), and direct textbook sales via mcmahonpi.com and [email protected].

The business is a bootstrapped, founder-owned private corporation with no disclosed external funding or parent company. Revenue is generated through three streams: educational institution consulting and curriculum licensing (professional services), online certificate and CEU course sales via iecoit.com (subscription/recurring), and direct textbook sales (one-time/perpetual license at $69.95 per book, $125 for the two-book bundle, with a 15% course discount tied to bundle purchase). The company operates from a single Fort Lauderdale, FL headquarters co-located with McMahon and Associates Detective Division, with marketing conducted primarily through its website, professional investigator associations (FALI, SFIA, NALI), and an established network of professional references and contributing authors.

Name

Investigation Education Consultants

Legal name

Investigation Education Consultants, Inc.

Website

https://investigationeducation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Investigation Education Consultants (IEC) is a Florida-based, founder-owned firm that designs turnkey collegiate-level curricula and online certificate programs in professional investigation and security management for colleges, universities, career schools, and individual professionals pursuing credentials or CEUs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Investigation Education and Training Services

NAICS

Educational Services (61), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Higher Education Admissions & Placement Exam Prep (GRE/GMAT/LSAT/MCAT) (EDAGADAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Project, Process & Quality Certification Prep (PMP, PRINCE2, Lean Six Sigma, ITIL) (EDANAIAE)

Keywords

• Private investigation education
• Professional investigation training
• Investigative curriculum consulting
• Security management programs
• Forensic accounting training

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Lauderdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Educational Institution Consulting Services: IEC provides consulting services to educational institutions to help them offer professional investigation certificates or degrees. Revenue likely comes from consulting fees, curriculum licensing, and implementation support services.
2. Book Sales: Sale of textbooks authored by Rory McMahon including Guide to Professional Investigations ($69.95) and Fraud Investigations ($69.95), with bundle pricing at $125.00
3. Online Course Sales: Certificate courses and individual courses available through iecoit.com for professional investigation training and CEU credits

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IEC designs and delivers collegiate-level, turnkey academic courses and programs for colleges, universities, and career schools that want to offer a professional investigation or security management certificate or degree. Offerings include consulting, curriculum packages with course outlines, syllabi, and faculty manuals, as well as the 100+ hour Certificate in Professional Investigation Program delivered online through IECOIT.COM. Supporting revenue comes from sales of textbooks authored by principal Rory J. McMahon and individual continuing-education (CEU) courses.

Product overview

Investigation Education Consultants (IEC) provides turnkey consulting services and educational programs for professional investigation and security management. The company offers collegiate-level curriculum packages including 11 core courses totaling 105+ contact hours for certificate and degree programs, delivered through partner colleges and the online iecoit.com platform. Supporting materials include textbooks authored by Rory J. McMahon (Guide to Professional Investigations, Fraud Investigations, and Practical Handbook for Professional Investigators). The product portfolio comprises consulting services, turnkey curriculum packages, online certificate programs with CEU courses, and professional investigation textbooks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IECOIT.COM: Online Investigation Training platform offering Certificate in Professional Investigation and individual courses for CEU credits

Products and services

• Professional Investigation Consulting Services Custom consulting engagements with colleges, universities, and career schools to help them establish or expand professional investigation and security management certificate or degree programs. Includes program design, curriculum licensing, faculty training, and accreditation support.
• Turnkey Academic Courses and Programs Collegiate-level, customizable curriculum packages including course outlines, syllabi, faculty instructional resource manuals, and accreditation assistance that allow partner institutions to launch a complete professional investigation program rapidly.
• Certificate in Professional Investigation Program 100+ hour comprehensive online program consisting of 11 core courses designed for entry-level interns in the professional investigation field. Delivered online through IECOIT.COM using the S2 Online Academy platform.
• Professional Investigator Certificate Program (11-course bundle) Structured 11-course bundle totaling 105 contact hours plus 16 field hours; designed to provide complete foundational training for aspiring professional investigators.
• Specialization Tracks in Professional Investigation Cross-training specialization tracks including Legal Investigator, Forensic Accounting, Executive Protection, Homeland Security Specialist, and Professional Security Management, available to students completing the core certificate.
• Guide to Professional Investigations (textbook) 371-page professional investigation textbook covering criminal investigations, surveillance, arson, insurance claims, skip tracing, and court testimony. Authored by Rory J. McMahon with Carl R. Jones and sold at $69.95 via direct order and bundled with courses at a discount.
• Fraud Investigations: A Textbook on How to Conduct White Collar Crime and Financial Fraud Investigations 241-page textbook on how to conduct white-collar and financial fraud investigations, covering insurance, corporate, economic, computer, and bankruptcy fraud. Sold at $69.95 via direct order.
• Practical Handbook for Professional Investigators Third edition professional investigation handbook published by CRC Press; used as required course material for IEC's professional investigation training programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Complete program implementation from start-up to first class in approximately 12 weeks
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• S2 Online Academy / S2 Safety & Intelligence InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Partnership with S2 Safety & Intelligence Institute for distance learning course delivery. Courses are offered through the S2 Online Academy virtual classroom system using Macromedia Flash-driven slides and streaming video presentations. This partnership enables IEC to offer online professional investigation training and CEU courses.
• McMahon and Associates Detective DivisionminorOthersPrivate investigation agency owned by principal Rory J McMahon, located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Serves as practical training reference and real-world case study source for IEC programs.
• City CollegecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEducational institution partnership where IEC's Professional Investigation program was originally implemented. Program taught on multiple campuses (Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Gainesville) as an ACICS-accredited Associate of Science degree program from 1990 onwards.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Hetherington Group: Founded by Cynthia Hetherington (a referenced industry colleague of McMahon), the Hetherington Group offers online investigator training and open-source intelligence tools. It represents an emerging specialized competitor in the digital investigator training space.

Direct peers

• Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates: Wicklander-Zulawski is a leading provider of interview and interrogation training for law enforcement, security, and corporate investigators. It is closely comparable to IEC as both deliver specialized, certification-bearing continuing education to professional investigators.
• National Investigative Training Academy: NITA provides online training and certification programs specifically for private investigators and detectives. It directly competes with IECOIT.COM for individual learners seeking PI credentials and CEU credits.
• S2 Safety & Intelligence Institute: S2 is IEC's online delivery partner and operates in the same niche of professional investigative and protective services training. Both serve the same audience of aspiring and active investigators/security professionals, and S2's virtual classroom is the platform through which IEC's online courses are delivered.
• John E. Reid & Associates: Reid is a long-established interview and interrogation training programs provider for investigators and law enforcement. It competes for the same niche training dollars from active investigators seeking CEU credits and professional development.

Broad incumbents

• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE): ACFE is the dominant credentialing body for fraud examiners globally and offers extensive training, certification prep, and continuing education in fraud investigation — a core specialization of IEC's curriculum.
• University of Central Florida - Criminal Justice Program: UCF's criminal justice and security studies programs compete with the collegiate-level investigation certificates IEC sells to institutions, offering accredited alternatives that may influence institutional purchasing decisions.

Others

• National Association of Legal Investigators (NALI): NALI is a professional association for legal investigators that delivers training, certification (CLI), and conferences. Rory McMahon has served on NALI's board, and the two organizations operate in the same investigator professional development ecosystem.
• Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (California): While a state regulator rather than a commercial peer, BSIS sets training and licensing requirements that influence the curricular standards IEC-aligned programs must meet. Comparable state regulatory bodies shape addressable demand for IEC's accreditation services.
• McMahon & Associates Detective Division: The principal's affiliated PI agency serves as a real-world case study and practical training reference for IEC programs. While not a commercial competitor, it is structurally intertwined with IEC and signals the founder's domain credibility.

Market position

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

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Profiles3 records

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Investments

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